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Matthew 6:19

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Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

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  1. Matthew 6:17

    But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

  2. Matthew 6:18

    That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

  3. Matthew 6:20

    But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

  4. Matthew 6:21

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

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.