“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.
All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.
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 t
In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized a
Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoi
so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although
How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.
“Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
“Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly
And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the ab
As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”
In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak f
Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.
Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your ini
“Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for these
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not
And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for
So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
be sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to
We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.
For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he
saying, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!” So he had him ride in his chariot.
Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn a
And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in orde