Matthew 6:19

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

Twentieth Century New Testament

In The King James Version

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

In Context

18that he may not be seen by men to be fasting, but by his Father who dwells in secret; and his Father, who sees what is secret, will recompense him.

20But store up treasures for yourselves in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal.

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Cross References

Luke 12:21So it is with those who lay by wealth for themselves and are not rich to the glory of God.”

Matthew Henry on Matthew 6:17-19

The Sermon on the Mount. 16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; 18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. We are here cautioned against hypocrisy in fasting, as before in almsgiving, and in… Read the whole commentary →

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