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

2 Corinthians 9:9

To be

Galatians 6:12

Otherwise

Of your

Matthew 6:9

Matthew 5:48

Bible References

Heed

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

So he cautioned them, "See and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."

(Look! perhaps your very light is dark.)

Meanwhile as the crowd was gathering in its thousands till they trod on one another, he proceeded to say to his disciples first of all, "Be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy,

We must therefore pay closer attention to what we have heard, in case we drift away.

Alms

as it is written, He scatters his gifts to the poor broadcast, his charity lasts for ever.

To be

Also, when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, for they like to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street-corners, so as to be seen by men; I tell you truly, they do get their reward.

So your light is to shine before men, that they may see the good you do and glorify your Father in heaven.

Besides, all they do is done to catch the notice of men; they make their phylacteries broad, they wear large tassels,

So he told them, "You are the people who get men to think you are good, but God knows what your hearts are! What is lofty in the view of man is loathsome in the eyes of God.

How can you believe, you who accept credit from one another instead of aiming at the credit which comes from the only God?

are relocated after vs 50] With these words Jesus went away and hid from them.

These men who are keen upon you getting circumcised are just men who want to make a grand display in the flesh ??it is simply to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.

Otherwise

so as to keep your alms secret; then your Father who sees what is secret will reward you openly.

For if you love only those who love you, what reward do you get for that? do not the very taxgatherers do as much?

He who receives a prophet because he is a prophet, will receive a prophet's reward; he who receives a good man because he is good, will receive a good man's reward.

For the Son of man is coming in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will reward everyone for what he has done.

The King will answer them, 'I tell you truly, in so far as you did it to one of these brothers of mine, even to the least of them, you did it to me.'

I get a reward if I do it of my own accord, whereas to do it otherwise is no more than for a steward to discharge his trust.

God is not unfair; he will not forget what you have done, or the love you have shown for his sake in ministering, as you still do, to the saints.

considering obloquy with the messiah to be richer wealth than all Egypt's treasures ??for he had an eye to the Reward.

Watch yourselves; you must not lose what you have been working for, but gain a full reward.

Of your

Let this be how you pray: 'our Father in heaven, thy name be revered,

You must be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.