Matthew 6:20

WEB

²⁰but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;

KJV

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:

BSB

²⁰But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

FBV

²⁰Instead, you should store up your wealth in heaven, where moths and rust don't ruin it, and where thieves don't break in and steal it.

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Extra References

Luke 12:33

³³Sell what you have and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

Matthew 19:21

²¹Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

James 2:5

⁵Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

1 Timothy 6:19

¹⁹laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.

Luke 18:22

²²When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”

Hebrews 11:26

²⁶considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.

1 Timothy 6:17

¹⁷Charge those who are rich in this present age that they not be arrogant, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;

Revelation 2:9

⁹“I know your works, oppression, and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

1 Peter 1:4

⁴to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn’t fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,

Isaiah 33:6

⁶There will be stability in your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is your treasure.