Matthew 6:4

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“so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

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BSBPD

“so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“that thy kindness may be in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret Himself shall reward thee manifestly.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 6:4 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 2:30Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
  2. Psalms 17:3You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.
  3. Psalms 44:21would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?
  4. Psalms 139:1O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
  5. Psalms 139:12even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.
  6. Jeremiah 17:10I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
  7. Jeremiah 23:24“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
  8. Matthew 6:6But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
  9. Matthew 6:18so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
  10. Matthew 10:42And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
  11. Matthew 25:34Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
  12. Luke 8:17For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.
  13. Luke 14:14and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
  14. 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
  15. Hebrews 4:13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
  16. Jude 1:24Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
  17. Revelation 2:23Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

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