Matthew 6:1 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 6:1

“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men,.... Some copies read, "take heed that ye do not your righteousness", &c. which is a very good reading: but then, by "righteousness", is not meant righteousness, as comprehending all other righteous acts, as particularly alms, prayer, and fasting, hereafter mentioned; but alms only; nothing being more common with the Jews than to call alms צדקה, "righteousness": and whatever word Matthew made use of, there is no doubt to be made of it, but this was the word Christ used.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

In the foregoing chapter our Lord particularly described the nature of inward holiness. In this he describes that purity of intention without which none of our outward actions are holy.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Take heed that ye do not your alms - The word “alms” here denotes liberality to the poor and needy. In the margin, as in the best editions of the Greek it is “righteousness;” either referring to almsgiving as eminently a righteous act, or more probably including all that is specified in this and the following verses - almsgiving, prayer, fasting, Mat. 6:2-18. Our Saviour here does not positively command his disciples to aid the poor, but supposes that they would do it of course, and gives them directions how to do it.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

29 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Προσέχετε	Prosechete	do beware	G4337 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
δικαιοσύνην	dikaiosunēn	righteousness	G1343 →
ὑμῶν	humōn	of you	G4771 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
ποιεῖν	poiein	[you are] to do	G4160 →
ἔμπροσθεν	emprosthen	before	G1715 →
τῶν	tōn	<the>	G3588 →
ἀνθρώπων	anthrōpōn	men	G444 →
πρὸς	pros	in order	G4314 →
τὸ	to	<the>	G3588 →
θεαθῆναι	theathēnai	to be seen	G2300 →
αὐτοῖς·	autois	by them;	G846 →
εἰ	ei	lest	G1487 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
μή	mē	except	G3361 →
γε,	ge	indeed	G1065 →
μισθὸν	misthon	reward	G3408 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἔχετε	echete	have you	G2192 →
παρὰ	para	with	G3844 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
πατρὶ	patri	Father	G3962 →
ὑμῶν	humōn	of you	G4771 →
τῷ	tō	who [is]	G3588 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τοῖς	tois	the	G3588 →
οὐρανοῖς.¶	ouranois	heavens.	G3772 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 16:15
So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 16:7
  But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the…
- Proverbs 21:2
  All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5
  Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each…
- Jeremiah 17:10
  I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
Through
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
leads to
- Hebrews 13:16
  And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
- Matthew 10:42
  And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
Through
John 12:43
For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.
leads to
- John 5:44
  How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
- Luke 16:15
  So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.