Matthew 6:18

New International Reader's Version

Then others will not know that you are fasting. Only your Father, who can’t be seen, will know it. Your Father will reward you, because he sees what you do secretly.

Cross References

Matthew 6:4

Then your giving will be done secretly. Your Father will reward you, because he sees what you do secretly.

Matthew 6:6

When you pray, go into your room. Close the door and pray to your Father, who can’t be seen. Your Father will reward you, because he sees what you do secretly.

Romans 2:6

God “will pay back each person in keeping with what they have done.” (Psalm 62:12; Proverbs 24:12)

2 Corinthians 10:18

Those who praise themselves are not accepted. Those the Lord praises are accepted.

2 Corinthians 5:9

So we try our best to please him. We want to please him whether we are at home in our bodies or away from them.

1 Peter 1:7

Your troubles have come in order to prove that your faith is real. Your faith is worth more than gold. That’s because gold can pass away even when fire has made it pure. Your faith is meant to bring praise, honor and glory to God. This will happen when Jesus Christ returns.

1 Peter 2:13

Follow the lead of every human authority. Do this for the Lord’s sake. Obey the emperor. He is the highest authority.