Matthew 6:4

that your charities may be in secret; and then your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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 are giving in charity, let not your left hand perceive what your right hand is doing,

5"And when praying, you must not be like the hypocrites. They are fond of standing and praying in the synagogues or at the corners of the wider streets, in order that men may see them. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:6But you, whenever you pray, go into your own room and shut the door: then pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.

Matthew 10:42And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink because he is a disciple, I solemnly tell you that he will not lose his reward."

Luke 8:17There is nothing hidden, which shall not be openly seen; nor anything secret, which shall not be known and come into the light of day.

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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