Tithing And Offerings

And all tithe of the land, of the seed of the land, of the fruit of the tree, is Jehovah's--holy to Jehovah.

each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,

`But woe to you, the Pharisees, because ye tithe the mint, and the rue, and every herb, and ye pass by the judgment, and the love of God; these things it behoveth to do, and those not to be neglecting.

`Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye give tithe of the mint, and the dill, and the cumin, and did neglect the weightier things of the Law--the judgment, and the kindness, and the faith; these it behoved <FI>you<Fi> to do, and those not to neglect.

`Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they shall give into your bosom; for with that measure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you again.'

Bring in all the tithe unto the treasure-house, And there is food in My house; When ye have tried Me, now, with this, Said Jehovah of Hosts, Do not I open to you the windows of heaven? Yea, I have emptied on you a blessing till there is no space.

all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.'

Doth man deceive God? but ye are deceiving Me, And ye have said: `In what have we deceived Thee?' The tithe and the heave-offering!

Doth man deceive God? but ye are deceiving Me, And ye have said: `In what have we deceived Thee?' The tithe and the heave-offering! — read the full passage →

A Psalm of David. To Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> the earth and its fulness, The world and the inhabitants in it.

and to the sons of Levi, lo, I have given all the tenth in Israel for inheritance in exchange for their service which they are serving--the service of the tent of meeting.

And Jacob voweth a vow, saying, `Seeing God is with me, and hath kept me in this way which I am going, and hath given to me bread to eat, and a garment to put on-- — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goyim, — read the full passage →

And Jesus having sat down over-against the treasury, was beholding how the multitude do put brass into the treasury, and many rich were putting in much, — read the full passage →

Lo, I am sending My messenger, And he hath prepared a way before Me, And suddenly come in unto his temple Doth the Lord whom ye are seeking, Even the messenger of the covenant, Whom ye are desiring, Lo, he is coming, said Jehovah of Hosts. — read the full passage →

`Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not--reward ye have not from your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens; — read the full passage →

And Melchizedek king of Salem hath brought out bread and wine, and he <FI>is<Fi> priest of God Most High; — read the full passage →

For this Melchisedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who did meet Abraham turning back from the smiting of the kings, and did bless him, — read the full passage →

Mine <FI>is<Fi> the silver, and Mine the gold, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.

so that the law became our child-conductor--to Christ, that by faith we may be declared righteous,

for as many as are of works of law are under a curse, for it hath been written, `Cursed <FI>is<Fi> every one who is not remaining in all things that have been written in the Book of the Law--to do them,'

for if the willing mind is present, according to that which any one may have it is well-accepted, not according to that which he hath not;

and if I give away to feed others all my goods, and if I give up my body that I may be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.

Have ye not known that those working about the things of the temple--of the temple do eat, and those waiting at the altar--with the altar are partakers? — read the full passage →

or who did first give to Him, and it shall be given back to him again?

And in those days there came from Jerusalem prophets to Antioch, — read the full passage →

And having looked up, he saw those who did cast their gifts to the treasury--rich men, — read the full passage →

I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all things--as many as I possess.

`Two men went up to the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer; — read the full passage →

And he said to them, `Well do ye put away the command of God that your tradition ye may keep; — read the full passage →

Remember ye the law of Moses My servant, That I did command him in Horeb, For all Israel--statutes and judgments.

Doth man deceive God? but ye are deceiving Me, And ye have said: `In what have we deceived Thee?' The tithe and the heave-offering! — read the full passage →

and the priest, son of Aaron, hath been with the Levites in the tithing of the Levites, and the Levites bring up the tithe of the tithe to the house of our God unto the chambers, to the treasure-house;

`At the end of three years thou dost bring out all the tithe of thine increase in that year, and hast placed <FI>it<Fi> within thy gates; — read the full passage →

`Thou dost certainly tithe all the increase of thy seed which the field is bringing forth year by year; — read the full passage →

`Speak unto the sons of Israel, and they take for Me a heave-offering; from every man whose heart impelleth him ye do take My heave-offering.

And Isaac calleth unto Jacob, and blesseth him, and commandeth him, and saith to him, `Thou dost not take a wife of the daughters of Caanan; — read the full passage →

and blessed <FI>is<Fi> God Most High, who hath delivered thine adversaries into thy hand;' and he giveth to him a tenth of all.

For the law having a shadow of the coming good things--not the very image of the matters, every year, by the same sacrifices that they offer continually, is never able to make perfect those coming near,

and here, indeed, men who die do receive tithes, and there <FI>he<Fi> , who is testified to that he was living,

And see how great this one <FI>is<Fi> , to whom also a tenth Abraham the patriarch did give out of the best of the spoils,

for we are the circumcision, who by the Spirit are serving God, and glorying in Christ Jesus, and in flesh having no trust, — read the full passage →

And let him who is instructed in the word share with him who is instructing--in all good things.

And we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God, that hath been given in the assemblies of Macedonia, — read the full passage →

on every first <FI>day<Fi> of the week, let each one of you lay by him, treasuring up whatever he may have prospered, that when I may come then collections may not be made;

render, therefore, to all <FI>their<Fi> dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour.

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service;

wherefore I judge: not to trouble those who from the nations do turn back to God, — read the full passage →

and after they are silent, James answered, saying, `Men, brethren, hearken to me;

And having come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly, and the apostles, and the elders, they declared also as many things as God did with them; — read the full passage →

And certain having come down from Judea, were teaching the brethren--`If ye be not circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye are not able to be saved;' — read the full passage →

And certain having come down from Judea, were teaching the brethren--`If ye be not circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye are not able to be saved;' — read the full passage →

for there was not any one among them who did lack, for as many as were possessors of fields, or houses, selling <FI>them<Fi> , were bringing the prices of the thing sold, — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

`And in that house remain, eating and drinking the things they have, for worthy <FI>is<Fi> the workman of his hire; go not from house to house,

Doth man deceive God? but ye are deceiving Me, And ye have said: `In what have we deceived Thee?' The tithe and the heave-offering! — read the full passage →

Enter ye Beth-El, and transgress, At Gilgal multiply transgression, And bring in every morning your sacrifices, Every third year your tithes.

Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;

Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase; — read the full passage →

Hear, O My people, and I speak, O Israel, and I testify against thee, God, thy God <FI>am<Fi> I. — read the full passage →

Who hath brought before Me and I repay? Under the whole heavens it <FI>is<Fi> mine.

And certain are appointed on that day over the chambers for treasures, for heave-offerings, for first-fruits, and for tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for priests, and for Levites, for the joy of Judah <FI>is<Fi> over the priests, and over the Levites, who are standing up.

and saith, `This is the custom of the king who doth reign over you: Your sons he doth take, and hath appointed for himself among his chariots, and among his horsemen, and they have run before his chariots; — read the full passage →

`At the end of three years thou dost bring out all the tithe of thine increase in that year, and hast placed <FI>it<Fi> within thy gates;

`Thou dost certainly tithe all the increase of thy seed which the field is bringing forth year by year;

`Thou dost certainly tithe all the increase of thy seed which the field is bringing forth year by year; — read the full passage →

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

`And all the tithe of the herd and of the flock--all that passeth by under the rod--the tenth is holy to Jehovah;

then this stone which I have made a standing pillar is a house of God, and all that Thou dost give to me--tithing I tithe to Thee.'

religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation--unspotted to keep himself from the world.

and so to speak, through Abraham even Levi who is receiving tithes, hath paid tithes,

and those, indeed, out of the sons of Levi receiving the priesthood, a command have to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, their brethren, even though they came forth out of the loins of Abraham;

For this Melchisedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who did meet Abraham turning back from the smiting of the kings, and did bless him,

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

for the Writing saith, `An ox treading out thou shalt not muzzle,' and `Worthy <FI>is<Fi> the workman of his reward.'

The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching, — read the full passage →

and as many as by this rule do walk--peace upon them, and kindness, and on the Israel of God!

only, of the poor that we should be mindful, which also I was diligent--this very thing--to do.

The sin did I do--myself humbling that ye might be exalted, because freely the good news of God I did proclaim to you? — read the full passage →

And this: He who is sowing sparingly, sparingly also shall reap; and he who is sowing in blessings, in blessings also shall reap; — read the full passage →

And this: He who is sowing sparingly, sparingly also shall reap; and he who is sowing in blessings, in blessings also shall reap;

so also did the Lord direct to those proclaiming the good news: of the good news to live.

If we to you the spiritual things did sow--great <FI>is it<Fi> if we your fleshly things do reap?

who doth serve as a soldier at his own charges at any time? who doth plant a vineyard, and of its fruit doth not eat? or who doth feed a flock, and of the milk of the flock doth not eat?

`God, who did make the world, and all things in it, this One, of heaven and of earth being Lord, in temples made with hands doth not dwell,

and the disciples, according as any one was prospering, determined each of them to send for ministration to the brethren dwelling in Judea,

and were laying them at the feet of the apostles, and distribution was being made to each according as any one had need.

and all those believing were at the same place, and had all things common, — read the full passage →

then those, indeed, who did gladly receive his word were baptized, and there were added on that day, as it were, three thousand souls,

And in the day of the Pentecost being fulfilled, they were all with one accord at the same place, — read the full passage →

And Zaccheus having stood, said unto the Lord, `Lo, the half of my goods, sir, I give to the poor, and if of any one anything I did take by false accusation, I give back fourfold.'

And Jesus having sat down over-against the treasury, was beholding how the multitude do put brass into the treasury, and many rich were putting in much,

they say to him, `Caesar's;' then saith he to them, `Render therefore the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

With a curse ye are cursed! And Me ye are deceiving--this nation--all of it.

Even from the days of your fathers Ye have turned aside from My statutes, And ye have not taken heed. Turn back unto Me, and I turn back to you, Said Jehovah of Hosts. And ye have said, `In what do we turn back?'

The thing that Isaiah son of Amoz hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem: — read the full passage →

If I am hungry I tell not to thee, For Mine <FI>is<Fi> the world and its fulness.

and he maketh for him a great chamber, and there they were formerly putting the present, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithe of the corn, the new wine, and the oil--the commanded thing of the Levites, and the singers, and the gatekeepers--and the heave-offering of the priests.