Bible Harmony
CHAPTER 6
Doing
Good To Please God
Parallel: None
Matt. 6:1 Take heed that you do not your 1alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise you have no reward of your Father who is in heaven.
1Luke 19:8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said to
the Lord, “Behold, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have
taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.”
Matt. 6:2 Therefore when
you give your alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in
the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say to you, they have their
reward.
Matt. 6:3 But when you
give alms, let
not your left hand know what your right hand does,
Matt. 6:4 that your alms may be in secret:
and your Father who 1sees
in secret Himself
will reward you openly.
1Psalms 139:7-12 Where shall I go from Your Spirit?
Or where shall I flee from Your presence? If I ascend up into heaven, You are
there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of
the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there shall Your
hand lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me. If I say, “Surely the darkness
shall cover me.” Even the night shall be light about me.” Indeed, the darkness
does not hide from You, but the night shines as the day; the darkness and the
light are both alike to You.
Jesus Gives a Model
Prayer
Parallel: Luke 11:1-4
Matt. 6:5 And when you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites are: for they
love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen
of men. Verily I
say to you, they have
their reward.
Matt. 6:6 But you, when
you pray, enter into your closet, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in
secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
Matt. 6:7 But when you pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they
will be heard for their much speaking.
Matt. 6:8 Be not you therefore like them: for your Father 1knows what things you have need
of, before you ask Him.
1Romans 8:26,27 Likewise the Spirit also helps
our infirmities. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but
the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be
uttered. And He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is,
because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Matt. 6:9 After this
manner therefore pray you: ‘Our Father who are in heaven, 1Hallowed be Your name.
1Exodus 20:7 You shall not take the name of the
LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His
name in vain.
Matt. 6:10 Your 1kingdom come Your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
1Colossians 1:13 Who has delivered us from the power
of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son,
1Matthew 3:2 And saying, “Repent you: for the
kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
1Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to
preach, and to say, “Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
1Matthew 10:7 And as you go, preach, saying, “The
kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
1Matthew 7:21 Not every one who says to Me,
“Lord, Lord,” shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will
of My Father who is in heaven.
1Matthew 16:19 And I will give to you the keys of
the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven:
and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
Matt. 6:11 Give us this day our daily 1bread.
1Matthew 6:25 Therefore I say to you, take no
thought for your life, what you shall eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for
your body, what you will put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body
than clothing?
Matt. 6:12 And 1forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
1Luke 11:4 “And forgive us our sins, for
we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into
temptation, but deliver us from evil.”
1Mark 11:25,26 And when you stand praying,
forgive, if you have anything against anyone, that your Father who is in heaven
may also forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will
your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
1Matthew 18:23-35 Therefore the kingdom of heaven is
like a certain king, who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. And when
he had begun settlement, one was brought to him, who owed him ten thousand
talents. But since he was not able
to pay, his lord commanded that he and his wife and children, and all that he had be
sold, and that payment be made. The servant therefore fell down, and worshiped
him, saying, “Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.” Then the
lord of that servant was moved with compassion, loosed him, and forgave the
debt. But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who
owed him a hundred pence, and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat,
saying, “Pay me what you owe!” And his fellow servant fell down at his feet,
and besought him, saying, “Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.” And
he would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay the debt.
So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came
and told their lord all that had been done. Then his lord, after that he had
called him, said to him, ”O wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt because
you begged me. Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant,
even as I had pity on you?” And his lord was angry, and delivered him to the
tormentors, until he should pay all that was due to him. So likewise will My
heavenly Father also do to you, if you, from your hearts, do not forgive your
brother’s trespasses.”
1Luke 7:41-43 There was a certain creditor who
had two debtors: one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when
they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell Me therefore, which
of them will love him most?” Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one to
whom he forgave most.” And He said to him, “You have rightly judged.”
Matt. 6:13 And lead us not into 1temptation, but deliver us from evil: For
Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
1James 1:13 Let no man say when he is tempted,
“I am tempted of God;” for God cannot be tempted by evil, neither does He tempt
anyone.
1Matthew 26:41 “Watch and pray, that you do
not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is
weak.”
11 Corinthians 10:13 There has no temptation taken you
except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to
be tempted above that you are able; but with the temptation will also make a
way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.
Matt. 6:14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also
forgive you.
Matt. 6:15 But if you 1forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
1Mark 11:25,26 And whenever you stand praying,
forgive, if you have anything against anyone, that your Father also who is in
heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will
your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
Fasting Should Be Seen
of God
Parallel: None
Matt. 6:16 Moreover, when
you fast, be
not, as the
hypocrites, of a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men
to be fasting. Verily I say to you, they have their
reward.
Matt. 6:17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your
face;
Matt. 6:18 that you appear not to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in
secret: and your
Father, who sees in secret, will 1reward you openly.
1Revelation 2:23 And I will kill her children with
death. And all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds and
hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your works.
Treasures In Heaven
Parallel: None
Matt. 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust does
corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal;
Matt. 6:20 but lay up for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust corrupt, and where thieves
do not break through nor steal.
Matt. 6:21 For where your 1treasure is, there will your heart be also.
1Matthew 19:21,22 Jesus said to him, “If you will be
perfect, go and sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have
treasure in heaven, and come, follow Me.” But when the young man heard that
saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
The Light of the Body
Parallel: Luke 11:33-36
Matt. 6:22 The light of the body is the eye. If
therefore your eye be
single, your
whole body will be full of 1light.
1John 8:12 Then spoke Jesus again to them,
saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me will not walk in
darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Matt. 6:23 But if your eye be evil, your whole body will be full of 1darkness. If therefore the light that is
in you be darkness, how great is that darkness!
1Colossians 1:13 Who has delivered us from the power
of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son,
Cannot Serve Two
Masters
Parallel: Luke 16:13
Matt. 6:24 No 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. You
cannot serve God and 1riches.
11 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root
of all kinds of evil, and some who have coveted after it, have erred from the
faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
1Matthew 13:22 He also who received seed among the
thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world, and the
deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
It Is Wrong To Worry
Parallel: Luke 12:22-34
Matt. 6:25 Therefore I
say to you, take no thought for your life, what you will eat, or what you will drink;
nor yet for your body, what you will put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than clothing?
Matt. 6:26 Behold the birds of the air, for they
sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father
feeds them. Are you not much better than they?
Matt. 6:27 Which of you by
taking thought can
add one cubit to his stature?
Matt. 6:28 And why take
you thought for clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they
toil not, neither do they spin:
Matt. 6:29 And yet I say to you, that even Solomon in all his
glory was not arrayed
like one of these.
Matt. 6:30 Therefore, if
God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven,
will He not much more 1clothe
you? O you of little faith?
1Genesis 1:26 And God said, “Let Us make man in
Our image, after Our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the
sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and
over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
1Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work
together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according
to His purpose.
Matt. 6:31 Therefore take
no thought, saying, “What will we eat, or what will
we drink, or with what shall we be clothed?’
Matt. 6:32 for after all
these things do
the Gentiles seek:
for your heavenly 1Father
knows that you have need of all these things.
11 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon Him, for
He cares for you.
Matt. 6:33 But seek you first the 1kingdom of God, and His
righteousness; and
all these things will
be added to you.
1Matthew 16:18,19 And I say also to you, that you are
Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will
not prevail against it. And I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of
heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven: and whatever
you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
Matt. 6:34 Take therefore
no thought for tomorrow, for tomorrow will take thought for
the things of itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil of it.
Judge Not
Parallel: Luke 6:37-42
Matt. 7:1 1Judge not, that you be not judged,
1Romans
14:3 Let not
him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat
judge him who eats; for God has received him.
1Romans 2:1 Therefore you are inexcusable, O
man, whoever you are who judge, for in that you judge another you condemn
yourself; for you who judge practice the same things.
Matt. 7:2 for with what
judgment you judge, you will be 1judged: and with
what measure you mete, it will be 2measured to you again.
1James 2:13 For judgment is without mercy, to
the one who has shown no mercy; and mercy rejoices over judgment.
2Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you;
good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, will men
give to your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured
to you again.
Matt. 7:3 And why behold the mote that is in your brother’s eye,
but do not consider
the beam that
is in your own eye?
Matt. 7:4 Or how will you say to your brother, let me pull out the mote out of your eye, and, behold, a
beam is in your own eye?
Matt. 7:5 You 1hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of your own eye; and then
will you see clearly to cast out the mote out of your brother’s eye.
12 Peter 2:1,2 But there were also false prophets
among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will
secretly bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and
will bring on themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their
pernicious ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed.
Matt. 7:6 Give not that
which is holy to
the dogs, neither cast your 1pearls before
swine, lest they trample them under their feet,
and turn again and rend you.
1Matthew 13:45,46 Again, the kingdom of heaven is
like a merchant, seeking goodly pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of
great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Ask, Seek, and Knock
Parallel: Luke 11:9-13
Matt. 7:7 1Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and
you will find; 2knock, and it will be opened to you.
1Luke 18:1-8 And He spoke a parable to them to
show that men ought always to pray, and not to faint saying, “There was in a
city a judge, who did not fear God, nor regard man. And there was a widow in
that city; and she came to him, saying, ‘Avenge me of my adversary.’ And for a
while he would not, but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear
God, nor regard man, yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she
weary me.’ And the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said. And shall not
God avenge His own elect, who cry day and night to Him, though He bears long
with them? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the
Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”
2Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock.
If anyone hears My voice, and opens the door, I will come in to him and will
dine with him, and he with Me.
Matt. 7:8 For everyone who 1asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it will be opened