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Matthew 6:4
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Your giving should be done in private. Your Father can see what is done in private, and he will reward you.
yt thine almes may be secret: and thy father which seith in secret shall rewarde ye opely.
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so that your charitable giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
Your giving should be done in secret. Your Father can see what is done in secret, and he will reward you.
that your alms may be in secret: and your Father who sees in secret shall recompense you.
That thy alms may be in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret, himself will reward thee openly.
so that your charitable acts will be done in secret; and your Father who sees [what is done] in secret will reward you.
so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
That thy alms may be in secret, and thy father who seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
that your charities may be in secret; and then your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.
and thi fadir that seeth in hiddils, schal quyte thee.
that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall recompense thee.
so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Then your gift will be given in secret. Your Father knows what is done in secret, and he will reward you.
that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.
So that your giving may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.
Then your tzedakah will be in secret; and your Father, who sees what you do in secret, will reward you.
so that thine alms may be in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will render [it] to thee.
that thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall recompense thee in openness.
that thy alms may be in secret. And thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee openly.
That thine almes may be in secret: And thy father which seeth in secret, himselfe shall reward thee openly.
Give your gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
Your giving should be in secret. Then your Father Who sees in secret will reward you.
so that your alms may be done in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
That thine almes may be in secret, and thy Father that seeth in secret, hee will rewarde thee openly.
So that your alms may be done secretly, and your Father who sees in secret, shall himself reward you openly.
that thine alms may be in secret, - and, thy Father, who seeth in secret, will give it back to thee.
That thy alms may be in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret will repay thee.
so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
That thyne almes may be in secrete: And thy father, which seeth in secrete, shall rewarde thee openly.
Then it will be a private matter. And your Father, who sees what you do in private, will reward you.
so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
in order that your charitable giving may be in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
so that your merciful deeds may be in secret. And your Father seeing in secret Himself will repay you in the open.
that thy kindness may be in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret Himself shall reward thee manifestly.
that thine almes maye be secrete: and thy father which seith in secrete, shall rewarde the openly.
that your alms may be secret: and your father who sees your secret actions, shall reward you.
so that your gift may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly. [fn]
If you help folks privately, the Boss knows and will reward you himself.
so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
seeth: Matthew 6:6, Matthew 6:18, Psalms 17:3, Psalms 44:21, Psalms 139:1-3, Psalms 139:12, Jeremiah 17:10, Jeremiah 23:24, Hebrews 4:13, Revelation 2:23
reward: Matthew 10:42, Matthew 25:34-40, 1 Samuel 2:30, Luke 8:17, Luke 14:14, 1 Corinthians 4:5, Jude 1:24
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 15:7 - your work Psalms 18:20 - rewarded Psalms 19:11 - keeping Psalms 112:9 - righteousness Proverbs 21:14 - in secret Matthew 5:12 - for great Matthew 10:41 - a righteous man's 2 Corinthians 8:21 - not Ephesians 6:8 - whatsoever 1 Thessalonians 3:11 - God
Cross-References
And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:
For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
That thine alms may be in secret,.... May be done in secret, and be kept a secret. The allusion seems to be to the secret chamber, where money was brought privately for the relief of the poor.
"There were two chambers in the sanctuary, the one was
לשכת חשאים, "the chamber of secrets", and the other the chamber of vessels: the chamber of secrets was that into which pious persons put בחשאי, "in secret", and the poor children of good men were maintained out of it privately q.''
The Jews say many things in favour of doing alms privately.
"Greater, (say they r,) is he that gives alms בסתר, in secret, than Moses our master.''
They tell us s, that
"R. Jannai seeing a certain man give Zuz (a piece of money) to a poor man publicly, said unto him, it would have been better, if thou hadst not have given him anything, than to have given him in this manner.''
This was the practice of the ancient religious Jews, to give their alms privately; but the Scribes and Pharisees had brought that practice into disuse, and which our Lord labours to restore; adding, for encouragement,
and thy Father, which seeth in secret; beholds all secret actions, and knows the secret springs of actions,
himself shall reward thee openly; in the great day of account, before angels and men, when all secret things shall be brought to light, and every good man have praise of God. This duty, of giving alms to the poor, is mentioned by Christ before prayer to God; it may be for this reason, because it was usual to give alms before prayer.
"The great, or famous men, among the wise men, used to give a Prutah (a small piece of money) to a poor man before every prayer, and after that they prayed; as it is said, "I shall behold thy face in righteousness" t.''
q Misn. Shekalim, c. 5. sect. 6. Mainnon. Hilch. Eracin, c. 2. sect. 12. r T. Bab. Bava Bathra, fol. 9. 2. s T. Bab. Chagiga, fol. 5. 1. t Maimon. Hilch. Mattanot Anayin, c. 10. sect. 15.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Let not thy left hand know ... - This is a proverbial expression, signifying that the action should be done as secretly as possible. The Hebrews often attribute actions to members which properly belong to persons. The encouragement for performing our acts of charity in secret is that it will be pleasing to God; that he will see the act, however secret it may be, and will openly reward it. If the reward is not granted in this life, it will be in the life to come. In multitudes of cases, however, alms given to the poor are “lent to the Lord” Proverbs 19:17, and will be repaid in this life. Rarely, perhaps never, has it been found that the man who is liberal to the poor has ever suffered by it in his worldly circumstances.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 6:4. Which 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 labour 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.
