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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.

New American Standard Bible

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

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

“Don’t collect for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

International Standard Version

"Stop storing up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

A Conservative Version

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust deteriorates, and where thieves break through 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

“Do not store up for yourselves [material] treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

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.

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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Lay
θησαυρίζω 
thesaurizo 
Usage: 5

not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

up
θησαυρίζω 
thesaurizo 
Usage: 5

ὑμῖν 
Humin 
you, ye, your, not tr,
Usage: 293

θησαυρός 
thesauros 
Usage: 4

ἐπί 
Epi 
on, in, upon, unto, to,
Usage: 644

γῆ 
Ge 
Usage: 186

ὅπου 
Hopou 
ὅπου 
Hopou 
Usage: 42
Usage: 42

σής 
Ses 
Usage: 0

and





and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

βρῶσις 
Brosis 
Usage: 5

ἀφανίζω 
Aphanizo 
Usage: 2

κλέπτης 
Kleptes 
Usage: 6

διορύσσω 
Diorusso 
Usage: 0

Devotionals

Devotionals about Matthew 6:19

Devotionals containing Matthew 6:19

Images Matthew 6:19

Prayers for Matthew 6:19

Context Readings

The Sermon On The Mount: Treasure In Heaven

18 So that no one may see that you are going without food, but your Father in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward. 19 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. 20 But make a store for yourselves in heaven, where it will not be turned to dust and where thieves do not come in to take it away:

Cross References

Hebrews 13:5

Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times.

Luke 12:21

So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

1 Timothy 6:17

Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;

Job 31:24

If I made gold my hope, or if I ever said to the best gold, I have put my faith in you;

Psalm 39:6

Truly, every man goes on his way like an image; he is troubled for no purpose: he makes a great store of wealth, and has no knowledge of who will get it.

Psalm 62:10

Have no faith in the rewards of evil-doing, or in profits wrongly made: if your wealth is increased, do not put your hopes on it.

Proverbs 11:4

Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.

Proverbs 16:16

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.

Proverbs 23:4-5

Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money

Ecclesiastes 2:26

To the man with whom he is pleased, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him in whom God has pleasure. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.

Ecclesiastes 5:10-14

He who has a love for silver never has enough silver, or he who has love for wealth, enough profit. This again is to no purpose.

Zephaniah 1:18

Even their silver and their gold will not be able to keep them safe in the day of the Lord's wrath; but all the land will be burned up in the fire of his bitter wrath: for he will put an end, even suddenly, to all who are living in the land.

Matthew 19:21

Jesus said to him, If you have a desire to be complete, go, get money for your property, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come after me.

Luke 12:33

Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.

Luke 18:22

And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.

Luke 18:24

And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!

1 Timothy 6:8-10

But if we have food and a roof over us, let that be enough.

James 5:1-3

Come now, you men of wealth, give yourselves to weeping and crying because of the bitter troubles which are coming to you.

1 John 2:15-16

Have no love for the world or for the things which are in the world. If any man has love for the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

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