Matthew 6:1

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Be careful not to practice your acts of charity before others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

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  • Matt 23:5 : 5 They do all their deeds to be seen by others. They make their phylacteries broad and their tassels long.
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and the love you have shown for His name, having served and continuing to serve the saints.
  • Gal 6:12 : 12 Those who want to make a good impression in the flesh are the ones compelling you to be circumcised—only so that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
  • John 12:43 : 43 For they loved the approval of people more than the approval of God.
  • Deut 24:13 : 13 Return their pledge by sunset so that they may sleep in their own garment and bless you; this will be considered a righteous act before the LORD your God.
  • Matt 6:4-6 : 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
  • Matt 6:9 : 9 This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
  • Matt 6:16 : 16 When you fast, do not look somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
  • Matt 10:41-42 : 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward. 42 And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple—truly I tell you, he will by no means lose his reward.
  • Matt 16:6 : 6 Jesus said to them, "Be careful and watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
  • Matt 16:27 : 27 For the Son of Man is going to come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each person according to what they have done.
  • 2 John 1:8 : 8 Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but may receive a full reward.
  • Matt 23:13 : 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor do you allow those entering to go in.
  • Matt 23:28-30 : 28 So too, on the outside you appear righteous to people, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. 29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous, 30 and you say, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'
  • Matt 25:40 : 40 The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me.’
  • Mark 8:15 : 15 Jesus warned them, 'Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.'
  • Luke 11:35 : 35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
  • Luke 12:1 : 1 Meanwhile, when thousands of people had gathered together, to the point of trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy."
  • Luke 12:15 : 15 Then He said to them, "Watch out, and be on guard against every form of greed, because one’s life is not defined by the abundance of possessions."
  • Ps 112:9 : 9 He has freely given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.
  • Ezek 33:31 : 31 They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. With their mouths they express love, but their hearts pursue unjust gain.
  • Dan 4:27 : 27 the king said, "Is not this the great Babylon which I have built as a royal residence by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?"
  • Zech 7:5 : 5 Say to all the people of the land and the priests: 'When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, did you really fast for me?'
  • Zech 13:4 : 4 On that day, every prophet will be ashamed of their visions when they prophesy. They will no longer wear a cloak of hair to deceive.
  • Matt 5:16 : 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
  • Matt 5:46 : 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?
  • Matt 5:48 : 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
  • Luke 16:15 : 15 Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight."
  • John 5:44 : 44 How can you believe, when you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the one and only God?
  • Heb 2:1 : 1 Therefore, we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away.
  • Heb 11:26 : 26 He regarded the reproach for the sake of Christ as greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking forward to the reward.
  • 2 Kgs 10:16 : 16 Then Jehu said, "Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD." So he had him ride in his chariot.
  • 2 Kgs 10:31 : 31 But Jehu did not walk in the law of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.
  • 1 Cor 9:17-18 : 17 If I do this willingly, I have a reward. But if unwillingly, I am simply entrusted with a responsibility. 18 What then is my reward? It is that when I preach the gospel, I may offer it free of charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.
  • 2 Cor 9:9-9 : 9 As it is written: 'He has scattered; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.' 10 Now the one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your righteousness.

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  • Matt 6:2-9
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    92%

    2So, when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full.

    3But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

    4so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

    5And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full.

    6But when you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

    7And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like the pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.

    8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

    9This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

  • Matt 6:14-21
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    84%

    14For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

    15But if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

    16When you fast, do not look somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full.

    17But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

    18so that your fasting will not be obvious to others, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

    19Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

    20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moths nor rust destroy, and where thieves do not break in or steal.

    21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

  • Matt 5:16
    78%

    16In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

  • Matt 23:5-6
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    75%

    5They do all their deeds to be seen by others. They make their phylacteries broad and their tassels long.

    6They love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues,

  • Luke 16:15
    74%

    15Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight."

  • Luke 6:33-38
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    33If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.

    34If you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.

    35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend without expecting anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

    36Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

    37Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

    38Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.

  • Luke 12:33
    73%

    33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make for yourselves purses that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

  • Luke 6:30-31
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    30Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.

    31Do to others as you would have them do to you.

  • Luke 6:23
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    23Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For behold, your reward is great in heaven, for that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.

  • Matt 6:31-33
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    31So do not worry, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?'

    32For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

    33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

  • Matt 7:6
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    6Do not give what is holy to dogs, nor cast your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to tear you to pieces.

  • Matt 5:46-48
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    46If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?

    47And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

    48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

  • John 7:4
    72%

    4'For no one does anything in secret while seeking to be known publicly. If You are doing these things, reveal Yourself to the world.'

  • Luke 6:26
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    26Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.

  • Luke 11:41
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    41But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.'

  • Luke 6:41
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    41Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

  • Matt 7:1
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    1Do not judge, so that you will not be judged.

  • Eph 6:6-7
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    6Do not work only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.

    7Serve with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not to people,

  • Luke 21:1
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    1Looking up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury.

  • Matt 15:7
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    7You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, saying,

  • Matt 6:24
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    24No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

  • John 5:44
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    44How can you believe, when you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the one and only God?

  • Matt 18:10
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    10See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

  • Luke 14:12
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    12Then Jesus said to the one who had invited him, 'When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, or your rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you back, and you will be repaid.'