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Matthew 6:1

"Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Hypocrisy and sincere devotion

Key words: eleēmosynē misthos prosechō patēr

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English	Original word	Root	#
Take heed	prosechete Προσέχετε	prosechō	2
that ye do	poiein ποιεῖν	poieō	24
not	mē μὴ	mē	29
your	hymōn ὑμῶν	hymōn	29
alms	eleēmosynēn ἐλεημοσύνην	eleēmosynē	4
before	emprosthen ἔμπροσθεν	emprosthen	5
men	anthrōpōn ἀνθρώπων	anthrōpos	12
to be seen	theathēnai θεαθῆναι	theaomai	1
of them	autois αὐτοῖς	autos	70
	ei εἰ	ei	7
	de δὲ	de	32
otherwise	mēge μήγε	mē	29
ye have	echete ἔχετε	echō	5
no	ouk οὐκ	ou	25
reward	misthon μισθὸν	misthos	6
of	para παρὰ	para	1
your	hymōn ὑμῶν	hymōn	29
Father	patri πατρὶ	patēr	17
which	tō τῷ	ho	145
is in	en ἐν	en	40
heaven	ouranois οὐρανοῖς	ouranos	19

Memory passages these point to

J-103 2 Corinthians 9:1-13 J-32 Matthew 6:6 J-34 Matthew 23:13-22 J-4 Hebrews 11:24-26 J-85 Matthew 23:25-28 P-34 Matthew 6:6 P-36 Matthew 23:1-12 P-4 Hebrews 11:24-26 S-4 Hebrews 11:24-26 S-47 Galatians 6:12-17 S-82 Matthew 23:17-39

Cross-references 37

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heed that ye do not your 5

Matthew 16:6
6Then Jesus said to them, "Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees."
Mark 8:15
15Then He charged them, saying, "Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."
Luke 11:35
35Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.
Luke 12:1, 15
1In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
15And He said to them, "Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses."
Hebrews 2:1
1Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.

alms before men 4

Deuteronomy 24:13
13You shall in any case return the pledge to him again when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his own garment and bless you; and it shall be righteousness to you before the LORD your God.
Psalms 112:9
9He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever; His horn will be exalted with honor.
Daniel 4:27
27Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable to you; break off your sins by being righteous, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your prosperity."
2 Corinthians 9:9-10 J-103 2 Corinthians 9:1-13
9As it is written: "He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever." 10Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness,

to be seen of them 11

Matthew 6:5, 16 Matthew 6:16Matthew 6:5
5"And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
16"Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
Matthew 5:16 Matthew 5:16
16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
Matthew 23:5, 14, 28-30 J-34 Matthew 23:13-22 J-85 Matthew 23:25-28 P-36 Matthew 23:1-12 S-82 Matthew 23:17-39
5But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments.
14Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
28Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. 29"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, 30and say, "If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.'
2 Kings 10:16, 31
16Then he said, "Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD." So they had him ride in his chariot.
31But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart; for he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam, who had made Israel sin.
Ezekiel 33:31
31So they come to you as people do, they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their hearts pursue their own gain.
Zechariah 7:5
5"Say to all the people of the land, and to the priests: "When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months during those seventy years, did you really fast for Me--for Me?
Zechariah 13:4
4"And it shall be in that day that every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies; they will not wear a robe of coarse hair to deceive.
Luke 16:15
15And He said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
John 5:44
44How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God?
John 12:43
43for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
Galatians 6:12 S-47 Galatians 6:12-17
12As many as desire to make a good showing in the flesh, these would compel you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.

otherwise ye have no reward 9

Matthew 6:4, 6 Matthew 6:4Matthew 6:6J-32 Matthew 6:6 P-34 Matthew 6:6
4that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.
6But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
Matthew 5:46 Matthew 5:46
46For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
Matthew 10:41-42
41He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward."
Matthew 16:27
27For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.
Matthew 25:40
40And the King will answer and say to them, "Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.'
1 Corinthians 9:17-18
17For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have been entrusted with a stewardship. 18What is my reward then? That when I preach the gospel, I may present the gospel of Christ without charge, that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel.
Hebrews 6:10
10For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
Hebrews 11:26 J-4 Hebrews 11:24-26 P-4 Hebrews 11:24-26 S-4 Hebrews 11:24-26
26esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
2 John 1:8
8Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things we worked for, but that we may receive a full reward.

of your Father which is in heaven 2

Matthew 6:9 Matthew 6:9
9In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
Matthew 5:48 Matthew 5:48
48Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.