Matthew 6:1 (YLT)

Passage

`Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not--reward ye have not from your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens;

Nearby Context

Matthew 6:1 `Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not--reward ye have not from your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens;

Matthew 6:2 whenever, therefore, thou mayest do kindness, thou mayest not sound a trumpet before thee as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men; verily I say to you--they have their reward!

Matthew 6:3 `But thou, doing kindness, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "take", "heed", "kindness", "before", "seen", "not--reward", "father", and "heavens". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "take" and "heed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "whenever therefore thou mayest do kindness thou...", so "take" and "heed" should be read forward into that movement. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "take" and "heed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.