Matthew 6 |
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.
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W Don’t make a show of giving to the poor and needy.
C Know that God rewards those who show compassion to the poor and needy.
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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.
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F Know that hypocrites publicly make a show of giving to the poor and needy to receive glory from men.
F Know that God will not reward those that make a show of giving to the poor and needy. [v1-2]
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3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
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T Give to the poor and needy in secret.
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4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
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P Know that God will openly reward those that show compassion to the poor and needy in secret.
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5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
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T Don’t make a show of praying.
F Know that hypocrites publicly make a show of praying to be seen by men.
C Know that God will not reward those that make a show of praying to be seen by men.
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6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
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T Pray to your Heavenly Father.
T Pray in secret.
P Know that God will openly reward those that pray in secret.
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7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
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W Don’t use many words and vain repetitions when you pray, as the heathens do.
F Know that the heathens wrongly believe that their prayers will be heard because of their many words and vain repititions.
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8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
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T Don’t pray like the heathens do.
F Know that our Heavenly Father knows our needs before we ask Him.
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9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
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T Pray to your Father who is in Heaven.
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10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
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T Establish God’s Kingdom and will on the Earth, as it is in Heaven.
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11 Give us this day our daily bread.
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T Make Jesus, the living bread that came down from Heaven, your daily bread. [See John 6:50-51]
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12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
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F Know that forgiveness is a daily practice, not a one-off event.
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13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
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14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
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P Forgive others and your Heavenly Father will forgive you.
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15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
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W Don’t harbour unforgiveness.
W Know that if you do not forgive others then your heavenly Father will not forgive you.
T Know that the measure of forgiveness that we use towards others is the measure of forgiveness that we receive. [v14-15] [See Matthew 7:2]
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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.
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W Don’t make a big show of fasting.
W Know that hypocrites publicly make a show of fasting and put on a sad face to receive glory from men.
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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.
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T Wash and anoint your face when you fast so that you do not appear to be fasting to others. [v17-18]
T Fast in secret.
T Know that God will openly reward those that fast in secret.
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19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
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T Don’t seek to amass earthly treasure.
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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:
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T Amass treasures in Heaven, not on Earth.
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21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
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T Set your heart on the things of Heaven.
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22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
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T Let your eye be single.
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23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
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W Don’t have an evil eye.
W Don’t let the light that is in you be darkness.
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24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
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F Know that no man can serve two masters.
T Choose between God or money - you cannot serve both.
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25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
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T Take no thought for your life, what you will eat, drink or wear.
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26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
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T Behold the fowls of the air and how the Father feeds them.
T Realise the value God places on you. Have faith and trust in Him.
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27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
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T Realise that you cannot achieve anything by worrying.
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28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
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T Do not worry about what you will wear.
T Consider the flowers of the field.
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29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
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F Know that Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as the splendour of the flowers of the field.
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30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
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T Trust that God will clothe you.
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31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
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T Take no thought about what you will eat, drink or wear.
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32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
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T Realise that our Father in Heaven knows all of our needs before we ask.
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33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
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T Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.
P Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all that you need will be provided.
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34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
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T Don’t worry about tomorrow. Concentrate on today.
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