Matthew 6:20
but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
21for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Cross References
Matthew 19:21Jesus replied, If thou wouldst be perfect, go, sell thy estate, and give it to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come and follow me.
Luke 18:22But when Jesus heard these things He said unto him, Thou yet wantest one thing, Sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
1 Timothy 6:19treasuring up to themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may obtain eternal life.
Hebrews 11:26esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt, for he looked to the recompence of reward.
1 Peter 1:4to an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
Revelation 2:9I know thy works and affliction and poverty (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of those 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 →