Matthew 6:3

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

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  • John 7:4 : 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.'
  • Matt 9:30 : 30 And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly warned them, saying, 'Make sure no one knows about this.'
  • Mark 1:44 : 44 'See that you don’t tell anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices commanded by Moses for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.'

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  • Matt 6:4-9
    6 verses
    89%

    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.

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

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

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

  • Matt 6:1-2
    2 verses
    88%

    1 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.

    2 So, 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.

  • Matt 6:16-19
    4 verses
    79%

    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.

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

    18 so 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.

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

  • Luke 6:29-31
    3 verses
    72%

    29 If someone strikes you on one cheek, offer them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt either.

    30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.

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

  • Luke 11:41
    72%

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

  • Matt 5:16
    72%

    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.

  • Luke 12:33-34
    2 verses
    72%

    33 Sell 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.

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

  • Prov 3:27
    71%

    27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due when it is within your power to act.

  • Deut 15:7-10
    4 verses
    71%

    7 If there is a poor person among your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother.

    8 Instead, you shall freely open your hand to him and generously lend him whatever he needs.

    9 Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: 'The seventh year, the year of release, is near,' and you look grudgingly on your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

    10 You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you undertake.

  • Prov 28:27
    70%

    27 Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

  • John 7:4
    69%

    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 6:33-38
    6 verses
    69%

    33 If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.

    34 If 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.

    35 But 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.

    36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

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

    38 Give, 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.

  • Matt 7:6
    69%

    6 Do 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.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
    69%

    6 Remember this: The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously.

  • Matt 6:23
    69%

    23 But if your eye is unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

  • Matt 10:9
    68%

    9 Do not acquire gold, silver, or copper to put in your belts.

  • Matt 5:39
    68%

    39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other also.

  • Eph 6:7
    68%

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

  • Matt 23:5
    68%

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

  • Matt 5:30
    68%

    30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

  • Prov 22:9
    68%

    9 The generous person will be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.

  • Matt 6:21
    68%

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

  • Luke 6:41
    68%

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

  • Matt 5:47
    68%

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

  • Luke 12:3
    68%

    3 Whatever you spoke in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you whispered in private rooms will be proclaimed from the rooftops.

  • Matt 7:3
    68%

    3 Why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not notice the beam in your own eye?

  • Luke 14:12
    68%

    12 Then 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.'

  • Isa 58:7
    67%

    7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and to bring the homeless poor into your house? When you see the naked, clothe them, and do not hide yourself from your own flesh and blood.

  • Matt 5:42
    67%

    42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

  • Matt 6:31
    67%

    31 So do not worry, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?'

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