Your giving should be done in secret. Your Father can see the things that are done in secret. And he will reward you.
Matthew 6:18 - Easy To Read Version Then people will not know that you are fasting. But your Father that you cannot see will see you. Your Father sees the things that are done in secret. And he will reward you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So that your fasting may not be noticed by men but by your Father, Who sees in secret; and your Father, Who sees in secret, will reward you in the open. American Standard Version (1901) that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall recompense thee. Common English Bible Then you won’t look like you are fasting to people, but only to your Father who is present in that secret place. Your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Catholic Public Domain Version so that your fasting will not be apparent to men, but to your Father, who is in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will repay you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That thou appear not to men to fast, but to thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret, will repay thee. |
Your giving should be done in secret. Your Father can see the things that are done in secret. And he will reward you.
When you pray, you should go into your room and close the door. Then pray to your Father. He is there in that secret place. Your Father can see the things that are done in secret. And he will reward you.
God will reward or punish every person for the things that person has done.
It is not the person who says that he is good who is accepted. It is the person that the Lord thinks is good who is accepted.
Our only goal is to please God. We want to please him when we are living here \{in our body\} or there \{with the Lord\}.
Why do these troubles happen? To prove that your faith is pure (true). This purity of faith is worth more than gold. Gold can be proved to be pure by fire, but gold will ruin. The purity of your faith will bring you praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ appears (comes).
Obey the people who have authority {\cf2\super [21]} in this world. Do this for the Lord. Obey the king who is the highest authority.