Matthew 6:2 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 6:2

So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

KJV

Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

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Commentary

4 voices

Tertullian

On the Veiling of Virgins (220)

Is it to please the brethren, or God Himself? If God Himself, He is as capable of beholding whatever is done in secret, as He is just to remunerate what is done for His sole honour. In fine, He enjoins us not to trumpet forth any one of those things which will merit reward in His sight, nor get compensation for them from men.

The record, by era

The Reformation1 voice

John Calvin

1509–1564

Commentaries (1554)

Now, when our service is rendered to the eyes of men, we do not submit our life to the judgment and approbation of God. Justly, therefore, does Christ say, that those persons, who exhibit themselves in this manner, have their reward: for they whose eyes are held by such vanity cannot look upon God. For the same reason, all who are desirous of vain-glory are called hypocrites.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Therefore when thou doest thine alms - In the first verse the exhortation is general: Take Ye heed. In this verse the address is pointed - and Thou - man - woman - who readest - hearest. Do not sound a trumpet - It is very likely that this was literally practised among the Pharisees, who seemed to live on the public esteem, and were excessively self-righteous and vain.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Hence our expression to "trumpet." as the hypocrites do--This word--of such frequent occurrence in Scripture, signifying primarily "one who acts a part"--denotes one who either pretends to be what he is not (as here), or dissembles what he really is (as in Lu 12:1, 2). in the synagogues and in the streets--the places of religious and secular resort. that they may have glory of men.

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Original language & word study

31 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ὅταν	Hotan	When	G3752 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
ποιῇς	poiēas	you may do	G4160 →
ἐλεημοσύνην,	eleēmosunēn	acts of charity,	G1654 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
σαλπίσῃς	salpisēs	may sound a trumpet	G4537 →
ἔμπροσθέν	emprosthen	before	G1715 →
σου,	sou	you,	G4771 →
ὥσπερ	hōsper	as	G5618 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
ὑποκριταὶ	hupokritai	hypocrites	G5273 →
ποιοῦσιν	poiousin	do	G4160 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ταῖς	tais	the	G3588 →
συναγωγαῖς	sunagōgais	synagogues	G4864 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ταῖς	tais	the	G3588 →
ῥύμαις	rhumais	streets	G4505 →
ὅπως	hopōs	so that	G3704 →
δοξασθῶσιν	doxasthōsin	they may have glory	G1392 →
ὑπὸ	hupo	from	G5259 →
τῶν	tōn	<the>	G3588 →
ἀνθρώπων.	anthrōpōn	men.	G444 →
ἀμὴν	amēn	Amen	G281 →
λέγω	legō	I say	G3004 →
ὑμῖν·	humin	to you;	G4771 →
ἀπέχουσιν	apechousin	they have	G568 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
μισθὸν	misthon	reward	G3408 →
αὐτῶν.	autōn	of them.	G846 →

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
Matthew 6:16
When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
leads to
- Isaiah 58:3–5
  “Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress…
- Matthew 9:14–15
  At that time John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
- Nehemiah 1:4
  When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
Through
Matthew 6:5
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they…
leads to
- Luke 18:10–11
  “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
- Luke 18:13
  But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
- Mark 11:25
  And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”
- Isaiah 55:6–7
  Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
- Jeremiah 29:12
  Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.