Matthew 6:4 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 6:4

so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

4 voices

Pseudo-Chrysostom

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (500)

For it is impossible that God should leave in obscurity any good work of man; but He makes it manifest in this world, and glorifies it in the next world, because it is the glory of God; as likewise the Devil manifests evil, in which is shown the strength of his great wickedness. But God properly makes public every good deed only in that world the goods of which are not common to the righteous and the wicked; therefore to whomsoever God shall there show favour, it will be manifest that it was as reward of his righteousness.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

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.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Self-conceit and self-complacency, and an adoring of our own shadow, are branches of pride, as dangerous as vain-glory and ostentation before men. We find those had their good works remembered to their honour, who had themselves forgotten them: When saw we thee an hungered, or athirst? What is the promise to those who are thus sincere and humble in their alms-giving.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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 labor 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.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὅπως	hopōs	so that	G3704 →
ᾖ	ē	may be	G1510 →
σου	sou	your	G4771 →
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
ἐλεημοσύνη	eleēmosunē	giving	G1654 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	<the>	G3588 →
κρυπτῷ.	kruptō	secret.	G2927 →
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
πατήρ	patēr	Father	G3962 →
σου	sou	of you	G4771 →
ὁ	ho	the [One]	G3588 →
βλέπων	blepōn	seeing	G991 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	<the>	G3588 →
κρυπτῷ	kruptō	secret	G2927 →
ἀποδώσει	apodōsei	will reward	G591 →
σοι	soi	you	G4771 →

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 6:6
But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
leads to
- 2 Kings 4:33
  So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.
- Matthew 14:23
  After He had sent them away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,
- Isaiah 65:24
  Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
Through
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.
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…
- Romans 8:27
  And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
- Jeremiah 11:20
  O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
- Revelation 2:23
  Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
- Hebrews 4:12–13