Matthew 6:1-2

Giving to the Needy

1 "Beware of r practicing your righteousness before other people in order s to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

2 t "Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may u be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have v received their reward.

  1. Cross References
    1 John 2:29
    If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
  2. Cross References
    Matthew 6:16
    And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
    Matthew 23:5
    They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long.
  3. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 13:3
    If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.
  4. Cross References
    John 5:44
    How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
  5. Cross References
    Luke 6:24
    But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation.
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