Matthew 6:2

Revised Standard Version

“Thus, when you give alms, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

Cross References

Matthew 6:5

“And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

Matthew 6:16

“And when you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

John 5:41

I do not receive glory from men.

Hebrews 13:16

Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

Luke 20:46

“Beware of the scribes, who like to go about in long robes, and love salutations in the market places and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,

John 7:18

He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.

1 Peter 4:11

whoever speaks, as one who utters oracles of God; whoever renders service, as one who renders it by the strength which God supplies; in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Psalm 37:21

The wicked borrows, and cannot pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives;

Ephesians 4:28

Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his hands, so that he may be able to give to those in need.

Galatians 2:10

only they would have us remember the poor, which very thing I was eager to do.

Acts 10:4

And he stared at him in terror, and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God.

Hosea 8:1

Set the trumpet to your lips, for a vulture is over the house of the Lord, because they have broken my covenant, and transgressed my law.

1 Timothy 6:18

They are to do good, to be rich in good deeds, liberal and generous,

Romans 12:8

he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who contributes, in liberality; he who gives aid, with zeal; he who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

Acts 24:17

Now after some years I came to bring to my nation alms and offerings.

Acts 10:31

saying, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.

Acts 10:2

a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms liberally to the people, and prayed constantly to God.

Acts 9:36

Now there was at Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity.

John 13:29

Some thought that, because Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the feast”; or, that he should give something to the poor.

John 5:44

How can you believe, who receive glory from one another and do not 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 speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye.

Mark 12:39

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

Proverbs 20:6

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

Proverbs 19:17

He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.

Psalm 112:9

He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures for ever; his horn is exalted in honor.

Philemon 1:7

For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you.

1 Thessalonians 2:6

nor did we seek glory from men, whether from you or from others, though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ.

Acts 11:29

And the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, to send relief to the brethren who lived in Judea;

Luke 13:15

Then the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his ass from the manger, and lead it away to water it?

Luke 12:56

You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky; but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?

Luke 12:33

Sell your possessions, and give alms; provide yourselves with purses that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

Luke 11:43

Woe to you Pharisees! for you love the best seat in the synagogues and salutations in the market places.

Luke 11:41

But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, everything is clean for you.

Luke 6:24

“But woe to you that are rich, for you have received your consolation.

Mark 7:6

And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;

Matthew 24:51

and will punish him, and put him with the hypocrites; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.

Matthew 23:6

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

Matthew 22:18

But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why put me to the test, you hypocrites?

Matthew 16:3

And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.

Matthew 15:7

You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:

Isaiah 58:7

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

Isaiah 9:17

Therefore the Lord does not rejoice over their young men, and has no compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is godless and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is stretched out still.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what evil may happen on earth.

1 Samuel 15:30

Then he said, “I have sinned; yet honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me, that I may worship the Lord your God.”

Matthew 7:5

You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.

Matthew 5:18

For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished.

Isaiah 10:6

Against a godless nation I send him, and against the people of my wrath I command him, to take spoil and seize plunder, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

Matthew 6:3

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

Matthew 23:5

They do all their deeds to be seen by men; for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long,

1 Corinthians 13:3

If I give away all I have, and if I deliver my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.