Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust deteriorates, and where thieves break through and steal,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"Stop storing up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
American Standard Version
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:
Amplified
An Understandable Version
"Do not store your valuables [here] on earth, where moths can eat them and where rust can corrode them, and where burglars can break in and steal [them].
Anderson New Testament
Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal.
Bible in Basic English
Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.
Common New Testament
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,
Daniel Mace New Testament
Lay not up for your selves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal.
Darby Translation
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust spoils, and where thieves dig through and steal;
Godbey New Testament
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and thieves break through and steal:
Goodspeed New Testament
"Do not store up your riches on earth, where moths and rust destroy them, and where thieves break in and steal them,
John Wesley New Testament
Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break thro' and steal:
Julia Smith Translation
Treasure not up to you treasures upon earth, where moth and gnawing destroy, and thieves dig through and steal:
King James 2000
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust does corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and consuming [insect] destroy and where thieves break in and steal,
Modern King James verseion
Do not lay up treasures on earth for yourselves, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Moffatt New Testament
Store up no treasures for yourselves on earth, where moth and rust corrode, where thieves break in and steal:
Montgomery New Testament
"Store up for yourselves no treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
NET Bible
"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
New Heart English Bible
"Do not lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
Noyes New Testament
Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where the moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
Sawyer New Testament
Lay not up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where a moth and corrosion destroy, and where thieves dig through and steal.
The Emphasized Bible
Be not laying up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where, moth and rust, do tarnish, and where, thieves, dig through and steal;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where the rust and canker spoil, and where thieves dig through and steal:
Twentieth Century New Testament
Do not store up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
Webster
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Weymouth New Testament
"Do not lay up stores of wealth for yourselves on earth, where the moth and wear-and-tear destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
Williams New Testament
"Stop storing up your riches on earth where moths and rust make away with them, and where thieves break in and steal them.
World English Bible
"Don't lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
Worrell New Testament
"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through, and steal;
Worsley New Testament
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust corrupts, and where thieves break through and steal:
Youngs Literal Translation
'Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal,
Themes
Accumulation of wealth » The accumulation of, disappointing
Heart » Where your heart will be
Moths » Destructive to garments
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Should have their treasure in heaven
Repression of evil » Seven evils to be repressed » greed
Riches » Heavenly treasures superior to
Riches » They who possess, should » Not hoard them up
Riches » Described as » Liable to be stolen
earthly Riches » The perils of » The accumulation of, disappointing
Seven » Evils to be repressed » greed
Theft » All earthly treasure exposed to
Treasure » A thing of highly-estimated value » Jesus forbids the hoarding of
Wealth » Accumulation of » The accumulation of, disappointing
Worldliness » Seen in the tendency to imitate worldly customs, etc » Unprofitable
Interlinear
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Usage: 42
Devotionals
Devotionals about Matthew 6:19
Devotionals containing Matthew 6:19
References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 6:19
Prayers for Matthew 6:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Mount: Treasure In Heaven
18 so that thou may not appear fasting to men, but to thy Father in secret. And thy Father, who sees in secret, will reward thee. 19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust deteriorates, and where thieves break through and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust deteriorates, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.
Names
Cross References
Hebrews 13:5
The Way of life is to be without love of money, being content with the things that are present, for he has said, I will, no, not leave thee, and also, I will, no, not forsake thee.
Luke 12:21
So is he who stores up for himself, and is not being rich toward God.
1 Timothy 6:17
Command the rich in the present age not to be arrogant, nor hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in the living God, who supplies us all things abundantly for enjoyment,
Job 31:24
If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, [Thou are] my confidence;
Psalm 39:6
Surely every man walks in a shadow. Surely they are disquieted in vain. He heaps up, and knows not who shall gather them.
Psalm 62:10
Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery. If riches increase, set not your heart [on it].
Proverbs 11:4
Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 16:16
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
Ecclesiastes 2:26
For to the man who pleases him [God] gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Ecclesiastes 5:10-14
He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity.
Zephaniah 1:18
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of LORD's wrath, but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy. For he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all those who dwell in
Matthew 19:21
Jesus said to him, If thou want to be perfect, go, sell the things being possessed by thee, and give to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.
Luke 12:33
Sell things possessed by you, and give charity. Make for yourselves purses not becoming old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where no thief approaches, nor moth corrupts.
Luke 18:22
And when he heard these things, Jesus said to him, Yet one thing is lacking from thee. Sell all things, as many as thou have, and distribute to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.
Luke 18:24
And having seen him become very sorrowful, Jesus said, How difficultly those who have riches will enter into the kingdom of God.
1 Timothy 6:8-10
but having food and covering we will be content with these.
James 5:1-3
Go now, ye rich, weep, howling for your miseries that are approaching.
1 John 2:15-16
Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.