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Matthew 6:1

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heed: Matthew 16:6; Mark 8:15; Luke 11:35, Luke 12:1, Luke 12:15; Hebrews 2:1

alms: or, righteousness, Deuteronomy 24:13; Psalms 112:9; Daniel 4:27; 2 Corinthians 9:9-10

to be: Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:16, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 23:5, Matthew 23:14, Matthew 23:28-30; 2 Kings 10:16, 2 Kings 10:31; Ezekiel 33:31; Zechariah 7:5, Zechariah 13:4; Luke 16:15; John 5:44, John 12:43; Galatians 6:12

otherwise: Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:6, Matthew 5:46, Matthew 10:41-42, Matthew 16:27, Matthew 25:40; 1 Corinthians 9:17-18; Hebrews 6:10, Hebrews 11:26; 2 John 1:8

of your: or, with your, Matthew 6:9, Matthew 5:48

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