Matthew 6:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So that no one may see that you are going without food, but your Father in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.

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  • Matt 6:4 : 4 So that your giving may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.
  • Matt 6:6 : 6 But when you make your prayer, go into your private room, and, shutting the door, say a prayer to your Father in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.
  • Rom 2:6 : 6 Who will give to every man his right reward:
  • 2 Cor 5:9 : 9 For this reason we make it our purpose, in the body or away from it, to be well-pleasing to him.
  • 2 Cor 10:18 : 18 For the Lord's approval of a man is not dependent on his opinion of himself, but on the Lord's opinion of him.
  • Col 3:22-24 : 22 Servants, in all things do the orders of your natural masters; not only when their eyes are on you, as pleasers of men, but with all your heart, fearing the Lord: 23 Whatever you do, do it readily, as to the Lord and not to men; 24 Being certain that the Lord will give you the reward of the heritage: for you are the servants of the Lord Christ.
  • 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
  • 1 Pet 2:13 : 13 Keep all the laws of men because of the Lord; those of the king, who is over all,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 6:1-9
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    90%

    1Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

    2When then you give money to the poor, do not make a noise about it, as the false-hearted men do in the Synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly, I say to you, They have their reward.

    3But when you give money, let not your left hand see what your right hand does:

    4So that your giving may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.

    5And when you make your prayers, be not like the false-hearted men, who take pleasure in getting up and saying their prayers in the Synagogues and at the street turnings so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

    6But when you make your prayer, go into your private room, and, shutting the door, say a prayer to your Father in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.

    7And in your prayer do not make use of the same words again and again, as the Gentiles do: for they have the idea that God will give attention to them because of the number of their words.

    8So be not like them; because your Father has knowledge of your needs even before you make your requests to him.

    9Let this then be your prayer: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

  • Matt 6:14-17
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    84%

    14For if you let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will have forgiveness from your Father in heaven.

    15But if you do not let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will not have forgiveness from your Father for your sins.

    16And when you go without food, be not sad-faced as the false-hearted are. For they go about with changed looks, so that men may see that they are going without food. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

    17But when you go without food, put oil on your head and make your face clean;

  • Matt 5:14-16
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    76%

    14You are the light of the world. A town put on a hill may be seen by all.

    15And a burning light is not put under a vessel, but on its table; so that its rays may be shining on all who are in the house.

    16Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

  • Matt 6:19-23
    5 verses
    76%

    19Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.

    20But make a store for yourselves in heaven, where it will not be turned to dust and where thieves do not come in to take it away:

    21For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.

    22The light of the body is the eye; if then your eye is true, all your body will be full of light.

    23But if your eye is evil, all your body will be dark. If then the light which is in you is dark, how dark it will be!

  • John 7:4
    72%

    4Because no man does things secretly if he has a desire that men may have knowledge of him. If you do these things, let yourself be seen by all men.

  • Isa 58:3-4
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    70%

    3They say, Why have we kept ourselves from food, and you do not see it? why have we kept ourselves from pleasure, and you take no note of it? If, in the days when you keep from food, you take the chance to do your business, and get in your debts;

    4If keeping from food makes you quickly angry, ready for fighting and giving blows with evil hands; your holy days are not such as to make your voice come to my ears on high.

  • Luke 8:17
    70%

    17For nothing is put out of view which will not be made clear, and nothing is secret of which the knowledge will not come to light.

  • Matt 6:31-33
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    31Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?

    32Because the Gentiles go in search of all these things: for your Father in heaven has knowledge that you have need of all these things:

    33But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.

  • Luke 12:30-31
    2 verses
    69%

    30For the nations of the world go in search of all these things: but your Father has knowledge that you have need of them.

    31But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition.

  • Luke 12:2-3
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    69%

    2But nothing is covered up, which will not come to light, or secret, which will not be made clear.

    3So, whatever you have said in the dark, will come to men's hearing in the light, and what you have said secretly inside the house, will be made public from the house-tops.

  • Isa 58:7
    69%

    7Is it not to give your bread to those in need, and to let the poor who have no resting-place come into your house? to put a robe on the unclothed one when you see him, and not to keep your eyes shut for fear of seeing his flesh?

  • Luke 6:36
    69%

    36Be full of pity, even as your Father is full of pity.

  • Luke 12:33
    69%

    33Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.

  • Luke 6:23
    68%

    23Be glad in that day, and be lifted up for joy, for your reward in heaven will be great: for their fathers did these same things to the prophets.

  • John 6:27
    68%

    27Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.

  • Matt 5:48
    68%

    48Be then complete in righteousness, even as your Father in heaven is complete.

  • Matt 23:9
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    9And give no man the name of father on earth: because one is your Father, who is in heaven.

  • Matt 23:5
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    5But all their works they do so as to be seen by men: for they make wide their phylacteries, and the edges of their robes,

  • Matt 18:35
    67%

    35So will my Father in heaven do to you, if you do not everyone, from your hearts, give forgiveness to his brother.

  • Gal 6:8
    67%

    8Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.

  • Prov 24:18
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    18For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

  • Matt 9:14
    67%

    14Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees frequently go without food, but your disciples do not?

  • Mark 4:22
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    22There is nothing covered which will not be seen openly, and nothing has been made secret which will not come to light.

  • Luke 11:33
    67%

    33No man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

  • Luke 18:12
    67%

    12Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.

  • Eph 6:7
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    7Doing your work readily, as to the Lord, and not to men:

  • Matt 7:6
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    6Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.

  • Matt 13:43
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    43Then will the upright be shining as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him give ear.