Matthew 6:4

that thine alms be in huddles, and thy Father that seeth in huddles, shall requite to thee [or shall yield to thee]. (so that thy charity be given in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret, shall reward thee.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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 thou doest alms, know not thy left hand what thy right hand doeth,

5And when ye pray, ye shall not be as (the) hypocrites, that love to pray standing in (the) synagogues and [in] (the) corners of (the) streets, to be seen of men, [or that they be seen of men], (or so that they be seen by men); truly I say to you, they have received their meed, (or I tell you the truth, they have received their reward).

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Cross References

Psalms 17:3Thou hast proved mine heart, and hast visited (me) in [the] night; thou hast examined, or assayed, me by fire, and wickedness is not found in me.

Psalms 139:1To victory, the psalm of David. Lord, thou hast proved me, and hast known me; ( For the choirmaster, a song by David. Lord, thou hast assayed, or tested, me, and thou knowest me;)

Jeremiah 17:10I am the Lord seeking the heart, and proving the reins, either kidneys, and I give to each man after his way, and after the fruit of his findings. (I am the Lord searching the minds, and proving the hearts, and I give to each person after his own ways, and after the fruit of his own deeds.)

Matthew 6:6But when thou shalt pray, enter into thy couch (or enter into thy bedchamber), and when the door is shut, pray (to) thy Father in huddles, (or pray to thy Father in secret, or in private), and thy Father that seeth in huddles, shall yield to thee.

Matthew 10:42And whoever giveth drink to one of these least, a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his meed. (And whoever giveth drink to one of these least ones, even just a cup of cold water, because he is my student, or my follower, I tell you the truth, he shall not lose his reward.)

Luke 8:17For there is no privy thing, which shall not be opened; neither hid thing, which shall not be known, and come into (the) open. (For there is nothing private, or secret, which shall not be made open; nor any hidden thing, which shall not be made known, and brought out into the open.)

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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