Matthew 6:1
“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Note BYZ and TR charitable acts or alms
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
Note NU reads “acts of righteousness” instead of “charitable giving”
Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- heed
- Matthew 16:6; Mark 8:15; Luke 11:35; Luke 12:1, 15; Hebrews 2:1
- alms
- or, righteousness.
- Deuteronomy 24:13; Psalm 112:9; Daniel 4:27; 2 Corinthians 9:9, 10
- to be
- Matthew 6:5, 16; Matthew 5:16; Matthew 23:5, 14, 28–30; 2 Kings 10:16, 31; Ezekiel 33:31; Zechariah 7:5; Zechariah 13:4; Luke 16:15; John 5:44; John 12:43; Galatians 6:12
- otherwise
- Matthew 6:4, 6; Matthew 5:46; Matthew 10:41, 42; Matthew 16:27; Matthew 25:40; 1 Corinthians 9:17, 18; Hebrews 6:10; Hebrews 11:26; 2 John 1:8
- of your
- or, with your.
- Matthew 6:9; Matthew 5:48