Matthew 6:2

The Passion Translation

So when you give to the poor, don’t announce it and make a show of it just to be seen by people, like the hypocrites in the streets and in the marketplace. They’ve already received their reward!

Cross References

Matthew 6:5

“Whenever you pray, be sincere and not like the pretenders who love the attention they receive while praying before others in the meetings and on street corners. Believe me, they’ve already received their reward.

Matthew 6:16

“When you fast, don’t look gloomy and pretend to be spiritual. They want everyone to know they’re fasting, so they appear in public looking miserable and disheveled. Believe me, they’ve already received their reward.

John 5:41

“I do not accept the honor that comes from men,

Hebrews 13:16

We will show mercy to the poor and not miss an opportunity to do acts of kindness for others, for these are the true sacrifices that delight God’s heart.

Luke 20:46

“Don’t follow the example of these pretentious experts of the law! They love to parade around in their religious garments so that people honor them wherever they go. They like to sit right up front in every meeting and push their way to the head table at every banquet.

John 7:18

Charlatans praise themselves and seek honor from men, but my Father sent me to speak truth on his behalf. And I have no false motive, because I seek only the glory of God.

1 Peter 4:11

For example, if you have a speaking gift, speak as though God were speaking his words through you. If you have the gift of serving, do it passionately with the strength God gives you, so that in everything God alone will be glorified through Jesus Christ. For to him belong the power and the glory forever throughout all ages! Amen.

Psalm 37:21

They break their promises, borrowing money but never paying it back. The good man returns what he owes with some extra besides.

Ephesians 4:28

If any one of you has stolen from someone else, never do it again. Instead, be industrious, earning an honest living, and then you’ll have enough to bless those in need.

Galatians 2:10

They simply requested one thing of me: that I would remember the poor and needy, which was the burden I was already carrying in my heart.

Acts 10:4

Startled, he was overcome with fear by the sight of the angel. He asked, “What do you want, Lord?” The angel said, “All of your prayers and your generosity to the poor have ascended before God as an eternal offering.

1 Timothy 6:18

Remind the wealthy to be rich in remarkable works of extravagant generosity, willing to share with others.

Romans 12:8

If you have the grace-gift of encouragement, then use it often to encourage others. If you have the grace-gift of giving to meet the needs of others, then may you prosper in your generosity without any fanfare. If you have the gift of leadership, be passionate about your leadership. And if you have the gift of showing compassion, then flourish in your cheerful display of compassion.

Acts 24:17

“After being away from Jerusalem for several years, I returned to bring to my people gifts for the poor.

Acts 10:31

He said, ‘Cornelius, God has heard your prayers. Your generosity to the poor has been recorded and remembered in God’s presence.

Acts 10:2

a devout man of extraordinary character who worshiped God and prayed regularly, together with all his family. He also had a heart for the poor and gave generously to help them.

Acts 9:36

Now, there was a follower of Jesus who lived in Joppa. Her Aramaic name, Tabitha, means “gazelle.” She lived her life doing kind things for others and serving the poor.

John 13:29

Some thought that Judas, their trusted treasurer, was being told to go buy what was needed for the Passover celebration, or perhaps to go give something to the poor.

John 5:44

Of course you’re unable to believe in me. For you live to enjoy the praises of others and not the praise that comes from the one true God.

Luke 6:42

How could you say to your friend, ‘Here, let me show you where you’re wrong,’ when you are guilty of even more than he? You are overly critical, splitting hairs and being a hypocrite! You must acknowledge your own blind spots and deal with them before you will be able to deal with the blind spot of your friend.”

Mark 12:39

They crave to be made the leaders of synagogue councils, and they push their way to the head table at banquets.

Proverbs 20:6

Many will tell you they’re your loyal friends, but who can find one who is truly trustworthy?

Proverbs 19:17

Every time you give to the poor you make a loan to the Lord. Don’t worry—you’ll be repaid in full for all the good you’ve done.

Psalm 112:9

Never stingy and always generous to those in need, they lived lives of influence and honor that will never be forgotten, for they were full of good deeds.

Philemon 1:7

Your love has impacted me and brings me great joy and encouragement, for the hearts of the believers have been greatly refreshed through you, dear brother.

1 Thessalonians 2:6

nor did we crave the praises of men, whether you or others.

Acts 11:29

So they determined that each believer, according to his or her ability, would give an offering to send as relief to the brothers living in Judea.

Luke 13:15

The Lord replied, “You hypocrites! Don’t you care for your animals on the Sabbath, untying your ox or donkey from the stall and leading it away to water?

Luke 12:56

What hypocrites! You are such experts at forecasting the weather, but you are totally unwilling to understand the spiritual significance of the time you’re living in.

Luke 12:33

“Now, go and sell what you have and give to those in need; you will be making deposits in your account in heaven, an account that will never be taken from you. Your gifts will become a secure and unfailing treasure, deposited in heaven forever.

Luke 11:43

“You Pharisees are hypocrites! You love to be honored before others with titles of respect, seeking public recognition, aspiring to seem more important than others.

Luke 11:41

If you free your heart of greed, show compassion and true generosity to the poor, you will have more than clean hands; you will be clean within.

Luke 6:24

“But what sorrows await those of you who are rich in this life only, for you have already received all the comfort you’ll ever get.

Mark 7:6

Jesus replied, “You are hypocrites! How accurately did Isaiah prophesy about you phonies when he said: ‘These people honor me with their words while their hearts run far away from me!

Matthew 24:51

And the master will cut him in two and assign him to the place of great sorrow and anguish along with all the other hypocrites.”

Matthew 23:6

They crave the seats of highest honor at banquets and in their meeting places.

Matthew 22:18

Jesus knew the malice that was hidden behind their cunning ploy and said, “Why are you testing me, you imposters who think you have all the answers?

Matthew 16:3

And, ‘Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning.’ You’re so adept at forecasting the weather by looking at the sky, but you’re absolutely clueless in reading the obvious signs of the times.

Matthew 15:7

Frauds and hypocrites! Isaiah described you perfectly when he said:

Isaiah 58:7

Share your food with the hungry! Provide for the homeless and bring them into your home! Clothe the naked! Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood!

Isaiah 9:17

That is why the Lord did not show pity to the young people or have compassion on their orphans and widows. For everyone was godless and did evil and each mouth spewed out wickedness. Therefore, the Lord’s anger has not subsided, and his hand is poised to strike them again.

Matthew 7:5

You’re being hypercritical and a hypocrite! First acknowledge and deal with your own ‘blind spots,’ and then you’ll be capable of dealing with the ‘blind spot’ of your friend.

Matthew 5:18

Indeed, I assure you, as long as heaven and earth endure, not even the smallest detail of the Law will be done away with until its purpose is complete.

Isaiah 10:6

I am the one who has sent him against a godless nation and ordered him to attack a people who anger me. I sent him to take the spoil and seize the plunder and to trample them down like dust in the street.

Matthew 6:3

But when you demonstrate generosity, do it with pure motives and without drawing attention to yourself.

Matthew 23:5

Everything they do is done for show and to be noticed by others. They want to be seen as holy, so they wear oversized prayer boxes on their arms and foreheads with Scriptures inside, and wear extra-long tassels on their outer garments.

1 Corinthians 13:3

And if I were to be so generous as to give away everything I owned to feed the poor, and to offer my body to be burned as a martyr, without the pure motive of love, I would gain nothing of value.