Matthew 6:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.”
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““Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not--reward ye have not from your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 6:1 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 24:13be sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to you as righteousness before the LORD your God.
- 2 Kings 10:16saying, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!” So he had him ride in his chariot.
- 2 Kings 10:31Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.
- Psalms 112:9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
- Ezekiel 33:31So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
- Daniel 4:27Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
- Zechariah 7:5“Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, was it really for Me that you fasted?
- Zechariah 13:4And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive.
- Matthew 5:16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
- Matthew 5:46If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
- Matthew 5:48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
- Matthew 6:4so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
- Matthew 6:9So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
- Matthew 6:16When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
- Matthew 10:41Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
- Matthew 16:6“Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
- Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
- Matthew 23:5All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
- Matthew 23:13Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
- Matthew 23:28In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
- Matthew 25:40And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
- Mark 8:15“Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
- Luke 11:35Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
- Luke 12:1In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
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