Matthew 6:1

“Be ¹  careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people. ²  Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in heaven.

biblegateway Mat 6:1

"Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

biblegateway Mat 6:1

"Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

biblegateway Mat 6:1

"Take care! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired, because then you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.

biblegateway Mat 6:1

"Be especially careful when you are trying to be good so that you don't make a performance out of it. It might be good theater, but the God who made you won't be applauding.

SABDAweb Mat 6:1

Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

bibleoremus Mat 6:1

"Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven.

biblegateway Mat 6:1

"Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven.

biblegateway Mat 6:1

“Be ¹  careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people. ²  Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in heaven.

¹ tc ‡ Several mss (א L Z Θ Ë¹ 33 892 1241 1424 al) have δέ (de, “but, now”) at the beginning of this verse; the reading without δέ is supported by B D W 0250 ˹³ Ï lat. A decision is difficult, but apparently the conjunction was added by later scribes to indicate a transition in the thought-flow of the Sermon on the Mount. NA²⁷ has δέ in brackets, indicating reservations about its authenticity.

² tn Grk “before people in order to be seen by them.”