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NASB | Proverbs 3:9 Honor the LORD from your wealth And from the first of all your produce; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Proverbs 3:9 Honor the LORD with your wealth And with the first fruits of all your crops (income); [Deut 26:2; Mal 3:10; Luke 14:13, 14] |
Bible Question: You are right, it is ten percent of the increase. In The Deut 14:22 verse you quoted it says in 2 years out of three, the person who offered the tithe ate it. Only one year out of three did thay give it away. Then they gave it to the poor, widows, aliens, and some to the levites. Am I reading that right? Is there some other verse that says we are to give ten percent each year and all of it to the church or religious authorities? |
Bible Answer: To answer your question, "Is there some other verse that says we are to give ten percent each year and all of it to the church or religious authorities?" - NO. Remember the story of the widow's mite? Jesus was hanging around the temple treasury and He watched this widow drop in a couple of coins. The "temple treasury" is interesting. The 13 different "trumpets" for receiving money allowed people to decide for themselves where the money was going to go. It was centuries after Christ that "offering plates" were passed around for "tithes" to support the work of the church. T'oma |