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Giving to the Poor and Prayer |
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Matthew 6:1
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"Beware of practicing
your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward
with your Father who is in heaven. |
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Matthew 6:2
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"So when you give
to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues
and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they
have their reward in full. |
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Matthew 6:3
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"But when you give
to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, |
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Matthew 6:4
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"so that your giving
will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward
you. |
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Matthew 6:5
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"When you pray, you
are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues
and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you,
they have their reward in full. |
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Matthew 6:6
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"But you, when you
pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is
in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. |
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Matthew 6:7
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"And when you are
praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose
that they will be heard for their many words. |
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Matthew 6:8
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"So do not be like
them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. |
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Matthew 6:9
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"Pray, then, in this
way: `Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. |
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Matthew 6:10
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'Your kingdom come. Your
will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. |
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Matthew 6:11
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'Give us this day our
daily bread. |
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Matthew 6:12
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'And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors. |
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Matthew 6:13
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'And do not lead us into
temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours
is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.'] |
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Matthew 6:14
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"For if you forgive
others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. |
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Matthew 6:15
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"But if you do not
forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions. Fasting;
The True Treasure; Wealth (Mammon) |
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Fasting; The True Treasure; Wealth (Mammon) |
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Matthew 6:16
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"Whenever you fast,
do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance
so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting. Truly I say to you,
they have their reward in full. |
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Matthew 6:17
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"But you, when you
fast, anoint your head and wash your face |
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Matthew 6:18
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so that your fasting will
not be noticed by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who
sees what is done in secret will reward you. |
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Matthew 6:19
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"Do not store up
for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves
break in and steal. |
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Matthew 6:20
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"But store up for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where
thieves do not break in or steal; |
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Matthew 6:21
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for where your treasure
is, there your heart will be also. |
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Matthew 6:22
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"The eye is the lamp
of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. |
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Matthew 6:23
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"But if your eye
is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in
you is darkness, how great is the darkness! |
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Matthew 6:24
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"No one can serve
two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be
devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. |
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The Cure for Anxiety |
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Matthew 6:25
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"For this reason
I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what
you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more
than food, and the body more than clothing? |
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Matthew 6:26
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"Look at the birds
of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your
heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? |
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Matthew 6:27
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"And who of you by
being worried can add a single hour to his life? |
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Matthew 6:28
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"And why are you
worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not
toil nor do they spin, |
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Matthew 6:29
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"yet I say to you
that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. |
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Matthew 6:30
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"But if God so clothes
the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace,
will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! |
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Matthew 6:31
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"Do not worry then,
saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for
clothing? |
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Matthew 6:32
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"For the Gentiles
eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all
these things. |
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Matthew 6:33
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"But seek first His
kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. |
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Matthew 6:34
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"So do not worry
about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble
of its own. |
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