Matthew 6:2

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When you give to the poor, don't be like the hypocrites who blow their own trumpets to announce what they're doing in the synagogues and in the streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth: they already have their reward.

Cross References

Psalm 112:9

They share generously, giving to the poor; the good they do has eternal results. They are greatly respected.

Psalm 37:21

The wicked borrow, but don't repay; while those who do right give generously.

Proverbs 19:17

If you're kind to the poor, you're lending to the Lord, and he will repay you well for what you've done.

Proverbs 20:6

Many people tell you they're loyal, but can you find someone really trustworthy?

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Share what you own with seven or eight people, for you never know what disaster could happen.

Isaiah 10:6

I am sending the Assyrians against a nation that has given up on its God, against a people that make me angry. I order the Assyrians to loot them, to take their possessions, and to trample them down like mud in the street.

Isaiah 58:7

Share your food with the hungry, take the poor and homeless into your house. When you see people naked, give them clothes, and don't reject your own relatives.

Isaiah 9:17

As a result the Lord isn't pleased with their young men, he has no compassion for their orphans and widows, because all of them are hypocrites and do what's evil—they all talk stupidly. In all of this he is still angry and his hand is still raised.

Hosea 8:1

Put a trumpet to your lips! An eagle swoops over the house of the Lord because they have broken my agreement and rebelled against my law.

Matthew 15:7

You hypocrites! How well Isaiah described you when he prophesied:

Matthew 16:3

while in the morning you say, ‘It'll be bad weather today, because the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to predict the weather by what the sky looks like, but you can't recognize the signs of the times!

Matthew 22:18

Jesus knew their motives were evil. He asked them, “Why are you trying to trap me, you hypocrites?

Matthew 23:5

Everything they do is to make sure they get noticed. They make themselves large prayer boxes to wear and long tassels on their clothes.

Matthew 23:6

They love to have the places of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues.

Matthew 24:51

He'll cut him to pieces, and treat him in the same way as the hypocrites, sending him to a place where there's crying and gnashing of teeth.”

Matthew 5:18

I assure you, until heaven and earth come to an end, not a single letter, not a single dot of the law will come to an end before everything is fulfilled.

Matthew 6:16

When you fast, don't be like the hypocrites who put on sad faces and make themselves look terrible so that everyone can see they're fasting. I tell you the truth, they already have their reward.

Matthew 6:3

When you give to the poor, don't let your left hand know what your right hand's doing.

Matthew 6:5

When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites, for they love to stand up and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that people can see them. I promise you, they already have their reward.

Matthew 7:5

You're being hypocritical! First get rid of the plank that's in your own eye. Then you'll be able to see clearly to take out the speck from your brother's eye.

Mark 12:39

They love to have the most important seats in the synagogues, and the best places at banquets.

Mark 7:6

Jesus replied, “Isaiah was right about you hypocrites when he said, ‘These people claim they honor me, but in their thinking they are far from me.

Luke 11:41

If, acting from within, you do acts of kindness to others, then everything will be clean to you.

Luke 11:43

Shame on you Pharisees! You love to have the best seats in the synagogues, and to be greeted with respect when you go to the markets.

Luke 12:33

Sell what you have, and give the money to the poor. Get yourselves purses that don't wear out: treasure in heaven that will never run out, where no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it.

Luke 12:56

You hypocrites, how is it that you know how to rightly interpret the weather but you don't know how to interpret the present time?

Luke 13:15

But the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn't every one of you untie your ox or donkey from the stall and take it to drink?

Luke 20:46

“Watch out for religious leaders who like to go around in long robes, and love to be greeted with respect in the markets, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets.

Luke 6:24

But how sad are you who are rich, for you have already received your reward.

Luke 6:42

How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that's in your eye,’ when you don't even see the plank that's in your own eye? Hypocrite! Take out the plank from your own eye first, and then you'll be able to see well enough to take out the speck from your brother's eye.

John 13:29

Since Judas was in charge of the money, some of them thought that Jesus was telling him to go and buy what was needed for the Passover festival, or to donate something to the poor.

John 5:41

I'm not looking for human approval

John 5:44

How can you trust in me when you look for praise from one another and yet you don't look for praise from the one true God?

John 7:18

Those who speak for themselves want to glorify themselves, but someone who glorifies the one who sent him is truthful and not deceitful.

Acts 10:2

He was a religious man who, together with everyone in his household, had great reverence for God. He gave generously to the poor, and prayed regularly to God.

Acts 10:31

He told me, ‘Cornelius, your prayers have been heard, and God has recognized your generosity to the poor.

Acts 10:4

Frightened, Cornelius stared at him and asked, “What do you want, Lord?” “God has paid attention to your prayers, and recognized your generosity to the poor,” he told Cornelius.

Acts 11:29

The believers decided to send funds to help the brothers that lived in Judea, with everyone giving according to what they had.

Acts 24:17

Having been away for a few years I returned to bring some money to help the poor and to give offerings to God.

Acts 9:36

In Joppa lived a follower called Tabitha (Dorcas in Greek). She was always doing good and helping the poor.

Romans 12:8

if encouragement then you should encourage; if giving then you should give generously; if leadership then you should lead with commitment; if being merciful then you should do so gladly.

1 Corinthians 13:3

If I were to donate everything I own to the poor, or if I were to sacrifice myself to be burned as a martyr, and have no love, then I gain nothing.

Galatians 2:10

We were to work for the foreigners, while they would work for the Jews. Their only instruction was to remember to look after the poor, something I was already very committed to.

Ephesians 4:28

Thieves, stop your stealing, and do honest, productive work with your hands, so you'll have something to give to those who need it.

1 Thessalonians 2:6

We weren't trying to win anybody's praise—not from you, nor anyone else. We could have become a “burden” to you as messengers of Christ,

1 Timothy 6:18

Tell them to do good, and to become rich in doing good things, ready to share what they have, and to be generous.

Philemon 1:7

Your love, my dear brother, has brought me much happiness and encouragement. You have really inspired those of us who believe!

Hebrews 13:16

And don't forget to do what is good, and to share with others what you have, for God is pleased when you make such sacrifices.

1 Peter 4:11

Anyone who speaks should do so as though God is speaking through them. Anyone who wants to help others should do so through the strength that God gives, so that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. May glory and power be his forever and ever. Amen.

1 Samuel 15:30

“Yes, I have sinned,” Saul replied. “Please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel—come back with me, so that I may worship the Lord your God.”