Matthew 6:18
That thou appeare not vnto men, to fast: but vnto thy father, which is in secrete, and thy father, which seeth in secrete, shall rewarde thee openly.
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- Matt 6:4 : 4 That thyne almes may be in secrete: And thy father, which seeth in secrete, shall rewarde thee openly.
- Matt 6:6 : 6 But when thou prayest, enter into thy chaumber, and when thou hast shut thy dore, pray to thy father, which is in secrete, and thy father which seeth in secrete, shall rewarde thee openly.
- Rom 2:6 : 6 Which wyl rewarde euery man accordyng to his deedes:
- 2 Cor 5:9 : 9 Wherfore, whether we be at home, or from home, we endeuour our selues to be accepted vnto hym.
- 2 Cor 10:18 : 18 For he that prayseth hymselfe, is not alowed, but whom the Lorde prayseth.
- Col 3:22-24 : 22 Seruauntes, obey in all thynges to your bodyly maisters: not with eye seruice, as men pleasers, but in singlenesse of heart, fearyng God. 23 And whatsoeuer ye do, do it heartilie, as to the Lorde, and not vnto men: 24 Knowyng, that of the Lorde ye shall receaue the rewarde of inheritaunce, for ye serue the Lorde Christe:
- 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 That the triall of your fayth, beyng much more precious then golde that perisheth, though it be tried with fyre, myght be founde vnto laude, glorie, and honour, at the appearyng of Iesus Christe,
- 1 Pet 2:13 : 13 Submit your selues therfore vnto al maner ordinaunce of ma for the Lordes sake: whether it be vnto the king, as hauyng the preeminence:
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- Matt 6:1-99 verses90%
1 Take heede to your almes, that ye geue it not in the sight of men, to the intente that ye woulde be sene of the, or els ye haue no rewarde of your father, which is in heauen.
2 Therefore, when thou geuest thyne almes, thou shalt not make a trumpet to be blowen before thee, as hypocrites do, in the synagogues, & in the streates, yt they might be esteemed of me. Uerily I say vnto you, they haue their reward.
3 But when thou doest thyne almes, let not thy left hande knowe, what thy ryght hande doeth,
4 That thyne almes may be in secrete: And thy father, which seeth in secrete, shall rewarde thee openly.
5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are. For they loue to stande, praying in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streates, that they may be sene of men. Ueryly I say vnto you, they haue theyr rewarde.
6 But when thou prayest, enter into thy chaumber, and when thou hast shut thy dore, pray to thy father, which is in secrete, and thy father which seeth in secrete, shall rewarde thee openly.
7 But when ye pray, babble not much, as the heathen do. For they thynke it wyl come to passe, that they shalbe heard, for theyr much bablinges sake.
8 Be not ye therfore lyke vnto them. For your father knoweth, what thynges ye haue nede of, before ye aske of hym.
9 After this maner therfore pray ye. O our father, which art in heauen, halowed be thy name.
- Matt 6:14-174 verses84%
14 For, yf ye forgeue men theyr trespasses, your heauenly father shall also forgeue you.
15 But, yf ye forgeue not men theyr trespasses: no more shall your father, forgeue you your trespasses.
16 Moreouer, when ye fast, be not of an heauy countenaunce, as hypocrites are. For they disfigure theyr faces, that they myght appeare vnto men, to fast. Ueryly I say vnto you, they haue theyr rewarde.
17 But thou, when thou fastest, annoynt thyne head, and washe thy face:
- Matt 5:14-163 verses76%
14 Ye are the lyght of the worlde. A citie that is set on an hyll, can not be hyd.
15 Neyther do men lyght a candell, and put it vnder a busshell: but on a candelsticke, and it geueth lyght vnto all that are in the house.
16 Let your lyght so shyne before men, that they may see your good workes, and glorifie your father, whiche is in heauen.
- Matt 6:19-235 verses76%
19 Hoorde not vp for your selues, treasures vpon earth, where the moth and rust doth corrupt, and where theeues breake through, and steale.
20 But laye vp for you, treasures in heauen, where neyther moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where theeues do not breake through, nor steale.
21 For, where your treasure is, there wyll your heart be also.
22 The lyght of the body, is the eye. Wherfore, yf thyne eye be single, all thy body shalbe full of lyght.
23 But and yf thyne eye be wicked, all thy body shalbe ful of darknesse. Wherfore, yf the lyght that is in thee, be darknesse, howe great is that darknesse?
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4 For there is no man that doeth any thyng in secrete, and he hym selfe seketh to be knowen openly. Yf thou do suche thynges, shewe thy selfe to the worlde.
- Isa 58:3-42 verses70%
3 Wherefore fast we say they and thou seest it not? we put our liues to straitnesse, and thou regardest it not?
4 Beholde, when ye fast, your lust remayneth still, for ye do no lesse violence to your detters: lo, ye fast to strife and debate, and to smite with your fist without mercy: Nowe ye shall not fast thus, that your voyce might be hearde aboue.
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17 For nothyng is secrete, that shall not come abrode: Neither any thyng hyd, that shall not be knowen, and come to lyght.
- Matt 6:31-333 verses70%
31 Therefore take no thought, saying: What shall we eate? or, what shall we drynke? or, wherewith shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these thynges, do the Gentiles seke:) for your heauenly father knoweth, that ye haue nede of all these thynges.
33 But rather, seke ye first the kyngdome of God, and his ryghteousnesse, and all these thynges shalbe ministred vnto you.
- Luke 12:30-312 verses69%
30 For all suche thynges do the Heathen people of the worlde seke for: and your father knoweth that ye haue neede of these thynges.
31 But rather seke ye after ye kyngdome of God, and all these thinges shalbe ministred vnto you.
- Luke 12:2-32 verses69%
2 For there is nothyng couered, that shall not be vncouered, neither hyd, that shall not be knowen.
3 Therfore, whatsoeuer you haue spoken in darkenesse, shalbe hearde in the light: and that which ye haue spoken in the eare, euen in secrete places, shalbe preached on the toppe of the houses.
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7 To deale thy bread to the hungrie, and to bring the poore wandering home into thy house? when thou seest the naked that thou couer hym, and hide not thy selfe from thy neighbour, and despise not thyne owne fleshe?
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36 Be ye therfore mercifull, as your father also is mercifull.
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33 Sell that ye haue, and geue almes: and prepare you bagges whiche waxe not olde, euen a treasure that fayleth not in heauen, where no thiefe cometh, neither moth corrupteth.
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23 Reioyce ye in that day, and be glad: For beholde, your rewarde is great in heauen: For thus dyd their fathers vnto the prophetes.
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27 Labour not for the meate whiche perisheth, but for that whiche endureth vnto euerlastyng lyfe, which meate the sonne of man shall geue vnto you: For hym hath God the father sealed.
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48 Ye shall therfore be perfecte, euen as your father, which is in heauen, is perfecte.
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9 And call no man your father, vpon the earth: for one is your father, which is in heauen.
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5 All their workes they do, for to be sene of men: They make broade their philacteries, and enlarge the hemmes of their garmentes.
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35 So lykewyse, shall my heauenly father do also vnto you, yf ye from your heartes, forgeue not, euery one his brother, their trespasses.
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8 For he that soweth into his flesshe, shal of the flesshe reape corruption: But he that soweth into the spirite, shall of the spirite reape lyfe euerlastyng.
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18 Lest the Lorde when he seeth it be angry, and turne his wrath from hym vnto thee.
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14 Then came the disciples of Iohn vnto hym, saying: Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
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22 For there is nothing so priuie that shal not be opened: neither hath it ben so secrete, but that it shall come abrode.
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33 No man lyghteth a candle, & putteth it in a priuie place, neither vnder a busshell: but on a candlesticke, that they which come in may see the lyght,
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12 I fast twise in the weeke, I geue tithe of all that I possesse.
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7 Doyng the wyll of God fro the heart, with good wyll seruyng the Lorde, and not men:
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6 Geue not that which is holy, vnto dogges, neyther caste ye your pearles before swyne, lest they treade them vnder their feete, and turning agayne, all to rent you.
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43 Then shall the ryghteous shine as the Sunne, in the kingdome of their father. Who hath eares to heare, let hym heare.