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Listen to Matthew 6:19-21, Matthew 6:24-25
Lay Up Treasures in Heaven(A)
19(B)“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20(C)but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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Cross references
- Matthew 6:19 : Luke 12:33, 34
- Matthew 6:19 : Prov. 23:4; [1 Tim. 6:17; Heb. 13:5]; James 5:1
- Matthew 6:20 : Matt. 19:21; Luke 12:33; 18:22; 1 Tim. 6:19; 1 Pet. 1:4
Treasures in Heaven(A)
19“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,(B) where moths and vermin destroy,(C) and where thieves break in and steal. 20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,(D) where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.(E) 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.(F)
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Cross references
- Matthew 6:19 : 6:22, 23pp — Lk 11:34-36
- Matthew 6:19 : Pr 23:4; Lk 12:16-21; Heb 13:5
- Matthew 6:19 : S Jas 5:2, 3
- Matthew 6:20 : Mt 19:21; Lk 12:33; 16:9; 18:22; 1Ti 6:19
- Matthew 6:20 : Lk 12:33
- Matthew 6:21 : Lk 12:34
19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
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Lay Up Treasures in Heaven
19(A)“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where (B)moth and rust[a] destroy and where thieves (C)break in and steal, 20(D)but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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Footnotes
- Matthew 6:19 Or worm; also verse 20
Cross references
- Matthew 6:19 : ch. 19:21; Luke 12:21, 33, 34; 18:22; 1 Tim. 6:9, 10, 17-19; Heb. 13:5
- Matthew 6:19 : James 5:2, 3
- Matthew 6:19 : ch. 24:43
- Matthew 6:20 : [See ver. 19 above]; ch. 19:21; Luke 12:21, 33, 34; 18:22; 1 Tim. 6:9, 10, 17-19; Heb. 13:5
You Cannot Serve God and Riches
24(A)“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. (B)You cannot serve God and [a]mammon.
Do Not Worry(C)
25“Therefore I say to you, (D)do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
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Footnotes
- Matthew 6:24 Lit., in Aram., riches
Cross references
- Matthew 6:24 : Luke 16:9, 11, 13
- Matthew 6:24 : [Gal. 1:10; 1 Tim. 6:17; James 4:4; 1 John 2:15]
- Matthew 6:25 : Luke 12:22–31
- Matthew 6:25 : [Ps. 55:22]; Luke 12:22; [Phil. 4:6; 1 Pet. 5:7]
24“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.(A)
Do Not Worry(B)
25“Therefore I tell you, do not worry(C) about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
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Cross references
- Matthew 6:24 : Lk 16:13
- Matthew 6:25 : 6:25-33pp — Lk 12:22-31
- Matthew 6:25 : ver 27, 28, 31, 34; Lk 10:41; 12:11, 22
24No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
25Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
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24(A)“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and (B)money.[a]
Do Not Be Anxious
25(C)“Therefore I tell you, (D)do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
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Footnotes
- Matthew 6:24 Greek mammon, a Semitic word for money or possessions
Cross references
- Matthew 6:24 : Luke 16:13; [Rom. 6:16; James 4:4]
- Matthew 6:24 : Luke 16:9, 11, 13
- Matthew 6:25 : For ver. 25-33, see Luke 12:22-31
- Matthew 6:25 : ver. 27, 28, 31, 34; ch. 10:19; 13:22 (Gk.); 1 Cor. 7:32 (Gk.); Phil. 4:6; 1 Pet. 5:7
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