New American Standard Bible 1995
Matthew 6:4
4so that your 1giving will be in secret; and 2your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
Matthew 6:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
- New International Version (NIV)so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.
Context of Matthew 6:4
2“So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 3But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. 5“When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 6But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
Read all of Matthew 6Matthew 6:4 word by word
ὅπως ᾖ σου ἡ ἐλεημοσύνη ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ. καὶ ὁ πατήρ σου ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ ἀποδώσει σοιRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 6:4
- Matthew 6:6But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
- Psalms 17:3You have tried my heart; You have visited me by night; You have tested me and You find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.
- Psalms 44:21Would not God find this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart.
- Psalms 139:1O Lord, You have searched me and known me.
- Jeremiah 17:10I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds.
- Jeremiah 23:24Can a man hide himself in hiding places So I do not see him?” declares the Lord. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the Lord.
- Hebrews 4:13And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.
- Revelation 2:23And I will kill her children with pestilence, and all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.
- Matthew 10:42And whoever in the name of a disciple gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.”
- Matthew 25:34“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
- 1 Samuel 2:30Therefore the Lord God of Israel declares, ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father should walk before Me forever’; but now the Lord declares, ‘Far be it from Me--for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me will be lightly esteemed.
- Luke 8:17For nothing is hidden that will not become evident, nor anything secret that will not be known and come to light.
- Luke 14:14and you will be blessed, since they do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
- 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men’s hearts; and then each man’s praise will come to him from God.
- Jude 1:24Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy,
Commentaries on Matthew 6:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Which seeth in secret - We should ever remember that the eye of the Lord is upon us, and that he sees not only the act, but also every motive that led to it. Shall reward thee openly - Will give thee the fullest proofs of his acceptance of thy work of faith, and labor of love, by increasing that substance which, for his sake, thou sharest with the poor; and will manifest his approbation in thy own heart, by the witness of his Spirit.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Your Father … will reward you: This is true both now and at the final judgment, which is at the end of history (see Matthew 25:31–46).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. That thine alms may be in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly--The word "Himself" appears to be an unauthorized addition to the text, which the sense no doubt suggested. (See 1Ti 5:25; Ro 2:16; 1Co 4:5). Prayer (Mt 6:5, 6).Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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