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Matthew 6:20 — But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor…
“But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:”
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The verses around Matthew 6:20.
18That 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.
19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
22The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
Verse explanation
“Treasures in heaven” contrast with the concrete risks of the previous verse: it is a way of investing that, according to the text, suffers neither decay nor theft.
From the Matthew 6 study in Bible in Stories.
Matthew 6:20 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Mas ajuntae thesouros no céu, onde nem a traça nem a ferrugem corrompe, e onde os ladrões não minam nem roubam.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Mas ajuntai para vós tesouros no céu, onde nem a traça nem a ferrugem gastam, e onde os ladrões não invadem nem roubam.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
En lugar de ello, ustedes deben acumular sus riquezas en el cielo, donde la polilla y el óxido no las dañan, y donde los ladrones no entran ni las roban.
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