Matthew 6:1

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Summary

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.

Heed

Hebrews 2:1

Alms

To be

Otherwise

Of your

Matthew 6:9

Matthew 5:48

Bible References

Heed

Jesus said to them, "Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

And he cautioned them, saying, "Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."

Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness.

In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.

Alms

You shall restore to him the pledge as the sun sets, that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you. And it shall be righteousness for you before the LORD your God.

He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn is exalted in honor.

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity."

As it is written, "He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever."

To be

"And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

And he said, "Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD." So he had him ride in his chariot.

And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.

"Say to all the people of the land and the priests, When you fasted and mourned in the fifth month and in the seventh, for these seventy years, was it for me that you fasted?

"On that day every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies. He will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive,

And he said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.

It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh who would force you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

Otherwise

so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward.

For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.

And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'

For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but if not of my own will, I am still entrusted with a stewardship.

For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.

He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.

Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward.

Of your

Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.