Matthew 6:4

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so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

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  • Jer 17:10 : 10 I, the LORD, search the heart and test the mind, to give each person according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.
  • Matt 6:6 : 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
  • Matt 6:18 : 18 so that your fasting will not be obvious to others, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
  • Ps 44:21 : 21 If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
  • Jer 23:24 : 24 Can anyone hide in secret places where I cannot see him? declares the LORD. Do I not fill the heavens and the earth? declares the LORD.
  • Heb 4:13 : 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from His sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give an account.
  • Rev 2:23 : 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
  • Jude 1:24 : 24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless in the presence of His glory with great joy,
  • Ps 139:1-3 : 1 For the director of music. A psalm of David. LORD, You have searched me and You know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; You are familiar with all my ways.
  • Ps 139:12 : 12 even the darkness will not be dark to You; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to You.
  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: I certainly said that your house and your father’s house would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For those who honor Me I will honor, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
  • Ps 17:3 : 3 You have tested my heart; you have visited me at night. You have refined me and found no evil. I have resolved that my mouth will not transgress.
  • Matt 10:42 : 42 And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple—truly I tell you, he will by no means lose his reward.
  • Matt 25:34-40 : 34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in; 36 I was naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and take you in, or naked and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?’ 40 The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me.’
  • Luke 8:17 : 17 For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, nor is anything concealed that will not be known and brought to light.
  • Luke 14:14 : 14 And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.
  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 Therefore, do not judge anything before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will disclose the motives of hearts. At that time, each person will receive praise from God.

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    14For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

    15But if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

    16When you fast, do not look somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full.

    17But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

    18so that your fasting will not be obvious to others, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

    19Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

    20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moths nor rust destroy, and where thieves do not break in or steal.

    21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

  • Matt 6:5-10
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    5And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full.

    6But when you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

    7And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like the pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.

    8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

    9This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

    10Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

  • Matt 6:1-3
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    1Be careful not to practice your acts of charity before others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

    2So, when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full.

    3But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

  • Matt 5:16
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    16In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

  • John 7:4
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    4'For no one does anything in secret while seeking to be known publicly. If You are doing these things, reveal Yourself to the world.'

  • Luke 12:2-3
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    2There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

    3Whatever you spoke in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you whispered in private rooms will be proclaimed from the rooftops.

  • Luke 12:33-34
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    33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make for yourselves purses that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

    34For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

  • Prov 28:27
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    27Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

  • Luke 8:17
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    17For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, nor is anything concealed that will not be known and brought to light.

  • Luke 6:33-36
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    33If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.

    34If you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.

    35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend without expecting anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

    36Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
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    6Remember this: The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously.

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    38Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.

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    9The generous person will be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.

  • Prov 21:14
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    14A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe in the lap pacifies intense wrath.

  • Matt 5:45-48
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    45So that you may become children of your Father in heaven. For He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

    46If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?

    47And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

    48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

  • Luke 14:14
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    14And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.

  • Matt 6:32-33
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    32For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

    33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

  • Luke 6:30-31
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    30Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.

    31Do to others as you would have them do to you.

  • Luke 11:41
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    41But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.'

  • Luke 6:23
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    23Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For behold, your reward is great in heaven, for that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.

  • Matt 23:5
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    5They do all their deeds to be seen by others. They make their phylacteries broad and their tassels long.

  • Deut 15:10
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    10You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you undertake.

  • Mark 4:22
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    22For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is concealed that will not be brought to light.

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    1Looking up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury.

  • Mark 11:25
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    25'And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.'

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    30For all the nations of the world eagerly seek these things, and your Father knows that you need them.