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Matthew 6:2
Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
Hypocrisy and sincere devotion
Original words
| English | Original word | Root | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | oun οὖν | oun | 13 |
| when | hotan Ὅταν | hotan | 5 |
| thou doest | poiēs ποιῇς | poieō | 24 |
| [thine] | supplied in English | ||
| alms | eleēmosynēn ἐλεημοσύνην | eleēmosynē | 4 |
| do | salpisēs σαλπίσῃς | salpizō | 2 |
| not | mē μὴ | mē | 29 |
| sound a trumpet | salpisēs σαλπίσῃς | salpizō | 2 |
| before | emprosthen ἔμπροσθέν | emprosthen | 5 |
| thee | sou σου | sou | 50 |
| as | hōsper ὥσπερ | hōsper | 5 |
| the | hoi οἱ | ho | 145 |
| hypocrites | hypokritai ὑποκριταὶ | hypokritēs | 4 |
| do | poiousin ποιοῦσιν | poieō | 24 |
| in | en ἐν | en | 40 |
| the | tais ταῖς | ho | 145 |
| synagogues | synagōgais συναγωγαῖς | synagōgē | 2 |
| and | kai καὶ | kai | 104 |
| in | en ἐν | en | 40 |
| the | tais ταῖς | ho | 145 |
| streets | rhymais ῥύμαις | rhymē | 1 |
| that | hopōs ὅπως | hopōs | 7 |
| they may have glory | doxasthōsin δοξασθῶσιν | doxazō | 2 |
| of | hypo ὑπὸ | hypo | 3 |
| men | anthrōpōn ἀνθρώπων | anthrōpos | 12 |
| Verily | amēn ἀμὴν | amēn | 6 |
| I say | legō λέγω | legō | 17 |
| unto you | hymin ὑμῖν | hymin | 21 |
| They have | apechousin ἀπέχουσιν | apechō | 3 |
| their | autōn αὐτῶν | autos | 70 |
| reward | misthon μισθὸν | misthos | 6 |
Memory passages these point to
J-103 2 Corinthians 9:1-13J-34 Matthew 23:13-22J-7 James 2:15-18J-91 Luke 6:35-43P-107 2 Corinthians 9:1-7P-36 Matthew 23:1-12S-52 1 Peter 4:8-19S-7 James 2:14-18S-82 Matthew 23:17-39S-93 Luke 6:42-45
Cross-references 52
when thou doest [thine] alms 23
- Job 31:16-20
16"If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or caused the eyes of the widow to fail, 17Or eaten my morsel by myself, So that the fatherless could not eat of it 18(But from my youth I reared him as a father, And from my mother's womb I guided the widow ); 19If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or any poor man without covering; 20If his heart has not blessed me, And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
- Psalms 37:21
21The wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives.
- Psalms 112:9
9He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever; His horn will be exalted with honor.
- Proverbs 19:17
17He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, And He will pay back what he has given.
- Ecclesiastes 11:2
2Give a serving to seven, and also to eight, For you do not know what evil will be on the earth.
- Isaiah 58:7, 10-12
7Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh?
10If you extend your soul to the hungry And satisfy the afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness shall be as the noonday. 11The LORD will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. 12Those from among you Shall build the old waste places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In. - Luke 11:41
41But rather give alms of such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.
- Luke 12:33
33Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys.
- John 13:29
29For some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus had said to him, "Buy those things we need for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.
- Acts 9:36
36At Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which she did.
- Acts 10:2, 4, 31
2a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always.
4And when he observed him, he was afraid, and said, "What is it, lord?" So he said to him, "Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God.
31and said, "Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your alms are remembered in the sight of God. - Acts 11:29
29Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea.
- Acts 24:17
17"Now after many years I came to bring alms and offerings to my nation,
- Romans 12:8
8he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
- 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 J-103 2 Corinthians 9:1-13P-107 2 Corinthians 9:1-7
6But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. 8And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. 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, 11while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. 12For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, 13while, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men, 14and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you. 15Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
- Galatians 2:10
10They desired only that we should remember the poor, the very thing which I also was eager to do.
- Ephesians 4:28
28Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.
- 1 Timothy 6:18
18Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share,
- Philemon 1:7
7For we have great joy and consolation in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.
- Hebrews 13:16
16But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
- James 2:15-16 J-7 James 2:15-18S-7 James 2:14-18
15If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16and one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?
- 1 Peter 4:11 S-52 1 Peter 4:8-19
11If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
- 1 John 3:17-19
17But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? 18My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 19And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.
do not sound a trumpet before thee 2
- Proverbs 20:6
6Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, But who can find a faithful man?
- Hosea 8:1
1"Set the trumpet to your mouth! He shall come like an eagle against the house of the LORD, Because they have transgressed My covenant And rebelled against My law.
as the hypocrites do 13
- Matthew 6:5 Matthew 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.
- Matthew 7:5 Matthew 7:5
5Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
- Matthew 15:7
7Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
- Matthew 16:3
3and in the morning, "It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.
- Matthew 22:18
18But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, "Why do you test Me, you hypocrites?
- Matthew 23:13-19 J-34 Matthew 23:13-22S-82 Matthew 23:17-39
13"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. 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. 15"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. 16"Woe to you, blind guides, who say, "Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged to perform it.' 17Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold? 18And, "Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged to perform it.' 19Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
- Matthew 24:51
51and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Isaiah 9:17
17Therefore the Lord will have no joy in their young men, Nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows; For everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer, And every mouth speaks folly. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.
- Isaiah 10:6
6I will send him against an ungodly nation, And against the people of My wrath I will give him charge, To seize the spoil, to take the prey, And to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
- Mark 7:6
6He answered and said to them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: "This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me.
- Luke 6:42 J-91 Luke 6:35-43S-93 Luke 6:42-45
42Or how can you say to your brother, "Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother's eye.
- Luke 12:56
56Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time?
- Luke 13:15
15The Lord then answered him and said, "Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it?
in the synagogues and in the streets 5
- Matthew 6:5 Matthew 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.
- Matthew 23:6 P-36 Matthew 23:1-12
6They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,
- Mark 12:39
39the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts,
- Luke 11:43
43Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.
- Luke 20:46
46"Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts,
glory of men 4
- 1 Samuel 15:30
30Then he said, "I have sinned; yet honor me now, please, before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD your God."
- John 5:41, 44
41"I do not receive honor from men.
44How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God? - John 7:18
18He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:6
6Nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, when we might have made demands as apostles of Christ.
Verily I say unto you 2
- 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 5:18 Matthew 5:18
18For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.