Matthew 6:2 - Tree of Life Version

² So whenever you do tzadakah, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, so that they may be glorified by men. Amen, I tell you, they have their reward in full!

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Thus, whenever you give to the poor, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites in the synagogues and in the streets like to do, that they may be recognized and honored and praised by men. Truly I tell you, they have their reward in full already.

American Standard Version (1901)

² When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

Common English Bible

² “Whenever you give to the poor, don’t blow your trumpet as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets so that they may get praise from people. I assure you, that’s the only reward they’ll get.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² Therefore, when you give alms, do not choose to sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the towns, so that they may be honored by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² Therefore when thou dost an almsdeed, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be honoured by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.

Matthew 6:2 Cross References

Psalm 112:9

He gives freely to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn is lifted high in honor.

Psalm 37:21

The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is a gracious giver.

Proverbs 19:17

One who is kind to the poor lends to Adonai, and Adonai will reward him for his good deed.

Proverbs 20:6

Many a man proclaims his loyalty, but a faithful man who can find?

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Give portions to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what disaster may happen upon the earth.

Isaiah 10:6

I am sending it against an ungodly nation, and against the people of My fury I am commissioning it, to take spoil and plunder, to trample them down like mud in the streets.

Isaiah 58:7

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the homeless poor into your house? When you see the naked, to cover him, and not hide yourself from your own flesh and blood?

Isaiah 9:17

For wickedness burns like a fire and consumes the briers and thorns It kindles the thickets of the forest, so they roll up in a column of smoke.

Hosea 8:1

“Put a shofar to your mouth! Like a vulture he comes against the house of Adonai. For they overstepped My covenant and transgressed My Torah.

Matthew 15:7

Hypocrites! Rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying,

Matthew 16:3

and in the morning, ‘Stormy weather today, for the sky is red and gloomy.’ You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times!

Matthew 22:18

But Yeshua, knowing their wickedness, said, “Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites?

Matthew 23:5

All their works they do to be noticed by men. They make their tefillin wide and their tzitziyot long.

Matthew 23:6

They love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,

Matthew 24:51

And he will cut him in two and assign his place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Matthew 5:18

Amen, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or serif shall ever pass away from the Torah until all things come to pass.

Matthew 6:16

“And whenever you fast, do not become sad-faced like the hypocrites, for they neglect their faces to make their fasting evident to men. Amen, I tell you, they have their reward in full!

Matthew 6:3

But when you do tzadakah, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

Matthew 6:5

“When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Amen, I tell you, they have their reward in full!

Matthew 7:5

Hypocrite, first take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.

Mark 12:39

the best seats in the synagogues, and places of honor at feasts.

Mark 7:6

And He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors Me with their lips but their heart is far from Me.

Luke 11:41

But give as tzadakah those things that are within, and indeed everything is pure to you.

Luke 11:43

Woe to you Pharisees, for you love the best seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.

Luke 12:33

“Sell your possessions and do tzadakah. Make money pouches for yourselves that do not get old—a treasure in the heavens that never runs out, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

Luke 12:56

Hypocrites! The surface of the earth and sky you know how to interpret yet you don’t know how to interpret this present time?

Luke 13:15

But the Lord answered him and said, “Hypocrites! On Shabbat doesn’t each of you untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it away to give it drink?

Luke 20:46

“Beware of the Torah scholars, who like to walk around in long robes. They love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and places of honor at feasts.

Luke 6:24

But woe to you who are rich, for you are receiving your comfort in full.

Luke 6:42

How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly the speck in your brother’s eye, to take it out.”

John 13:29

Since Judah had the moneybox, some thought Yeshua was telling him, “Buy what we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor.

John 5:41

“I do not accept glory from men.

John 5:44

How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and you do not seek the glory that comes from God alone?

John 7:18

Whoever speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

Acts 10:2

He was a devout man, revering God with all his household. He gave tzadakah generously to the people and prayed to God continually.

Acts 10:31

He says, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your tzadakah remembered before God.

Acts 10:4

He stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” The angel said to him, “Your prayers and tzadakah have gone up as a memorial offering before God.

Acts 11:29

So the disciples decided to send relief to those brothers and sisters living in Judea, each according to his ability.

Acts 24:17

Now after several years, I came to bring tzadakah to my country for the poor and to present offerings.

Acts 9:36

In Joppa, there was a disciple named Tabitha (which translates as Dorcas). She was full of mitzvot and tzadakah, which she continually did.

Romans 12:8

or the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who gives, in generosity; the one who leads, with diligence; the one who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

1 Corinthians 13:3

If I give away all that I own and if I hand over my body so I might boast but have not love, I gain nothing.

Galatians 2:10

They asked only that we remember the poor—something I also was eager to do.

Ephesians 4:28

The one who steals must steal no longer—instead he must work, doing something useful with his own hands, so he may have something to share with the one who has need.

1 Thessalonians 2:6

or seeking glory from people, whether from you or from others,

1 Timothy 6:18

Direct them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, to be generous, sharing,

Philemon 1:7

For I’ve received much joy and comfort in your love, brother, because the hearts of the kedoshim have been refreshed through you.

Hebrews 13:16

Do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

1 Peter 4:11

Whoever speaks, let it be as one speaking the utterances of God. Whoever serves, let it be with the strength that God supplies. So in all things may God be glorified through Messiah Yeshua—all glory and power to Him forever and ever! Amen.

1 Samuel 15:30

Then Saul said, “I have sinned! But please, honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me until I bow in worship to Adonai your God.”