MAT 6
6
Concerning Philanthropic Acts
1 "Be careful not to perform your acts of righteousness publicly before people just to gain their admiration and applause; otherwise, you will receive no reward from your Father in heaven.
2 Therefore, when you give to help the needy, do not announce it with fanfare—like the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets to gain public acclaim. I assure you, they have already received all the reward they are going to get.
3 But when you give to the poor, do it so secretly that even your left hand does not know what your right hand is doing,
4 so that your giving remains hidden. Then your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
Concerning Prayer
Lk. 11:2–4
5 "When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites who love to pray standing prominently in the synagogues and on street corners where everyone can see them. I assure you, they have received their full reward already.
6 But when you pray, go into your private room, shut the door, and pray to your Father who is in secret. Your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
7 "And when you pray, do not babble on with empty, repetitive phrases like the pagans do, who think they will be heard because they use so many words.
8 Do not be like them, for your Father already knows what you need before you even ask Him.
9 Therefore, this is how you should pray:
"Our Father in heaven,
may Your name be treated as holy and revered.
10 May Your kingdom come and Your rule be established,
may Your will be accomplished on earth just as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today the bread we need for this day.
12 Forgive us our debts and sins,
just as we have forgiven those who are indebted to us.
13 And do not lead us into temptation,
but rescue us from the evil one.
14 For if you forgive others their sins and offences against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your offences either.
Concerning Fasting
16 "When you fast, do not put on a gloomy, mournful appearance like the hypocrites do, who deliberately make their faces look miserable so everyone will know they are fasting. I assure you, they have received their full reward.
17 But when you fast, wash your face and anoint your head with oil as usual,
18 so that your fasting will not be obvious to others but only to your Father who is in secret. Your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
Treasures in Heaven
Lk. 12:33–34
19 "Do not accumulate treasures for yourselves here on earth, where moths and rust corrode and destroy them, and where thieves break in and steal.
20 Instead, store up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where neither moths nor rust can destroy, and where thieves cannot break in or steal.
21 For wherever your treasure is, that is where your heart will be focused as well.
The Light of the Body
Lk. 11:34–36
22 "The eye functions as the lamp of the body. So if your eye is healthy and clear, your whole body will be filled with light.
23 But if your eye is diseased and darkened, your whole body will be full of darkness. So if the light within you has become darkness, how profound and terrible that darkness is!
God and Money
Lk. 16:13
24 "No one can serve two masters simultaneously. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money—you must choose.
Anxiety
Lk. 12:22–34
25 "This is why I tell you: Do not be consumed with anxiety about your life—what you will eat or drink—or about your body and what you will wear. Is not life about more than just food? Is not the body worth more than clothing?
26 Look carefully at the birds flying through the sky: They do not plant seeds, harvest crops, or store food in barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them abundantly. Are you not far more valuable to Him than they are?
27 Besides, which of you can add even a single hour to your life or a single inch to your height by worrying?
28 And why do you worry about clothing? Study the wild lilies and how they grow: they do not labour or spin thread to make fabric,
29 yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his magnificent splendour was dressed as beautifully as one of these flowers.
30 Now if God clothes the grass in the field so beautifully—grass that is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven as fuel—will He not take far better care of you, you who have such little faith?
31 Therefore, do not be anxious, constantly asking, "What will we eat?" or "What will we drink?" or "What will we wear?"
32 These are the things unbelievers obsess over and pursue. Your heavenly Father already knows that you need all these things.
33 But seek first and foremost the kingdom of God and His righteousness—make these your top priority—and all these necessities will be provided for you.
34 Therefore, do not be anxious about tomorrow, because tomorrow will have its own concerns. Each day has enough trouble of its own to deal with.
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MAT 6
6
Concerning Philanthropic Acts
1 "Be careful not to perform your acts of righteousness publicly before people just to gain their admiration and applause; otherwise, you will receive no reward from your Father in heaven.
2 Therefore, when you give to help the needy, do not announce it with fanfare—like the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets to gain public acclaim. I assure you, they have already received all the reward they are going to get.
3 But when you give to the poor, do it so secretly that even your left hand does not know what your right hand is doing,
4 so that your giving remains hidden. Then your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
Concerning Prayer
Lk. 11:2–4
5 "When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites who love to pray standing prominently in the synagogues and on street corners where everyone can see them. I assure you, they have received their full reward already.
6 But when you pray, go into your private room, shut the door, and pray to your Father who is in secret. Your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
7 "And when you pray, do not babble on with empty, repetitive phrases like the pagans do, who think they will be heard because they use so many words.
8 Do not be like them, for your Father already knows what you need before you even ask Him.
9 Therefore, this is how you should pray:
"Our Father in heaven,
may Your name be treated as holy and revered.
10 May Your kingdom come and Your rule be established,
may Your will be accomplished on earth just as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today the bread we need for this day.
12 Forgive us our debts and sins,
just as we have forgiven those who are indebted to us.
13 And do not lead us into temptation,
but rescue us from the evil one.
14 For if you forgive others their sins and offences against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your offences either.
Concerning Fasting
16 "When you fast, do not put on a gloomy, mournful appearance like the hypocrites do, who deliberately make their faces look miserable so everyone will know they are fasting. I assure you, they have received their full reward.
17 But when you fast, wash your face and anoint your head with oil as usual,
18 so that your fasting will not be obvious to others but only to your Father who is in secret. Your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
Treasures in Heaven
Lk. 12:33–34
19 "Do not accumulate treasures for yourselves here on earth, where moths and rust corrode and destroy them, and where thieves break in and steal.
20 Instead, store up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where neither moths nor rust can destroy, and where thieves cannot break in or steal.
21 For wherever your treasure is, that is where your heart will be focused as well.
The Light of the Body
Lk. 11:34–36
22 "The eye functions as the lamp of the body. So if your eye is healthy and clear, your whole body will be filled with light.
23 But if your eye is diseased and darkened, your whole body will be full of darkness. So if the light within you has become darkness, how profound and terrible that darkness is!
God and Money
Lk. 16:13
24 "No one can serve two masters simultaneously. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money—you must choose.
Anxiety
Lk. 12:22–34
25 "This is why I tell you: Do not be consumed with anxiety about your life—what you will eat or drink—or about your body and what you will wear. Is not life about more than just food? Is not the body worth more than clothing?
26 Look carefully at the birds flying through the sky: They do not plant seeds, harvest crops, or store food in barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them abundantly. Are you not far more valuable to Him than they are?
27 Besides, which of you can add even a single hour to your life or a single inch to your height by worrying?
28 And why do you worry about clothing? Study the wild lilies and how they grow: they do not labour or spin thread to make fabric,
29 yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his magnificent splendour was dressed as beautifully as one of these flowers.
30 Now if God clothes the grass in the field so beautifully—grass that is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven as fuel—will He not take far better care of you, you who have such little faith?
31 Therefore, do not be anxious, constantly asking, "What will we eat?" or "What will we drink?" or "What will we wear?"
32 These are the things unbelievers obsess over and pursue. Your heavenly Father already knows that you need all these things.
33 But seek first and foremost the kingdom of God and His righteousness—make these your top priority—and all these necessities will be provided for you.
34 Therefore, do not be anxious about tomorrow, because tomorrow will have its own concerns. Each day has enough trouble of its own to deal with.
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