Matthew 6:2

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Matthew 6:2

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Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

When

Do not sound a trumpet

Proverbs 20:6

Hosea 8:1

As

In the synagogues

Luke 20:46

Glory

Bible References

When

“If I have kept the poor from their desire,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous is gracious and gives.

He has given freely to the poor,

His righteousness endures forever;
His horn will be exalted in honor.

One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the Lord,
And He will repay him for his

good deed.

Divide your portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth.

“Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry
And bring the homeless poor into the house;
When you see the naked, to cover him;
And not to hide yourself from your own flesh?

But give that which is within as charity, and then all things are clean for you.

“Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts which do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys.

For some were supposing, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus was saying to him, “Buy the things we have need of for the feast”; or else, that he should give something to the poor.

Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which translated in Greek is called Dorcas); this woman was abounding with deeds of kindness and charity which she continually did.

a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and gave many alms to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually.

And in the proportion that any of the disciples had means, each of them determined to send a contribution for the relief of the brethren living in Judea.

Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and to present offerings;

or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with

liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

They only asked us to remember the poor—the very thing I also was eager to do.

He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need.

Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,

For I have come to have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food,

Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving

by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?

Do not sound a trumpet

Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
But who can find a trustworthy man?

Put the trumpet to your lips!

Like an eagle the enemy comes against the house of the Lord,

Because they have transgressed My covenant
And rebelled against My law.

As

“When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners

so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.

You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:

And in the morning, ‘There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?

But Jesus perceived their malice, and said, “Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites?

“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.

and will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Therefore the Lord does not take pleasure in their young men,

Nor does He have pity on their orphans or their widows;

For every one of them is godless and an evildoer,
And every mouth is speaking foolishness.

In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away

And His hand is still stretched out.

I send it against a godless nation
And commission it against the people of My fury
To capture booty and to seize plunder,
And to trample them down like mud in the streets.

And He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:
‘This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far away from Me.

Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye.

You hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why do you not analyze this present time?

But the Lord answered him and said, “You hypocrites, does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead him away to water him?

In the synagogues

“When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners

so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues,

and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets,

Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the respectful greetings in the market places.

“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love respectful greetings in the market places, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets,

Glory

Then he said, “I have sinned; but please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and go back with me, that I may worship the Lord your God.”

I do not receive glory from men;

He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, even though as apostles of Christ we might have asserted our authority.