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Matthew 6

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.

Matthew 6:1 KJV

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.

Matthew 6:2 KJV

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

Matthew 6:3 KJV

That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

Matthew 6:4 KJV

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.

Matthew 6:5 KJV

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.

Matthew 6:6 KJV

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

Matthew 6:7 KJV

Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

Matthew 6:8 KJV

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Matthew 6:9 KJV

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Matthew 6:10 KJV

Give us this day our daily bread.

Matthew 6:11 KJV

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

Matthew 6:12 KJV

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.

Matthew 6:13 KJV

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

Matthew 6:14 KJV

But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Matthew 6:15 KJV

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.

Matthew 6:16 KJV

But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

Matthew 6:17 KJV

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.

Matthew 6:18 KJV

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

Matthew 6:19 KJV

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

Matthew 6:20 KJV

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Matthew 6:21 KJV

The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

Matthew 6:22 KJV

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!

Matthew 6:23 KJV

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.

Matthew 6:24 KJV

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?

Matthew 6:25 KJV

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?

Matthew 6:26 KJV

Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

Matthew 6:27 KJV

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

Matthew 6:28 KJV

And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Matthew 6:29 KJV

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?

Matthew 6:30 KJV

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

Matthew 6:31 KJV

(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

Matthew 6:32 KJV

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew 6:33 KJV

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.

Matthew 6:34 KJV

End of Matthew 6

Continue reading Matthew 7

What is Matthew 6 about?

Matthew 6 is the middle of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. He warns against doing good deeds, praying or fasting to be seen by others, and says the Father who sees in secret will reward. He teaches his disciples to pray with the Lord's Prayer: "Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name" (verses 9–13). He urges them to store up treasure in heaven, not on earth, and says no one can serve two masters. The chapter ends with his teaching on worry: look at the birds and the lilies, "seek ye first the kingdom of God" (verse 33), and take no thought for tomorrow.

What does Matthew 6 mean?

Matthew 6:33

Jesus said this in the Sermon on the Mount, after telling his listeners not to worry about food, drink, and clothing. He pointed to the birds and the lilies, which God feeds and clothes. Worry, he said, is what people do when they do not know their heavenly Father. Instead, his followers should "seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness," making God's rule and God's ways their first priority. The promise is that "all these things," the everyday needs they worried about, will be added. This is not a promise of riches, but of a Father who knows what his children need.

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