Matthew 6:1

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Matthew 6:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 “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.

2 So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

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Matthew 16:6

“Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

Mark 8:15

“Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”

Luke 11:35

Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

Luke 12:1

In 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.

Luke 12:15

And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Hebrews 2:1

We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

Deuteronomy 24:13

be 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.

Psalms 112:9

He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, 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.”

2 Corinthians 9:9

As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”

2 Corinthians 9:10

Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.

Matthew 6:5

And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

Matthew 6:16

When 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 5:16

In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Matthew 23:5

All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

Matthew 23:28

In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

Matthew 23:29

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.

Matthew 23:30

And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’

2 Kings 10:16

saying, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!” So he had him ride in his chariot.

2 Kings 10:31

Yet 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.

Ezekiel 33:31

So 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.

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 13:4

And 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.

Luke 16:15

So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.

John 5:44

How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

John 12:43

For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.

Galatians 6:12

Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.

Matthew 6:4

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

Matthew 6:6

But 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.

Matthew 5:46

If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?

Matthew 10:41

Whoever 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 10:42

And 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.”

Matthew 16:27

For 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 25:40

And 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.’

1 Corinthians 9:17

If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.

1 Corinthians 9:18

What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.

Hebrews 11:26

He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.

2 John 1:8

Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.

Matthew 6:9

So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.

Matthew 5:48

Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.