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Matthew 6:4
that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.
Hypocrisy and sincere devotion
Original words
| English | Original word | Root | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| That | hopōs ὅπως | hopōs | 7 |
| thine | sou σου | sou | 50 |
| alms | eleēmosynē ἐλεημοσύνη | eleēmosynē | 4 |
| may be | ē ᾖ | ō | 3 |
| in | en ἐν | en | 40 |
| secret | kryptō κρυπτῷ | kryptos | 6 |
| and | kai καὶ | kai | 104 |
| thy | sou σου | sou | 50 |
| Father | patēr πατήρ | patēr | 17 |
| which | ho ὁ | ho | 145 |
| seeth | blepōn βλέπων | blepō | 5 |
| in | en ἐν | en | 40 |
| secret | kryptō κρυπτῷ | kryptos | 6 |
| himself | hautos αὑτὸς | autos | 70 |
| shall reward | apodōsei ἀποδώσει | apodidōmi | 5 |
| thee | soi σοι | soi | 8 |
| openly | phanerō φανερῷ | phaneros | 3 |
Memory passages these point to
J-32 Matthew 6:6P-34 Matthew 6:6S-107 Jude 1:23-25
Cross-references 17
seeth in secret himself shall 8
- Matthew 6:6, 18 Matthew 6:18Matthew 6:6J-32 Matthew 6:6P-34 Matthew 6:6
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.
18so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. - Psalms 17:3
3You have tested my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and have found nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
- Psalms 44:21
21Would not God search this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart.
- Psalms 139:1-3, 12
1O LORD, You have searched me and known me. 2You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. 3You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways.
12Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You. - Jeremiah 17:10
10I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.
- Jeremiah 23:24
24Can anyone hide himself in secret places, So I shall not see him?" says the LORD; "Do I not fill heaven and earth?" says the LORD.
- Hebrews 4:13
13And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
- Revelation 2:23
23I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.
reward thee openly 7
- Matthew 10:42
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 25:34-40
34Then the King will say to those on His right hand, "Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.' 37"Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, "Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' 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 Samuel 2:30
30Therefore the LORD God of Israel says: "I said indeed that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever.' But now the LORD says: "Far be it from Me; for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed.
- Luke 8:17
17For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light.
- Luke 14:14
14And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just."
- 1 Corinthians 4:5
5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one's praise will come from God.
- Jude 1:24 S-107 Jude 1:23-25
24Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,