Matthew 6:19-24

Lay Up Treasures in Heaven

19 ¹“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where ²moth and rust^[a] destroy and where thieves ³break in and steal,

20 ⁴but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.

21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

22 ⁵“The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light,

23 ⁶but if ⁷your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

24 ⁸“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and ⁹money. ^[b]

Cross References

• 1. 6:19 ch. 19:21; Luke 12:21, 33, 34; 18:22; 1 Tim. 6:9, 10, 17-19; Heb. 13:5
• 2. 6:19 James 5:2, 3
• 3. 6:19 ch. 24:43
• 4. 6:20 [See ver. 19 above]
• 5. 6:22 Luke 11:34, 35
• 6. 6:23 [See ver. 22 above]
• 7. 6:23 ch. 20:15; Deut. 15:9; Prov. 28:22
• 8. 6:24 Luke 16:13; [Rom. 6:16; James 4:4]
• 9. 6:24 Luke 16:9, 11, 13

Footnotes

• [a] 6:19 Or 'worm'; also verse 20
• [b] 6:24 Greek 'mammon', a Semitic word for money or possessions