Matthew 6:4 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁴ so that your giving to poor people may be done secretly. Then your Father, who sees what is done secretly, will pay you back.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ So that your deeds of charity may be in secret; and your Father Who sees in secret will reward you openly.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

Common English Bible

⁴ so that you may give to the poor in secret. Your Father who sees what you do in secret will reward you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ so that your almsgiving may be in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will repay you.

Matthew 6:4 Cross References

Matthew 6:18

so that people will not see that you are fasting, but [only] your Father who is in secret [will know about it]. For, [since] He sees [what is done] in secret, He will repay you.

Matthew 6:6

But when you pray, go to a private place and after closing the door, pray to your Father who is in a secret place, and [since] He sees in secret places, He will reward you.

Luke 14:14

Then you will receive a blessing, because these people do not have anything to pay you back with, for you will be paid back when righteous people are raised from the dead.”

Luke 8:17

For there is nothing done in obscurity that will not be made known [openly], and nothing done secretly that will not [eventually] become known and be revealed.

Jude 1:24

Now, may there be honor and majesty and power to God, who is able to guard you people from stumbling [and falling away from Him, See Gal. 5:4], and [who is able] to place you before His glorious presence without any [moral] blemish, but with great joy.

Hebrews 4:13

And no created being is hidden from God’s sight, but everything is laid bare and is openly visible to the eyes of God, to whom we must give account.

Matthew 10:42

Truly I tell you, whoever gives a mere drink of cold water to one of these least significant [disciples of mine] because he is a disciple, will certainly not lose his [temporal or eternal] reward.”

Revelation 2:23

And I will strike her children dead [or, “kill her children by some terrible calamity” See Ex. 5:3 LXX]. Then all the churches will know that I am the One who searches the inmost being of people. [Note: The Greek says, “searches the kidneys and hearts.” In that day these internal organs stood for the inner thoughts, emotions, etc.]. And I will repay each one of you people according to what you have done.

1 Corinthians 4:5

So, do not judge anything until the appointed time, when the Lord returns [i.e., to do the judging] He will both shed light on the hidden things done in the dark and make known the motives of people’s hearts. Then each person [i.e., who deserves it] will receive praise from God.

Matthew 6:3

But when you give money to help poor people, do not allow your left hand to know what your right hand is doing [i.e., do it inconspicuously]