Luk 18:12 | TNotes | STEP | 18:12 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 ), but pious Jews in Jesus’ day fasted twice a week (see also Luke 5:33 ; 11:41-42 ).

bLev 16:29-31►

cLuke 5:33►

d11:41-42►

‏ Luke 18:12

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).