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 have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

The wicked borrows, and never pays again; but the righteous shows mercy, and gives.

He has scattered abroad; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn shall be lifted up with honor.

He who has pity upon the poor lends to Jehovah, and He will reward his dealing to him.

Give a share to seven, and also to eight; for you know not what evil shall be on the earth.

Is it not to break your bread to the hungry, and that you should bring home the wandering poor? When will you see the naked and cover him; and you will not hide yourself from your own flesh?

But give alms of such things as you have, and behold, all things are clean to you.

Sell what you have and give alms. Make for yourselves purses which do not become old, an unfailing treasure in Heaven, where no thief comes nor moth corrupts.

For some thought, because Judas had the moneybag, that Jesus had said to him, Buy what we have need of for the feast; or that he should give something to the poor.

And in Joppa was a certain disciple named Tabitha (which translated is called Dorcas). She was full of good works and kind deeds which she did.

one devout and fearing God, with all his household, both doing many merciful deeds to the people, and praying continually to God.

And the disciples, as any were prospered, determined each of them to send for ministry to those brothers who lived in Judea,

And after many years I came to bring alms and offerings to my nation.

or he who exhorts, in the encouragement; or he who shares, in simplicity; or he who takes the lead, in diligence; or he who shows mercy, in cheerfulness.

But I say this, He who sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully.

Only they asked that we remember the poor, which very thing I was eager to do.

Let him who stole steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, so that he may have something to give to him who needs.

that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to share, to be generous,

For we have great joy and consolation over your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.

But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

If anyone speaks, let it be as the words of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as of the ability which God gives, so that God may be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory, and the might forever and ever. Amen.

But whoever has this world's goods and sees his brother having need, and shuts up his bowels from him, how does the love of God dwell in him?

Do not sound a trumpet

Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, but a faithful man who can find?

Put a trumpet to your mouth. He comes like an eagle against the house of Jehovah, because they have broken My covenant and have sinned against My Law.

As

And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

Hypocrite! First cast the beam out of your own eye, and then you shall see clearly to cast the splinter out of your brother's eye.

Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

And in the morning, Foul weather today; for the sky is red and gloomy. Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky, but you cannot see the signs of the times!

But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why do you tempt Me, hypocrites?

But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of Heaven against men. For you neither go in, nor do you allow those entering to go in.

And He shall cut him apart and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

For this the Lord shall not rejoice over their young men, nor shall He have mercy on their orphans and widows; for everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks foolishness. In all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.

I will send him against an ungodly nation, and against the people of My wrath. I will command him to take the plunder, and to strip off the spoil, and to trample them like the mud of the streets.

But He answered and said to them, Well has Isaiah prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, "This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.

Or how can you say to your brother, Brother, let me pull out the splinter in your eye, when you yourself do not see the beam that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First cast out the beam out of your own eye, and then you shall see clearly to pull out the splinter that is in your brother's eye.

Hypocrites! You know to discern the face of the heaven and the earth, but how is it that you do not discern this time?

And the Lord answered him and said, Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the sabbath loosen his ox or ass from the stall and lead it away, to give it drink?

In the synagogues

And they love the first couch at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

and the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost places at feasts

Woe to you, Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and greetings in the markets.

Beware of the scribes who desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the first seats in the synagogues, and the chief places at the feasts;

Glory

Then he said, I have sinned. Please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and turn again with me. And I shall worship Jehovah your God.

I do not receive honor from men.

He who speaks of himself seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of Him who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him.

Nor did we seek glory from men, neither from you nor from others, being able to be so with heaviness, as apostles of Christ.