Twice in the week (δις του σαββατου). One fast a year was required by the law (Leviticus 16:29; [Reference Numbers 29:…

I fast twice, etc. This was probably the Jewish custom. The Pharisees are said to have fasted regularly in private on the second and fifth…

I fast twice in the week.—From the negative side of his self-analysis, the Pharisee passes to the positive. The Stoic Emp…

And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: two men went up into the temp…

St. Augustine of Hippo: Since faith is a gift not for the proud but for the humble, our Lord goes on to add a parable about humi…

Elements of this parable need little interpretation, only careful observation. The characters in this story represent extremes, but the sketches ar…

I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. This is equivalent to saying that he performed more than the law required, …

I fast twice in the week
Not "on the sabbath", as the words may be literally rendered, and as they are in the Vulgat…

This parable was to convince some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others. God sees with what disposition and design…