Matthew 6
6
Concerning Charitable Giving
1“Be sure that you do not do your righteous deeds before men to be seen by them. # Mt 23:5 Otherwise you have no reward # Mt 6:16 from your Father who is in heaven.
2“Therefore, when you do your charitable deeds, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be honored by men. # Jn 5:44 Truly I say to you, they have their reward. # Mt 6:5 3But when you do your charitable deeds, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4so that your righteous deeds may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly. # Mt 6:6, 18
The Lord’s Prayer
Lk 11:1–4
5“When you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing # Mk 11:25 in the synagogues and on the street corners that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward. # Mt 6:16 6But you, when you pray, enter your closet, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret. # 2Ki 4:33; Isa 26:20 And your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. 7But when you pray, do not use vain repetitions, as the heathen do. # 1Ki 18:26–29 For they think that they will be heard for their much speaking. 8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you have need of before you ask Him. # Ps 38:9; Mt 6:32
9“Pray then in this manner:
Our Father, who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10Your kingdom come; # Mt 3:2; 4:17
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11Give us this day our daily bread. # Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16
12And forgive us our debts, # Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1
as we forgive our debtors.
13And lead us not into temptation, # 1Co 10:13
but deliver us from the evil one. # Jn 17:15
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
14For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. # Mk 11:25; Eph 4:32 15But if you do not forgive men for their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. # Mt 18:35
Concerning Fasting
16“Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces so they may appear to men to be fasting. # Ps 35:13 Truly I say to you, they have their reward. # Mt 6:2 17But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 18so that you will not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. # Mt 6:4, 6
Treasures in Heaven
Lk 12:33–34
19“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth # Lk 12:21; Heb 13:5 where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. 20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, # Mt 19:21; Lk 12:33 where neither moth nor rust destroy and where thieves do not break in nor steal, 21for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. # Lk 12:34
The Light of the Body
Lk 11:34–36
22“The light of the body is the eye. Therefore, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light. 23But if your eye is unhealthy, # Mt 20:15; Mk 7:22 your whole body will be full of darkness. Therefore, if the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
God and Money
24“No one can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. # Lk 16:13
Care and Anxiety
Lk 12:22–34
25“Therefore, I say to you, take no thought about your life, # Php 4:6 what you will eat, or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. # Mt 6:31, 34 Is not life more than food and the body than clothing? 26Look at the birds of the air, for they do not sow, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they? # Job 38:41; Ps 147:9 27Who among you by taking thought can add one cubit # 6:27 A cubit is about half a meter. to his stature?
28“Why take thought about clothing? # Mt 6:25, 31 Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They neither spin nor weave. 29Yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these. # 1Ki 10:4–7; 2Ch 9:4–6 30Therefore, if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is here and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? # Mt 8:26; 14:31 31Therefore, take no thought, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ # 1Pe 5:7 32For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. # Mt 6:8; Lk 12:30 33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you. # 1Ki 3:11–13 34Therefore, take no thought about tomorrow, # Mt 6:25 for tomorrow will take thought about the things of itself. Sufficient to the day is the trouble thereof.
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Matthew 6
6
Jesus Teaches About Giving
1“Be careful! When you do something good, don’t do it in front of others so that they will see you. If you do that, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2“When you give to those who are poor, don’t announce that you are giving. Don’t be like the hypocrites. When they are in the synagogues and on the streets, they blow trumpets before they give so that people will see them. They want everyone to praise them. The truth is, that’s all the reward they will get. 3So when you give to the poor, don’t let anyone know what you are doing.#6:3 don’t … doing Literally, “don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.” 4Your giving should be done in private. Your Father can see what is done in private, and he will reward you.
Jesus Teaches About Prayer
(Lk. 11:2–4)
5“When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites. They love to stand in the synagogues and on the street corners and pray loudly. They want people to see them. The truth is, that’s all the reward they will get. 6But when you pray, you should go into your room and close the door. Then pray to your Father. He is there in that private place. He can see what is done in private, and he will reward you.
7“And when you pray, don’t be like the people who don’t know God. They say the same things again and again. They think that if they say it enough, their god will hear them. 8Don’t be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9So this is how you should pray:
‘Our Father in heaven,
we pray that your name will always be kept holy.
10We pray that your kingdom will come—
that what you want will be done here on earth, the same as in heaven.
11Give us the food we need for today.
12Forgive our sins,
just as we have forgiven those who did wrong to us.
13Don’t let us be tempted,
but save us from the Evil One.’#6:13 Some Greek copies add: “For the kingdom and the power and the glory belong to you forever and ever. Amen.”
14Yes, if you forgive others for the wrongs they do to you, then your Father in heaven will also forgive your wrongs. 15But if you don’t forgive others, then your Father in heaven will not forgive the wrongs you do.
Jesus Teaches About Fasting
16“When you fast, don’t make yourselves look sad like the hypocrites. They put a look of suffering on their faces so that people will see they are fasting. The truth is, that’s all the reward they will get. 17So when you fast, wash your face and make yourself look nice. 18Then no one will know you are fasting, except your Father, who is with you even in private. He can see what is done in private, and he will reward you.
You Cannot Serve Two Masters
(Lk. 12:33–34; 11:34–36; 16:13)
19“Don’t save treasures for yourselves here on earth. Moths and rust will destroy them. And thieves can break into your house and steal them. 20Instead, save your treasures in heaven, where they cannot be destroyed by moths or rust and where thieves cannot break in and steal them. 21Your heart will be where your treasure is.
22“The only source of light for the body is the eye. If you look at people and want to help them, you will be full of light. 23But if you look at people in a selfish way, you will be full of darkness. And if the only light you have is really darkness, you have the worst kind of darkness.#6:23 Literally, “22 The lamp of the body is the eye. So, if your eye is pure, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be dark. So, if the light in you is darkness, how much is the darkness.”
24“You cannot serve two masters at the same time. You will hate one and love the other, or you will be loyal to one and not care about the other. You cannot serve God and Money#6:24 Money Or “mamona,” an Aramaic word meaning “wealth.” at the same time.
Put God’s Kingdom First
(Lk. 12:22–34)
25“So I tell you, don’t worry about the things you need to live—what you will eat, drink, or wear. Life is more important than food, and the body is more important than what you put on it. 26Look at the birds. They don’t plant, harvest, or save food in barns, but your heavenly Father feeds them. Don’t you know you are worth much more than they are? 27You cannot add any time to your life by worrying about it.
28“And why do you worry about clothes? Look at the wildflowers in the field. See how they grow. They don’t work or make clothes for themselves. 29But I tell you that even Solomon, the great and rich king, was not dressed as beautifully as one of these flowers. 30If God makes what grows in the field so beautiful, what do you think he will do for you? It’s just grass—one day it’s alive, and the next day someone throws it into a fire. But God cares enough to make it beautiful. Surely he will do much more for you. Your faith is so small!
31“Don’t worry and say, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ 32That’s what those people who don’t know God are always thinking about. Don’t worry, because your Father in heaven knows that you need all these things. 33What you should want most is God’s kingdom and doing what he wants you to do. Then he will give you all these other things you need. 34So don’t worry about tomorrow. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Tomorrow will have its own worries.
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