Matthew 6:4

so that your charitable giving may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will Himself reward you openly. 1 Concerning Prayer

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

In Context

3But when you do charitable giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

5“And whenever you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues, and on the street corners, so that they may be seen by men. Assuredly I say to you, that they receive their reward in full.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:6But you, whenever you pray, enter into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you openly.

Matthew 10:42And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.”

Luke 8:17For there is nothing hidden which will not become manifest, nor anything concealed which will not be known and come to light.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 6:2-5

The Sermon on the Mount. 1 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. 2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: 4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in… Read the whole commentary →

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