Matthew 6:19

The Text-Critical English New Testament

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

Cross References

Matthew 19:21

Jesus said to him, “If yoʋ wish to be perfect, go sell what yoʋ have and give to the poor, and yoʋ will have treasure in heaven; then come follow me.”

Matthew 6:20

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal.

Luke 12:21

This is how it will be with anyone who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

Luke 12:33

Sell your possessions and give to the needy. Make yourselves moneybags that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

Luke 12:39

But know this: If the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

Luke 18:22

When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing yoʋ still lack: Sell everything yoʋ have and distribute the money to the poor, and yoʋ will have treasure in heaven; then come follow me.”

Luke 18:24

When Jesus saw that the man had become very sorrowful, he said, “How difficult it will be for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!

1 Timothy 6:17

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty or to put their hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

Hebrews 13:5

Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for God has said, “I will never leave yoʋ, nor will I ever forsake yoʋ.”