Matthew 6:1

Good News Translation (US Version)

“Make certain you do not perform your religious duties in public so that people will see what you do. If you do these things publicly, you will not have any reward from your Father in heaven.

Cross References

Matthew 23:5

They do everything so that people will see them. Look at the straps with scripture verses on them which they wear on their foreheads and arms, and notice how large they are! Notice also how long are the tassels on their cloaks!

John 12:43

They loved human approval rather than the approval of God.

Hebrews 6:10

God is not unfair. He will not forget the work you did or the love you showed for him in the help you gave and are still giving to other Christians.

Luke 16:15

Jesus said to them, “You are the ones who make yourselves look right in other people's sight, but God knows your hearts. For the things that are considered of great value by people are worth nothing in God's sight.

Galatians 6:12

The people who are trying to force you to be circumcised are the ones who want to show off and boast about external matters. They do it, however, only so that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

John 5:44

You like to receive praise from one another, but you do not try to win praise from the one who alone is God; how, then, can you believe me?

Ezekiel 33:31

So my people crowd in to hear what you have to say, but they don't do what you tell them to do. Loving words are on their lips, but they continue their greedy ways.

2 John 1:8

Be on your guard, then, so that you will not lose what we have worked for, but will receive your reward in full.

Mark 8:15

“Take care,” Jesus warned them, “and be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”

Matthew 6:16

“And when you fast, do not put on a sad face as the hypocrites do. They neglect their appearance so that everyone will see that they are fasting. I assure you, they have already been paid in full.

Matthew 16:6

Jesus said to them, “Take care; be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

Luke 12:15

And he went on to say to them all, “Watch out and guard yourselves from every kind of greed; because your true life is not made up of the things you own, no matter how rich you may be.”

Matthew 5:48

You must be perfect—just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Matthew 5:16

In the same way your light must shine before people, so that they will see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven.

Luke 11:35

Make certain, then, that the light in you is not darkness.

Psalm 112:9

He gives generously to the needy, and his kindness never fails; he will be powerful and respected.

Luke 12:1

As thousands of people crowded together, so that they were stepping on each other, Jesus said first to his disciples, “Be on guard against the yeast of the Pharisees—I mean their hypocrisy.

Matthew 25:40

The King will reply, ‘I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these followers of mine, you did it for me!’

Matthew 5:46

Why should God reward you if you love only the people who love you? Even the tax collectors do that!

Zechariah 7:5

He said, “Tell the people of the land and the priests that when they fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months during these seventy years, it was not in honor of me.

Matthew 23:13

“How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You lock the door to the Kingdom of heaven in people's faces, but you yourselves don't go in, nor do you allow in those who are trying to enter!

Matthew 6:9

This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven: May your holy name be honored;

Deuteronomy 24:13

return it to him each evening, so that he can have it to sleep in. Then he will be grateful, and the Lord your God will be pleased with you.

Hebrews 2:1

That is why we must hold on all the more firmly to the truths we have heard, so that we will not be carried away.

Daniel 4:27

So then, Your Majesty, follow my advice. Stop sinning, do what is right, and be merciful to the poor. Then you will continue to be prosperous.”

Hebrews 11:26

He reckoned that to suffer scorn for the Messiah was worth far more than all the treasures of Egypt, for he kept his eyes on the future reward.

Matthew 16:27

For the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will reward each one according to his deeds.

2 Kings 10:31

But Jehu did not obey with all his heart the Law of the Lord, the God of Israel; instead, he followed the example of Jeroboam, who led Israel into sin.

2 Kings 10:16

saying, “Come with me and see for yourself how devoted I am to the Lord.” And they rode on together to Samaria.

Zechariah 13:4

When that time comes, no prophet will be proud of his visions or act like a prophet or wear a prophet's coarse garment in order to deceive people.

Acts 3:12

When Peter saw the people, he said to them, “Fellow Israelites, why are you surprised at this, and why do you stare at us? Do you think that it was by means of our own power or godliness that we made this man walk?