Matthew 6:19-21

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.

Matthew 6:19-21 In-Context

17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

18 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.

19 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,

20 but 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 "The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light,

23 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!

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 19:21; Luke 12:21, 33, 34; Luke 18:22; 1 Tim. 6:9, 10, 17-19; Hebrews 13:5
• 2. James 5:2, 3
• 3. Matthew 24:43
• 4. [See ver. 19 above]

Footnotes

• [a]. Or worm; also verse 20