Matthew 6:20
But lay up to yourselves treasures in heaven: where neither the rust nor moth doth consume, and where thieves do not break through, nor steal.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
21For where thy treasure is, there is thy heart also.
Cross References
Matthew 19:21Jesus saith to him: If thou wilt be perfect, go sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come follow me.
Luke 18:22Which when Jesus had heard, he said to him: Yet one thing is wanting to thee: sell all whatever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
1 Timothy 6:19To lay up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the true life.
Hebrews 11:26Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasure of the Egyptians. For he looked unto the reward.
1 Peter 1:4Unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that can not fade, reserved in heaven for you,
Revelation 2:9I know thy tribulation and thy poverty, but thou art rich: and thou art blasphemed by them that say they are Jews and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 6:20-25
The Sermon on the Mount. 19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. 23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be… Read the whole commentary →