Matthew 6:4 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Give your contributions privately. Your Father sees what you do in private. He will reward you.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

BBE:

So that your giving may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.

DBY:

so that thine alms may be in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will render it to thee.

ERV:

that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

WEY:

that your charities may be in secret; and then your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.

WBS:

That thy alms may be in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret, himself will reward thee openly.

WEB:

so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

YLT:

that thy kindness may be in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret Himself shall reward thee manifestly.

Matthew 6:4 Cross References

XREF:

Jeremiah 17:10 "I, 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.

Matthew 6:6 "But 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.

Matthew 6:18 so that your fasting will not be noticed by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

Hebrews 4:13 And 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. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

6:4 That thine alms may be in secret. It is not concealment that is required, so much as to avoid ostentation.
Openly. Literally, in the open place, in the last day, when every secret thing is made manifest.

MHC:

6:1-4 Our Lord next warned against hypocrisy and outward show in religious duties. What we do, must be done from an inward principle, that we may be approved of God, not that we may be praised of men. In these verses we are cautioned against hypocrisy in giving alms. Take heed of it. It is a subtle sin; and vain-glory creeps into what we do, before we are aware. But the duty is not the less necessary and excellent for being abused by hypocrites to serve their pride. The doom Christ passes, at first may seem a promise, but it is their reward; not the reward God promises to those who do good, but the reward hypocrites promise themselves, and a poor reward it is; they did it to be seen of men, and they are seen of men. When we take least notice of our good deeds ourselves, God takes most notice of them. He will reward thee; not as a master who gives his servant what he earns, and no more, but as a Father who gives abundantly to his son that serves him.

CONC:

Alms Charities Deeds Giving Kindness Manifestly Merciful Openly Recompense Render Reward Secret Seeing Sees

Alms Charities Deeds Kindness Manifestly Merciful Openly Recompense Render Reward Secret

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