Matthew 6:4 - Plain English Version

⁴ Keep it a secret. You know, God, your father, always sees what you do in secret, and he will be properly good to you for doing that.”

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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

Then nobody will know that you have stopped eating. But God your father knows. Nobody can see him, but he sees everything you do. He will see what you do in a secret way, and he will be properly good to you for it.”

Matthew 6:3

Whenever you give something to help somebody, don’t tell anyone else about it, not even your best friend.

Matthew 6:6

And Jesus said, “I’ll tell you the right way to pray. Go away from other people to a place where you can be alone, like go into a little room in your house and close the door. There you can pray to God, your father. He is in that secret place. And he sees what you do. He will listen to you, and he will be properly good to you for respecting him.

Luke 14:14

There’s no way they can pay you for that food. But God will make you really happy on the day when he will make everyone alive again. At that time, he will pay you properly for that good thing you did for those poor people.”

1 Corinthians 4:5

So I’m telling you, don’t judge people before the right time comes. You have to wait until our leader Jesus comes back again from heaven. He knows every secret. He will show everyone the secret things that people think about doing. And at that time God will praise each of his good workers, and he will say good things about them.

Jude 1:24

All right, I’ll finish my letter now. God can keep you safe so that you don’t go the wrong way. He can make you good and clean inside yourself, so that there aren’t any bad parts in you. Yes, one day, he will make you properly good, so that he can bring you close to himself. You will come near to the beautiful light that shines from him. He is very great and good, and you will stand with him. And you will be very, very happy.