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Matthew 6:1
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Matthew 6:1
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Teaching about Giving to the Needy
6 “Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.
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Matthew 6:1
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Matthew 6:1
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Giving to the Needy
6 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them.(A) If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Matthew 23:5
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Matthew 23:5
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5 “Everything they do is for show. On their arms they wear extra wide prayer boxes with Scripture verses inside, and they wear robes with extra long tassels.[a]
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- 23:5 Greek They enlarge their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
Matthew 23:5
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Matthew 23:5
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5 “Everything they do is done for people to see:(A) They make their phylacteries[a](B) wide and the tassels on their garments(C) long;
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- Matthew 23:5 That is, boxes containing Scripture verses, worn on forehead and arm
John 12:43
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John 12:43
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43 For they loved human praise more than the praise of God.
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John 12:43
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John 12:43
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Hebrews 6:10
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Hebrews 6:10
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10 For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers,[a] as you still do.
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- 6:10 Greek for God’s holy people.
Hebrews 6:10
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Hebrews 6:10
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10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.(A)
Matthew 23:28-30
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Matthew 23:28-30
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28 Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.
29 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you build tombs for the prophets your ancestors killed, and you decorate the monuments of the godly people your ancestors destroyed. 30 Then you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would never have joined them in killing the prophets.’
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Matthew 23:28-30
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Matthew 23:28-30
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28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
29 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets(A) and decorate the graves of the righteous. 30 And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
Luke 16:15
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Luke 16:15
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15 Then he said to them, “You like to appear righteous in public, but God knows your hearts. What this world honors is detestable in the sight of God.
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Luke 16:15
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Luke 16:15
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15 He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves(A) in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts.(B) What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.
Galatians 6:12
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Galatians 6:12
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12 Those who are trying to force you to be circumcised want to look good to others. They don’t want to be persecuted for teaching that the cross of Christ alone can save.
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Galatians 6:12
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Galatians 6:12
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12 Those who want to impress people by means of the flesh(A) are trying to compel you to be circumcised.(B) The only reason they do this is to avoid being persecuted(C) for the cross of Christ.
Matthew 6:4-6
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Matthew 6:4-6
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4 Give your gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
Teaching about Prayer and Fasting
5 “When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get. 6 But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
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Matthew 6:4-6
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Matthew 6:4-6
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4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.(A)
Prayer(B)
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing(C) in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father,(D) who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Ezekiel 33:31
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Ezekiel 33:31
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31 So my people come pretending to be sincere and sit before you. They listen to your words, but they have no intention of doing what you say. Their mouths are full of lustful words, and their hearts seek only after money.
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Ezekiel 33:31
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Ezekiel 33:31
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31 My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before(A) you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy(B) for unjust gain.(C)
2 John 8
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2 John 8
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8 Watch out that you do not lose what we[a] have worked so hard to achieve. Be diligent so that you receive your full reward.
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- 8 Some manuscripts read you.
2 John 8
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2 John 8
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- 2 John 1:8 Some manuscripts you
John 5:44
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John 5:44
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44 No wonder you can’t believe! For you gladly honor each other, but you don’t care about the honor that comes from the one who alone is God.[a]
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- 5:44 Some manuscripts read from the only One.
John 5:44
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John 5:44
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44 How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God[a]?(A)
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- John 5:44 Some early manuscripts the Only One
Mark 8:15
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Mark 8:15
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15 As they were crossing the lake, Jesus warned them, “Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
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Mark 8:15
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Mark 8:15
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15 “Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast(A) of the Pharisees(B) and that of Herod.”(C)
Matthew 6:16
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Matthew 6:16
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16 “And when you fast, don’t make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, for they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will ever get.
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Matthew 6:16
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Matthew 6:16
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Fasting
16 “When you fast,(A) do not look somber(B) as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
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