Matthew 6:2

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Matthew 6:2

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Summary

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 refused to grant the desire of the poor or exhausted the eyes of the widow,

The wicked borrow but never pay back; but the righteous are generous and give.

He gives generously to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn is exalted in honor.

Whoever is kind to the poor is lending to the LORD the benefit of his gift will return to him in abundance.

Apportion what you have into seven, or even eight parts, because you don't know what disaster might befall the land.

Isn't it to share your bread with the hungry, and to bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him with clothing, and not to raise yourself up from your own flesh and blood?"

So give what is inside to the poor, and then everything will be clean for you.

"Sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor. Make yourselves wallets that don't wear out a dependable treasure in heaven, where no thief can get close and no moth can destroy anything.

Some thought that, since Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him to buy what they needed for the festival or to give something to the destitute.

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was known for her good actions and acts of charity that she was always doing.

He was a devout man who feared God, as did everyone in his home. He gave many gifts to the poor among the people and always prayed to God.

So all of the disciples decided they would send a contribution to the brothers living in Judea, as they were able,

After many years, I have come back to my people to bring gifts for the poor and to offer sacrifices.

If it is encouraging, devote yourself to encouraging others. If it is sharing, share generously. If it is leading, lead enthusiastically. If it is helping, help cheerfully.

Remember this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.

The only thing they asked us to do was to remember the destitute, the very thing I was eager to do.

The thief must no longer steal but must work hard and do what is good with his own hands, so that he might earn something to give to the needy.

They are to do good, to be rich in good actions, to be generous, and to share.

For I have received considerable joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed, brother, through you.

Do not neglect to do good and to be generous, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

Suppose a brother or sister does not have any clothes or daily food

Whoever speaks must speak God's words. Whoever serves must serve with the strength that God supplies, so that in every way God may be glorified through Jesus, the Messiah. Glory and power belong to him forever and ever! Amen.

Whoever has earthly possessions and notices a brother in need and yet withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God be present in him?

Do not sound a trumpet

Many claim "I'm a loyal person!" but who can find someone who truly is?

"Sound the ram's horn! Like a vulture the enemy will come against the Temple of the LORD, because Israel violated my covenant, transgressing my Law.

As

"And whenever you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to stand in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they will be seen by people. I tell all of you with certainty, they have their full reward!

You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you will see clearly enough to remove the speck from your brother's eye."

You hypocrites! How well did Isaiah prophesy of you when he said,

Red sky in the morning, cloudy and storming.'

Recognizing their wickedness, Jesus asked, "Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door to the kingdom from heaven in people's faces. You don't go in yourselves, and you don't allow those who are trying to enter to go in.

Then his master will punish him severely and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

Therefore the Lord does not have pity on their young men, and has no compassion on their orphans and widows, because each of them was godless and an evildoer, and every mouth spoke folly. "Yet for all this, his anger has not turned away, and his hand is still stretched out, ready to strike.

I'm sending my fury against a godless nation, and I'll command him against the people with whom I'm angry to seize loot and snatch plunder, and to trample them down like mud in the streets.

He told them, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites. As it is written, "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

How can you say to your brother, "Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,' when you don't see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you'll see clearly enough to remove the speck from your brother's eye."

You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, yet you don't know how to interpret the present time?"

The Lord replied to him, "You hypocrites! Doesn't each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey and lead it out of its stall to give it some water?

In the synagogues

They love to have the places of honor at festivals, the best seats in the synagogues,

and to have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

How terrible it will be for you Pharisees! You love to have the places of honor in the synagogues and to be greeted in the marketplaces.

"Beware of the scribes! They like to walk around in long robes and love to be greeted in the marketplaces and to have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

Glory

"I've sinned," Saul said. "But please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me so I may worship the LORD your God."

"I do not accept human praise.

The one who speaks on his own seeks his own praise. But the one who seeks the praise of him who sent him is genuine, and there's nothing false in him.

We did not seek praise from people from you or from anyone else