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.

Cross References (50)

  • Matthew 6:5 (16)

    And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street cor

  • Matthew 6:16 (11)

    When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly

  • 2 Corinthians 9:6–15 (10)

    Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

  • John 5:41 (9)

    I do not accept glory from men,

  • James 2:15–16 (9)

    Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.

  • 1 John 3:17–19 (7)

    If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of

  • Luke 20:46 (7)

    “Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chi

  • John 7:18 (7)

    He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of t

  • Hebrews 13:16 (7)

    And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

  • 1 Peter 4:11 (6)

    If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength

  • Hosea 8:1 (5)

    Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My cove

  • Psalms 37:21 (5)

    The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.

  • John 5:44 (4)

    How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

  • Ephesians 4:28 (4)

    He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something

  • Galatians 2:10 (4)

    They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.

  • Romans 12:8 (4)

    if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with d

  • Acts 10:31 (4)

    and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.

  • Acts 10:4 (4)

    Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor h

  • Psalms 112:9 (3)

    He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.

  • Matthew 23:13–29 (3)

    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not

  • Acts 9:36 (3)

    In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindn

  • Luke 6:42 (3)

    How can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own e

  • Proverbs 20:6 (3)

    Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?

  • Acts 10:2 (3)

    He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.

  • John 13:29 (3)

    Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give

  • Mark 12:39 (3)

    and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

  • Proverbs 19:17 (3)

    Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

  • Acts 24:17 (3)

    After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.

  • Matthew 15:7 (2)

    You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:

  • Isaiah 58:7 (2)

    Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when yo

  • 1 Samuel 15:30 (2)

    “I have sinned,” Saul replied. “Please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Come back with me,

  • Luke 13:15 (2)

    “You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead

  • Acts 11:29 (2)

    So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

  • Luke 12:33 (2)

    Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible trea

  • Ecclesiastes 11:2 (2)

    Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.

  • Luke 12:56 (2)

    You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the p

  • Mark 7:6 (2)

    Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with th

  • Luke 6:24 (2)

    But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.

  • Isaiah 9:17 (2)

    Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every

  • Matthew 23:6 (2)

    They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,

  • Matthew 24:51 (2)

    Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of t

  • 1 Timothy 6:18 (2)

    Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,

  • Job 31:16–20 (2)

    If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,

  • Luke 11:43 (2)

    Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.

  • Matthew 22:18 (2)

    But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:6 (2)

    Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.

  • Matthew 16:3 (2)

    and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance

  • Isaiah 58:10–12 (2)

    and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, an

  • Philemon 1:7 (2)

    I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.

  • Luke 11:41 (2)

    But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.