Matthew 6:4

New Testament • 8 words with Strong's data

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

That thine

ἐλεημοσύνη

eleēmosýnē

G1654

compassionateness, i.e. (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence, or (concretely) a benefaction

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may be in

סֵתֶר

çêther

H5643

a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)

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and thy

אָב

ʼâb

H1

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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which

רָאָה

râʼâh

H7200

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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in

סֵתֶר

çêther

H5643

a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)

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נֶפֶשׁ

nephesh

H5315

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...

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shall

שַׁחַד

shachad

H7810

a donation (venal or redemptive)

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thee

עַיִן

ʻayin

H5869

an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

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Key Terms in This Verse

alms G1654

ἐλεημοσύνη eleēmosýnē

compassionateness, i.e. (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence, or (concretely) a benefaction

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openly H5869

עַיִן ʻayin

an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

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seeth H7200

רָאָה râʼâh

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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secret H5643

סֵתֶר çêther

a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)

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secret H5643

סֵתֶר çêther

a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)

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reward H7810

שַׁחַד shachad

a donation (venal or redemptive)

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himself H5315

נֶפֶשׁ nephesh

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

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Father H1

אָב ʼâb

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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Cross References

Matthew 6:18 cross-reference

That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

Matthew 6:6 cross-reference

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Jeremiah 17:10 cross-reference

I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

Luke 14:14 cross-reference

And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

Psalm 44:21 cross-reference

Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Jeremiah 23:24 cross-reference

Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.

Luke 8:17 cross-reference

For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

1 Samuel 2:30 cross-reference

Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I ...

Matthew 10:42 cross-reference

And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

1 Corinthians 4:5 cross-reference

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man ha...

Psalm 139:12 cross-reference

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

Jude 1:24 cross-reference

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

Hebrews 4:13 cross-reference

Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

Psalm 17:3 cross-reference

Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

Revelation 2:23 cross-reference

And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.

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