Matthew 6:1 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ “Beware of doing your kind deeds before men, in order to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in the heavens.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ TAKE CARE not to do your good deeds publicly or before men, in order to be seen by them; otherwise you will have no reward [reserved for and awaiting you] with and from your Father Who is in heaven.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

Common English Bible

¹ “Be careful that you don’t practice your religion in front of people to draw their attention. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ "Pay attention, lest you perform your justice before men, in order to be seen by them; otherwise you shall not have a reward with your Father, who is in heaven.

Matthew 6:1 Cross References

2 Kings 10:16

And he said, “Come with me, and see my ardour for יהוה.” And they made him ride in his chariot.

2 Kings 10:31

But Yĕ

Psalm 112:9

He scattered abroad, He gave to the poor, His righteousness is standing forever. His horn is exalted with esteem.

Ezekiel 33:31

“And they come to you as people do, and they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not do them. For with their mouth they show much love – their hearts pursue their greedy gain.

Daniel 4:27

“Therefore, O sovereign, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your crookednesses by showing favour to the poor – your prosperity might be extended.”

Zechariah 13:4

“And it shall be in that day that the prophets shall be ashamed, everyone of his vision when he prophesies, and not put a hairy robe on in order to deceive,

Zechariah 7:5

“Speak to all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, ‘When you fasted and lamented in the fifth and seventh months all these seventy years, did you truly fast for Me – for Me?

Matthew 16:27

“For the Son of Aḏ

Matthew 16:6

And יהושע  said to them, “Mind! And beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.”

Matthew 23:13

“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the reign of the heavens before men, for you do not go in, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.

Matthew 23:5

“And they do all their works to be seen by men, and they make their t’fillen wide and lengthen the tzitziyot of their garments,

Matthew 25:40

“And the Sovereign shall answer and say to them, ‘Truly, I say to you, in so far as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you did it to Me.’

Matthew 5:16

“Let your light so shine before men, so that they see your good works and praise your Father who is in the heavens.

Matthew 5:46

“For if you love those loving you, what reward have you? Are the tax collectors not doing the same too?

Matthew 5:48

“Therefore, be perfect, as your Father in the heavens is perfect.

Matthew 6:16

“And when you fast, do not be sad-faced like the hypocrites. For they disfigure their faces so that they appear to be fasting to men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.

Matthew 6:9

“This, then, is the way you should pray: ‘Our Father who is in the heavens, let Your Name be set-apart,

Mark 8:15

And He was warning them, saying, “Mind! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the leaven of Herodes.”

Luke 11:35

“See to it therefore that the light which is in you is not darkness.

Luke 12:1

Meanwhile, when an innumerable crowd of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His taught ones, first, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Luke 12:15

And He said to them, “Mind, and beware of greed, because one’s life does not consist in the excess of his possessions.”

Luke 16:15

so He said to them, “You are those who declare yourselves righteous before men, but Elohim knows your hearts, because what is highly thought of among men is an abomination in the sight of Elohim.

John 12:43

for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of Elohim.

John 5:44

“How are you able to believe, when you are receiving esteem from one another, and the esteem that is from the only Elohim you do not seek?

Acts 3:12

And seeing it, Kĕ

Galatians 6:12

As many as wish to make a good show in the flesh, these compel you to be circumcised, only so that they should not be persecuted for the stake of Messiah.

Deuteronomy 24:13

“By all means return the pledge to him at sundown, and he shall sleep in his own garment, and shall bless you. And it shall be righteousness to you before יהוה  your Elohim.

Hebrews 11:26

deeming the reproach of Messiah greater riches than the treasures in Mitsrayim, for he was looking to the reward.

Hebrews 2:1

Because of this we have to pay more attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away.

Hebrews 6:10

For Elohim is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love which you have shown toward His Name, in that you have attended to the set-apart ones, and still attend.

2 John 1:8

See to yourselves, that we do not lose what we worked for, but that we might receive a complete reward.