Matthew 6:2

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

So whenever you give to the poor, don’t sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be applauded by people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward.

Cross References

Matthew 6:5

‘Whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward.

Matthew 6:16

‘Whenever you fast, don’t be gloomy like the hypocrites. For they disfigure their faces   so that their fasting is obvious to people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward.

John 5:41

‘I do not accept glory   from people,

Hebrews 13:16

Don’t neglect to do what is good and to share, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

Luke 20:46

‘Beware   of the scribes, who want to go around in long robes and who love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the places of honour at banquets.

John 7:18

The one who speaks on his own seeks his own glory;   but he who seeks the glory   of the one who sent him is true,   and there is no unrighteousness in him.

1 Peter 4:11

If anyone speaks, let it be as one who speaks God’s words; if anyone serves, let it be from the strength God provides,  so that God may be glorified through Jesus Christ in everything. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.

Ephesians 4:28

Let the thief no longer steal. Instead, he is to do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share  with anyone in need.

Galatians 2:10

They asked only that we would remember the poor,  which I had made every effort to do.

Acts 10:4

Staring at him in awe, he said, ‘What is it, Lord? ’ The angel told him, ‘Your prayers and your acts of charity have ascended as a memorial offering before God.

Hosea 8:1

Put the ram’s horn to your mouth! One like an eagle comes against the house of the  Lord, because they transgress my covenant and rebel against my law.

1 Timothy 6:18

Instruct them to do what is good, to be rich in good works,  to be generous and willing to share,

Romans 12:8

if exhorting,  in exhortation; giving, with generosity;  leading,  with diligence; showing mercy, with cheerfulness.

Acts 24:17

After many years, I came to bring charitable gifts and offerings to my people.

Acts 10:31

and said, “Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your acts of charity have been remembered in God’s sight.

Acts 10:2

He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did many charitable deeds for the Jewish people and always prayed to God.

Acts 9:36

In Joppa  there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated Dorcas). She was always doing good works  and acts of charity.

John 13:29

Since Judas  kept the money-bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him, ‘Buy what we need for the festival,’  or that he should give something to the poor.

John 5:44

How can you believe, since you accept glory from one another but don’t seek the glory that comes from the only   God?

Luke 6:42

Or how can you say to your brother, “Brother, let me take out the splinter that is in your eye,” when you yourself don’t see the beam of wood in your eye? Hypocrite! First take the beam of wood out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the splinter in your brother’s eye.

Mark 12:39

the best seats   in the synagogues,   and the places of honour   at banquets.

Proverbs 20:6

Many a person proclaims his own loyalty, but who can find a trustworthy person?

Proverbs 19:17

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the  Lord, and he will give a reward to the lender.  ,

Philemon 1:7

For I have great joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed  through you, brother.

1 Thessalonians 2:6

and we didn’t seek glory  from people, either from you or from others.

Acts 11:29

Each of the disciples, according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brothers and sisters who lived in Judea.

Luke 13:15

But the Lord answered him and said, ‘Hypocrites!   Doesn’t each one of you untie his ox   or donkey from the feeding trough   on the Sabbath and lead it to water?

Luke 12:56

Hypocrites!   You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why don’t you know how to interpret this present time?

Luke 12:33

Sell   your possessions and give to the poor.   Make money-bags   for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure   in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

Luke 11:43

‘Woe to you Pharisees! You love the front seat   in the synagogues   and greetings in the marketplaces.

Luke 11:41

But give from what is within to the poor,   , and then everything is clean   for you.

Luke 6:24

But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your comfort.

Mark 7:6

He answered them, ‘Isaiah   prophesied   correctly about you hypocrites,   as it is written: This people honours   me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

Matthew 24:51

He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 23:6

They love the place of honour at banquets, the front seats in the synagogues,

Matthew 22:18

Perceiving their malicious intent, Jesus said, ‘Why are you testing me, hypocrites?

Matthew 16:3

And in the morning, “Today will be stormy because the sky is red and threatening.” You   know how to read the appearance of the sky, but you can’t read the signs of the times.

Matthew 15:7

Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said:

Isaiah 58:7

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your house, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to ignore your own flesh and blood?  ,

Isaiah 9:17

Therefore the Lord does not rejoice over  Israel’s young men and has no compassion on its fatherless and widows, for everyone is a godless evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. In all this, his anger has not turned away, and his hand is still raised to strike.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Give a portion to seven or even to eight, for you don’t know what disaster may happen on earth.

1 Samuel 15:30

Saul said, ‘I have sinned. Please honour me  now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Come back with me so I can bow in worship to the Lord your God.’

Matthew 7:5

Hypocrite! First take the beam of wood out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to take the splinter out of your brother’s eye.

Matthew 5:18

For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter   or one stroke of a letter will pass away from the law until all things are accomplished.

Isaiah 10:6

I will send him against a godless nation; I will command him to go against a people destined for my rage, to take spoils, to plunder, and to trample them down like clay  in the streets.

Matthew 6:3

But when you give to the poor, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

Matthew 23:5

They do everything   to be seen by others: They enlarge their phylacteries   and lengthen their tassels.   ,

1 Corinthians 13:3

And if I give away all my possessions, and if I give over my body in order to boast,  but do not have love, I gain nothing.