Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
so that your giving may be done in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you."
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Holman Bible
A Conservative Version
so that thy charity may be in secret. And thy Father who sees in secret will himself reward thee in the open.
American Standard Version
that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
so that your giving to poor people may be done secretly. Then your Father, who sees what is done secretly, will pay you back.
Anderson New Testament
that your charitable deeds may be in secret; and. your Father, who sees in secret, himself will reward you openly.
Bible in Basic English
So that your giving may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.
Common New Testament
so that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Daniel Mace New Testament
that your alms may be secret: and your father who sees your secret actions, shall reward you.
Darby Translation
so that thine alms may be in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will render it to thee.
Godbey New Testament
in order that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who sees in secret will reward thee openly.
Goodspeed New Testament
so that your charity may be secret, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.
John Wesley New Testament
That thy alms may be in secret, and thy father who seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
Julia Smith Translation
That thine alms might be in secret; and thy Father, who seeing in secret, shall give back to thee openly.
King James 2000
That your alms may be in secret: and your Father who sees in secret himself shall reward you openly.
Lexham Expanded Bible
in order that your charitable giving may be in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Modern King James verseion
so that your merciful deeds may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret Himself shall reward you openly.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
that thine alms may be secret: and thy father which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
Moffatt New Testament
so as to keep your alms secret; then your Father who sees what is secret will reward you openly.
Montgomery New Testament
"so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
NET Bible
so that your gift may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
New Heart English Bible
so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Noyes New Testament
that thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee.
Sawyer New Testament
that your charity may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you.
The Emphasized Bible
that thine alms may be in secret, - and, thy Father, who seeth in secret, will give it back to thee.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret, will himself reward thee openly.
Twentieth Century New Testament
So that your charity may be secret; and your Father, who sees what is in secret, will recompense you.
Webster
That thy alms may be in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret, himself will reward thee openly.
Weymouth New Testament
that your charities may be in secret; and then your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.
Williams New Testament
so that your deed of charity may be secret, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.
World English Bible
so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
Worrell New Testament
that your alms may be in secret; and your Father, Who seeth in secret, will recompense you.
Worsley New Testament
that thine alms may be in secret, and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will himself reward thee openly.
Youngs Literal Translation
that thy kindness may be in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret Himself shall reward thee manifestly.
Themes
Adoption » Should produce » An avoidance of ostentation
Alms » Commandments and practices concerning
Pharisees » Hypocrisy of, reproved » By jesus
Topics
Interlinear
En
ἐν
En
Usage: 2128
Kruptos
κρυπτός
Kruptos
Usage: 8
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 6:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Mount: Charitable Giving
3 But when you give to the poor, don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be done in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you." 5 "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!
Cross References
Matthew 6:6
But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father who is hidden. And your Father who sees from the hidden place will reward you.
Matthew 6:18
so that your fasting will not be noticed by others but by your Father who is in the hidden place. And your Father who watches from the hidden place will reward you."
Jeremiah 17:10
I am the LORD who searches the heart, who tests the inner depths to give to each person according to what he deserves, according to the fruit of his deeds.
Psalm 44:21
wouldn't God find out since he knows the secrets of the heart?
Jeremiah 23:24
If a person hides himself in secret places, will I not see him?" declares the LORD. "I fill the heavens and the earth, do I not?" declares the LORD.
Hebrews 4:13
No creature can hide from him, but everyone is exposed and helpless before the eyes of the one to whom we must give a word of explanation.
Revelation 2:23
I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts. I will reward each of you as your actions deserve.
1 Samuel 2:30
"Therefore, the LORD God of Israel has declared, "I did, in fact, say that your family and your ancestor's family would walk before me forever,' but now the LORD declares, "Far be it from me! The one who honors me I'll honor, and the one who despises me is to be treated with contempt.
Psalm 17:3
When you probe my heart, and examine me at night; when you refine me, you will find nothing wrong, for I have determined that I will not transgress with my mouth.
Psalm 139:1-3
LORD, you have examined me; you have known me.
Psalm 139:12
even darkness isn't dark to you, darkness and light are the same to you.
Matthew 10:42
I tell all of you with certainty, whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple will never lose his reward."
Matthew 25:34-40
"Then the king will say to those on his right, "Come, you who have been blessed by my Father! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world,
Luke 8:17
There is nothing hidden that won't be revealed, and there is nothing secret that won't become known and come to light.
Luke 14:14
Then you will be blessed because they can't repay you. And you will be repaid when the righteous are resurrected."
1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore, stop judging prematurely, before the Lord comes, for he will bring to light what is now hidden in darkness and reveal the motives of our hearts. Then each person will receive his praise from God.
Jude 1:24
Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling and to make you stand joyful and faultless in his glorious presence,