Bible verses about "tithing" | Rotherham

²⁰ And Jacob vowed a vow, saying,––If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way whereon, I, am going, and give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on; ²¹ and I come back in prosperity unto the house of my father, Then will Yahweh prove to be my, God,–– ²² And, this stone which I have put for a pillar, shall be the house of God,––And, of all which thou shalt give me, a tenth, will I tithe unto thee.

²⁸ At the end of three years, shalt thou bring forth all the tithe of thine increase, in that year,––and shalt lay it up within thy gates; ²⁹ and the Levite shall come in––because he hath neither portion nor inheritance with thee––and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within thy gates, and they shall eat and be satisfied,––that Yahweh thy God may bless thee, in all the work of thy hand which thou shalt do.

⁸ Mine is the silver and Mine the gold, Declareth Yahweh of hosts:

³⁵ In all things, I gave you to understand, that, thus toiling, it behoves to be helping the weak, also to be keeping in mind the words of the Lord Jesus, that, he himself, said––Happy is it, rather to give than to receive!

⁷ Render unto all their dues,––unto whom tribute, tribute, unto whom tax, tax, unto whom fear, fear, unto whom honour, honour.

¹ For, this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him,–– ² To whom even a tenth of all Abraham apportioned, first, indeed, when translated, King of Righteousness, but, after that, King of Salem also, which is King of Peace,–– ³ Without father, without mother, without pedigree, having, neither beginning of days, nor of life an end, but made like unto the Son of God, abideth a priest evermore. ⁴ Now consider, how great, this man was, to whom, a tenth, Abraham gave out of the choicest spoils, [Yea Abraham] the Patriarch. ⁵ And, they, indeed, from among the sons of Levi who the priesthood receive, have commandment to take tithes of the people, according to the law, that is, of their brethren, although sprung from the loins of Abraham; ⁶ But, he who deriveth not his pedigree from among them, hath taken tithes of Abraham. And, the holder of the promises, hath he blessed. ⁷ But, apart from all gainsaying, the less, by the greater, is blessed. ⁸ And, here, indeed, dying men take tithes, but, there, one of whom it is witnessed that he liveth. ⁹ And––so to say a word––through Abraham, even Levi who taketh tithes hath paid tithes; ¹⁰ For, even then, was he, in the loins of his father, when, Melchizedek, met him.
¹¹ If indeed, therefore, there had been, a perfecting through means of the Levitical priesthood,––for, the people, thereon, have had based a code of laws, what further need, according to the rank of Melchizedek, for a different priest to be raised up, and, not according to the rank of Aaron, to be designated? ¹² For, seeing there is to be a change of the priesthood, of necessity, of law too, a change cometh. ¹³ For, he as to whom these things are said, with a different tribe, hath taken partnership, from which, no one, hath given attendance at the altar; ¹⁴ For it is, very evident, that out of Judah hath sprung our Lord,––respecting which tribe, concerning priests, nothing did Moses speak, ¹⁵ And, yet more abundantly evident it is––that, according to the likeness of Melchizedek, there is to be raised up, a different priest. ¹⁶ Who, not according to a law of commandment dealing with the flesh, hath arisen, but according to the power of an indissoluble life; ¹⁷ For it is witnessed––Thou, art a priest, age–abidingly, according to the rank of Melchizedek. ¹⁸ For, a setting aside, doth, indeed, take place, of a foregoing commandment, by reason of its own weakness and unprofitableness,–– ¹⁹ For, the law, perfected, nothing; but there is the superinducing of a better hope,––through which we draw near unto God. ²⁰ And, inasmuch as not apart from oath–taking–– ²¹ For, they, indeed, apart from oath–taking, have been made priests, but, he, with an oath–taking, through him that was saying unto him––The Lord sware, and will not regret,––Thou, art a priest, age–abidingly ²² By as much as this, hath, Jesus, become surety of a better covenant also. ²³ And, they, indeed, in greater numbers, have been made priests, because, by reason of death, are they hindered from remaining at hand; ²⁴ But, he, by reason of his remaining age–abidingly, untransmissible, holdeth, the priesthood. ²⁵ Whence he is able, even to be saving unto the very end, them who approach, through him, unto God; Since he evermore liveth to be interceding in their behalf. ²⁶ For, such a high–priest as this, for us, was [even] suited: Loving, noble, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and become, higher than the heavens; ²⁷ Who hath no daily necessity, like the high–priests, beforehand, over his own sins, to be offering sacrifices, after that, over those, of the people,––for, this, he did once for all when, himself, he offered up. ²⁸ For, the law, constituteth, men, high–priests, having, weakness; but, the word of the oath–taking, which cometh after the law, A Son, age–abidingly, made perfect.

³⁰ And, as for all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, [or] of the fruit of the trees, unto Yahweh, it belongeth,––as something holy unto Yahweh.

²² Thou shalt, surely tithe, all the increase of thy seed,––which the field bringeth forth year by year. ²³ And thou shalt eat, before Yahweh thy God––in the place which he shall choose, to make a habitation for his name there,––the tithe of thy corn, thy new wine and thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herd, and of thy flock,––that thou mayest learn to revere Yahweh thy God, all the days. ²⁴ But, when the way becometh too long for thee, because thou canst not carry it, because the place is too far for thee, which Yahweh thy God shall choose to put his name there,––because Yahweh thy God blesseth thee, ²⁵ then shalt thou turn it into silver,––and shalt bind up the silver in thy hand, and shalt journey unto the place, which Yahweh thy God shall choose; ²⁶ and shalt turn the silver into whatsoever thy soul desireth––of the herd or of the flock, or of wine, or of strong drink, or of whatsoever thy soul shall ask thee for,––and shalt eat it there, before Yahweh thy God, and shalt rejoice, thou and thy household,

⁸ Will, a son of earth, defraud, God? Nevertheless, ye, have been defrauding me, and yet ye say, Wherein have we defrauded thee? In the tithe and the offering.

¹ [But] take heed, that ye do not, your righteousness, before men, to be gazed at by them,––otherwise at least, reward, have ye none, with your Father who is in the heavens. ² When, therefore, thou mayest be doing an alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, just as, the hypocrites, do in the synagogues and in the streets––that they may be glorified by men,––Verily, I say unto you, they are getting back their reward. ³ But, thou, when doing an alms, let not, thy left hand, know what thy right hand is doing; ⁴ that thine alms may be in secret,––and, thy Father, who seeth in secret, will give it back to thee.

²³ Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because ye tithe the mint and the anise and the cummin,––and have dismissed the weightier matters of the law––the justice, the mercy, and the faith; whereas, these, it was binding, to do, and, those, not to, dismiss.

⁴² But alas for you, the Pharisees! because ye tithe the mint, and the rue, and every garden herb, and pass by justice, and the love of God. But, these things, it was binding to do, and, those, not to pass by.

⁴¹ And, taking his seat over against the treasury, he was observing how, the multitude, was casting in copper into the treasury, and, man rich, were casting in, much. ⁴² And there came, one destitute, widow, and cast in two mites, which are, a farthing. ⁴³ And, calling near his disciples, he said to them––Verily, I say unto you, this destitute widow, more than they all, hath cast in, of those casting into the treasury; ⁴⁴ For, they all, out of their surplus, cast in, but, she, out of her deficiency, all, as much as she had, cast in,––the whole of her living.

³⁸ Give, and it shall be given unto you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will they give into your lap; for, with what measure ye mete, shall it be measured back unto you.

⁹ Honour thou Yahweh, with thy substance, and with the firstfruit of all thine increase;

⁶ As to this, however, he that soweth sparingly, sparingly, also shall reap, and, he that soweth with blessings, with blessings, also shall reap: ⁷ Each one, according as he hath purposed in his heart, not sorrowfully, nor of necessity,––for, a cheerful giver, God, loveth. ⁸ Moreover God is able to cause, every gracious gift, to superabound unto you, in order that, having in every thing, at every time, every kind of sufficiency of your own, ye may be superabounding unto every good work;

⁸ Will, a son of earth, defraud, God? Nevertheless, ye, have been defrauding me, and yet ye say, Wherein have we defrauded thee? In the tithe and the offering. ⁹ With a curse, have ye been cursing, and yet, me, have ye been defrauding,–– the whole nation. ¹⁰ Bring ye all the tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, Yea, I pray you, put me to the proof hereby, saith Yahweh of hosts, whether I will not open to you the sluices of the heavens, and pour out for you blessing, until there be no room.