Matthew 6:5 Cross References
Matthew 6:5
5: "And now about prayer. When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I assure you, that is all the reward they will ever get.
Matthew 6:2
- When you give a gift to someone in need, don't shout about it as the hypocrites do--blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I assure you, they have received all the reward they will ever get.
Isaiah 55:6
- Seek the LORD while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.
- Let the people turn from their wicked deeds. Let them banish from their minds the very thought of doing wrong! Let them turn to the LORD that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Luke 18:10
- "Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a dishonest tax collector.
- The proud Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: 'I thank you, God, that I am not a sinner like everyone else, especially like that tax collector over there! For I never cheat, I don't sin, I don't commit adultery,
Mark 11:25
- But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too. "
Luke 18:13
- "But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, 'O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.'
Isaiah 1:15
- From now on, when you lift up your hands in prayer, I will refuse to look. Even though you offer many prayers, I will not listen. For your hands are covered with the blood of your innocent victims.
Jeremiah 29:12
- In those days when you pray, I will listen.
Luke 18:1
- One day Jesus told his disciples a story to illustrate their need for constant prayer and to show them that they must never give up.
Luke 20:47
- But they shamelessly cheat widows out of their property, and then, to cover up the kind of people they really are, they make long prayers in public. Because of this, their punishment will be the greater."
James 4:6
- He gives us more and more strength to stand against such evil desires. As the Scriptures say, "God sets himself against the proud, but he shows favor to the humble."
Matthew 21:22
- If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."
Luke 11:43
- "How terrible it will be for you Pharisees! For how you love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the respectful greetings from everyone as you walk through the markets!
Matthew 7:7
- "Keep on asking, and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on looking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened.
- For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And the door is opened to everyone who knocks.
Ephesians 6:18
- Pray at all times and on every occasion in the power of the Holy Spirit. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all Christians everywhere.
Daniel 6:10
- But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God.
Psalms 55:17
- Morning, noon, and night I plead aloud in my distress, and the LORD hears my voice.
Daniel 9:4
- I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: "O Lord, you are a great and awesome God! You always fulfill your promises of unfailing love to those who love you and keep your commands.
- But we have sinned and done wrong. We have rebelled against you and scorned your commands and regulations.
- We have refused to listen to your servants the prophets, who spoke your messages to our kings and princes and ancestors and to all the people of the land.
- "Lord, you are in the right; but our faces are covered with shame, just as you see us now. This is true of us all, including the people of Judah and Jerusalem and all Israel, scattered near and far, wherever you have driven us because of our disloyalty to you.
- O LORD, we and our kings, princes, and ancestors are covered with shame because we have sinned against you.
Psalms 5:2
- Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for I will never pray to anyone but you.
Luke 14:12
- Then he turned to his host. "When you put on a luncheon or a dinner," he said, "don't invite your friends, brothers, relatives, and rich neighbors. For they will repay you by inviting you back.
- Instead, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.
- Then at the resurrection of the godly, God will reward you for inviting those who could not repay you."
James 5:15
- And their prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make them well. And anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven.
- Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results.
Mark 12:38
- Here are some of the other things he taught them at this time: "Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they love to parade in flowing robes and to have everyone bow to them as they walk in the marketplaces.
Matthew 9:38
- So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send out more workers for his fields."
Job 27:8
- For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them off and takes away their life?
- Will God listen to their cry when trouble comes upon them?
- Can they take delight in the Almighty? Can they call to God at any time?
John 16:24
- You haven't done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy.
Matthew 6:16
- "And when you fast, don't make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, who try to look pale and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I assure you, that is the only reward they will ever get.
Proverbs 16:5
- The LORD despises pride; be assured that the proud will be punished.
Proverbs 15:8
- The LORD hates the sacrifice of the wicked, but he delights in the prayers of the upright.
Matthew 23:13
- "How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you won't let others enter the Kingdom of Heaven, and you won't go in yourselves.
Matthew 23:6
- And how they love to sit at the head table at banquets and in the most prominent seats in the synagogue!
Colossians 4:2
- Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.
- Don't forget to pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to preach about his secret plan--that Christ is also for you Gentiles. That is why I am here in chains.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
- Keep on praying.