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Tithing in the Bible
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Is tithing mentioned in the Old Testament or is it an Old Testament practice of the law? What is
the purpose of tithing? There are many questions around tithing and giving money to the church
and God's Word has plenty to say about it! Money is mentioned over 800 times in the Bible! God
knew money would be something we would hold tightly to and place a lot of importance on. Let's
take a look at what the Bible says about tithing and giving 10% back to God. The below Bible
verses should help you decide how you can thank God for what He has blessed you with.

Read more about what the Bible says about tithing at Crosswalk.com.

Matthew 5:17
17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish
them but to fulfill them.

Matthew 6:21
21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 23:23
23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your
spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—
justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the
former.
Numbers 18:21
21 “I give to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as their inheritance in return for the work they do
while serving at the tent of meeting.
Numbers 18:26
26 “Speak to the Levites and say to them: ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe I give
you as your inheritance, you must present a tenth of that tithe as the LORD’s offering.

Romans 2:29
29 No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the
Spirit, not by the written code. Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God.
Romans 8:4
4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live
according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
Romans 12:1
1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a
living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
Proverbs 3:9-10
9 Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; 10 then your barns will
be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
2 Chronicles 31:4-5
4 He ordered the people living in Jerusalem to give the portion due the priests and Levites so
they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD. 5 As soon as the order went out, the
Israelites generously gave the firstfruits of their grain, new wine, olive oil and honey and all that
the fields produced. They brought a great amount, a tithe of everything.

Deuteronomy 12:5-6
5 But you are to seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to put
his Name there for his dwelling. To that place you must go; 6 there bring your burnt offerings and
sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, what you have vowed to give and your freewill offerings,
and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
Genesis 14:19-20
19 and he blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and
earth. 20 And praise be to God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then
Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
Genesis 28:20-22
20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this
journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear 21 so that I return safely to
my father’s household, then the LORD will be my God 22 and this stone that I have set up as a
pillar will be God’s house, and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.”
Nehemiah 10:35-37
35 “We also assume responsibility for bringing to the house of the LORD each year the firstfruits
of our crops and of every fruit tree. 36 “As it is also written in the Law, we will bring the firstborn
of our sons and of our cattle, of our herds and of our flocks to the house of our God, to the
priests ministering there. 37 “Moreover, we will bring to the storerooms of the house of our God,
to the priests, the first of our ground meal, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees and
of our new wine and olive oil. And we will bring a tithe of our crops to the Levites, for it is the
Levites who collect the tithes in all the towns where we work.
Mark 12:41-44
41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd
putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42 But a
poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. 43 Calling his
disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than
all the others. 44 They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything
—all she had to live on.”
Leviticus 27:30-34
30 “ ‘A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees,
belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD. 31 Whoever would redeem any of their tithe must
add a fifth of the value to it. 32 Every tithe of the herd and flock—every tenth animal that passes
under the shepherd’s rod—will be holy to the LORD. 33 No one may pick out the good from the
bad or make any substitution. If anyone does make a substitution, both the animal and its
substitute become holy and cannot be redeemed.’ ” 34 These are the commands the LORD gave
Moses at Mount Sinai for the Israelites.
Malachi 3:8-12
8 “Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me. “But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’ “In
tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me.
10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in
this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour
out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. 11 I will prevent pests from
devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,” says
the LORD Almighty. 12 “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful
land,” says the LORD Almighty.
Romans 3:21-31
21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the
Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all
who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, 23 for all have sinned and fall short
of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came
by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his
blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his
forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— 26 he did it to
demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies
those who have faith in Jesus. 27 Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. Because of what law?
The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith. 28 For we maintain that
a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law. 29 Or is God the God of Jews only?
Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, 30 since there is only one God, who will
justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. 31 Do we, then,
nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.
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