The lord sees what is done in secret

For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.

Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God. For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you; but they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

Who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him. Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,.

Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme,. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.

The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.

Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,. And sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.

To be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. Which he will display at the proper time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion.

For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe. For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,. That you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.

And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body.

For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.

Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed.

Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light. When you see these two verses together you begin to understand the purpose of light and the meaning of the phrase nothing concealed will not be known. One of the purposes of light is to expose what is going on in the dark.

This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.

There are two types of people. Those who embrace the light and run towards it and those who reject the light and run away from it. What Luke and John are telling us is that whether your deeds are good or evil, light will expose them. What this verse really is, then, is a call that you and I should live a life filled with integrity and character, whether you are in the light or not.

As Peter puts it:. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. Luke brings another take on this idea of what is done in the dark. Consider these verses:. There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.

Notice the context changes to not just what you do in the dark but even to what you say. He really does see and hear what is done in the dark. However, I want to also give an additional context here to make the point even clearer. Consider this verse:. The Pharisees had a big problem: they were hypocrites. This word in the Greek means an actor or someone who is playing a role.

Berean Study Bible But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Berean Literal Bible But you when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father, the One in secret. And your Father, the One seeing in secret, will reward you.

King James Bible But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

New King James Version But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. New American Standard Bible But as for you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door, and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

Amplified Bible But when you pray, go into your most private room, close the door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees [what is done] in secret will reward you.

Christian Standard Bible But when you pray, go into your private room, shut your door, and pray to your Father who is in secret. Holman Christian Standard Bible But when you pray, go into your private room, shut your door, and pray to your Father who is in secret. American Standard Version But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English But you, when you pray, enter into your closet and lock your door, and pray to your father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you in public. Contemporary English Version When you pray, go into a room alone and close the door. Pray to your Father in private. New Heart English Bible so that your charitable giving may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

Weymouth New Testament that your charities may be in secret; and then your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you. World English Bible so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. Young's Literal Translation that thy kindness may be in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret Himself shall reward thee manifestly.

Additional Translations Proverbs For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you. Jeremiah I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve. Matthew But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, Matthew But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen.

Matthew so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. Hebrews Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. Context Giving to the Needy … 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men.