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Matthew 6:19-21
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Lay Up Treasures in Heaven
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"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where
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moth and rust
[a]
destroy and where thieves
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break in and steal,
20
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but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
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For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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Matthew 6:19-21 In-Context
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But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
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that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
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"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,
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but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
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For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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"The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light,
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but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
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Matthew 19:21
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Luke 12:21, 33, 34
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Luke 18:22
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1 Tim. 6:9, 10, 17-19
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Hebrews 13:5
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James 5:2, 3
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Matthew 24:43
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[See ver. 19 above]
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[a].
Or worm; also verse 20
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