Matthew 6:18

Authorized King James Version (1611)

‹That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.›

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  • Matt 6:4 : 4 ‹That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.›
  • Matt 6:6 : 6 ‹But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.›
  • Rom 2:6 : 6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
  • 2 Cor 5:9 : 9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
  • 2 Cor 10:18 : 18 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
  • Col 3:22-24 : 22 Servants, obey in all things [your] masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: 23 And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; 24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
  • 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
  • 1 Pet 2:13 : 13 ¶ Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

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  • Matt 6:1-9
    9 verses
    90%

    1¶ ‹Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.›

    2‹Therefore when thou doest› [thine] ‹alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.›

    3‹But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:›

    4‹That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.›

    5¶ ‹And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites› [are]: ‹for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.›

    6‹But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.›

    7‹But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen› [do]: ‹for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.›

    8‹Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.›

    9¶ ‹After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.›

  • Matt 6:14-17
    4 verses
    84%

    14‹For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:›

    15‹But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.›

    16¶ ‹Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.›

    17‹But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;›

  • Matt 5:14-16
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    76%

    14‹Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.›

    15‹Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.›

    16‹Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.›

  • Matt 6:19-23
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    19¶ ‹Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:›

    20‹But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:›

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

    22‹The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.›

    23‹But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great› [is] ‹that darkness!›

  • John 7:4
    72%

    4For [there is] no man [that] doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.

  • Isa 58:3-4
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    70%

    3¶ Wherefore have we fasted, [say they], and thou seest not? [wherefore] have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.

    4Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as [ye do this] day, to make your voice to be heard on high.

  • Luke 8:17
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    17‹For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither› [any thing] ‹hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.›

  • Matt 6:31-33
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    31‹Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?›

    32‹(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.›

    33‹But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.›

  • Luke 12:30-31
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    69%

    30‹For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.›

    31‹But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.›

  • Luke 12:2-3
    2 verses
    69%

    2‹For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.›

    3‹Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.›

  • Isa 58:7
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    7[Is it] not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

  • Luke 6:36
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    36‹Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.›

  • Luke 12:33
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    33‹Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.›

  • Luke 6:23
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    23‹Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward› [is] ‹great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.›

  • John 6:27
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    27‹Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.›

  • Matt 5:48
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    48‹Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.›

  • Matt 23:9
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    9‹And call no› [man] ‹your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.›

  • Matt 23:5
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    5‹But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,›

  • Matt 18:35
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    35‹So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.›

  • Gal 6:8
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    8For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

  • Prov 24:18
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    18Lest the LORD see [it], and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

  • Matt 9:14
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    14¶ Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

  • Mark 4:22
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    22‹For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.›

  • Luke 11:33
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    33‹No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth› [it] ‹in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.›

  • Luke 18:12
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    12‹I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.›

  • Eph 6:7
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    7With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

  • Matt 7:6
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    6‹Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.›

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    43‹Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.›