Matthew 6:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

And Jesus said to them, "Watch out for and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

And he ordered them, saying, "Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod!"

Therefore pay careful attention [that] the light in you is not darkness!

During {this time} [when] a crowd of many thousands had gathered together, so that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, "Beware for yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Because of this, [it is] all the more necessary [that] we pay attention to the [things] we have heard, lest we drift away.

Alms

You shall certainly return the pledge to him {as the sun sets}, so that he may sleep in his cloak and may bless you, and it shall be [considered] righteousness {on your behalf} {before} Yahweh your God.

{He gives lavishly} to the needy; his righteousness endures forever. His horn rises high in honor.

Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable [to you] and your sin remove with righteousness and your iniquity with having mercy on [the] oppressed, {in case there might be a prolongation of your prosperity}.'"

Just as it is written, "He scattered widely, he gave to the poor; his righteousness remains {forever}."

To be

And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to stand [and] pray in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, in order that they may be seen by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!

In the [same] way let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

And they do all their deeds in order to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries broad and make their tassels long.

Then he said, "Come with me! Look at my zeal for Yahweh!" So he let him ride in his chariot.

And they come to you {as people do}, and they sit {before you}, and my people hear your words, and they do not do them, for they [are] showing passion in their mouth, but their heart [is] going after ill-gotten gain.

"Say to all the people of the land and to the priests: 'When you fasted and lamented in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, did you really fast for me?

{And then} on that day, each of the prophets will be ashamed because of his vision when he was prophesying, and they will not put on a cloak of hair in order to deceive,

And he said to them, "You are the ones who justify themselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts! For [what is] [considered] exalted among men [is] an abomination in the sight of God.

How are you able to believe, [if you] accept glory from one another, and do not seek the glory [which is] from the only God?

For they loved the praise of men more than praise from God.

As many as are wanting to make a good showing in the flesh, these are attempting to compel you to be circumcised, only so that they will not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

Otherwise

in order that your charitable 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 the tax collectors also do the same?

The one who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and the one who receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward.

For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and at that time he will reward each one according to {what he has done}.

And the king will answer [and] say to them, 'Truly I say to you, in as much as you did [it] to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did [it] to me.'

For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward, but if [I do so] unwillingly, I have been entrusted with a stewardship.

For God [is] not unjust, [so as] to forget your work and the love which you demonstrated for his name [by] having served the saints, and continuing to serve [them].

considering {reproach endured for the sake of Christ} greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.

Watch yourselves that you do not lose what we have worked for, but receive a full reward.

Of your

Therefore you pray in this way: "Our Father who is in heaven, may your name be treated as holy.

Therefore you be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.