Luke 18:11-12
18:12 a I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income: Fasting and tithing were signs of piety in Judaism. The law required fasting only once a year (Lev 16:29-31 b), but pious Jews in Jesus’ day fasted twice a week (see also Luke 5:33 c; 11:41-42 d).
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