Matthew 6:19-20

The Sermon on the Mount: Treasure in Heaven

19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and consuming [insect] destroy and where thieves break in and steal,
20 but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor consuming [insect] destroy and where thieves do not break in or steal.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Traditionally "rust," but more likely in this context along with "moth" the term refers to "eating" by other types of insects or vermin
  • [b]. Traditionally "rust," but more likely in this context along with "moth" the term refers to "eating" by other types of insects or vermin
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