Matthew 6:21
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Matthew 6:21 is the twenty-first verse of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew
in the New Testament
and is part of the Sermon on the Mount
. This verse continues the discussion of wealth
.
In the King James Version of the Bible
the text reads:
The World English Bible
translates the passage as:
For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 6:21
In the previous two verses Jesus explained why one should store one's treasure in heaven rather than on earth. This verse states that if one place one's treasure in heaven that is where one's heart will be. This is an implicit warning, which is made clear later in the chapter, that if one's treasure is on earth one's heart and attention will also be on earthly matters, to the exclusion of God. While the previous verses stated that placing one's treasures in heaven was wise, this one shifts to warning that not doing so might be costly. Matthew 6:24
makes this explicit. This verse also makes clear that treasure is not some specific collection of objects, but is rather anything that one values in life.
Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel According to Matthew is one of the four canonical gospels, one of the three synoptic gospels, and the first book of the New Testament. It tells of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth...
in the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
and is part of the Sermon on the Mount
Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a collection of sayings and teachings of Jesus, which emphasizes his moral teaching found in the Gospel of Matthew...
. This verse continues the discussion of wealth
Wealth
Wealth is the abundance of valuable resources or material possessions. The word wealth is derived from the old English wela, which is from an Indo-European word stem...
.
In the King James Version of the Bible
Bible
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the text reads:
- For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
The World English Bible
World English Bible
The World English Bible is a public domain translation of the Bible that is currently in draft form. Work on the World English Bible began in 1997 and was known as the American Standard Version 1997...
translates the passage as:
- for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 6:21
In the previous two verses Jesus explained why one should store one's treasure in heaven rather than on earth. This verse states that if one place one's treasure in heaven that is where one's heart will be. This is an implicit warning, which is made clear later in the chapter, that if one's treasure is on earth one's heart and attention will also be on earthly matters, to the exclusion of God. While the previous verses stated that placing one's treasures in heaven was wise, this one shifts to warning that not doing so might be costly. Matthew 6:24
Matthew 6:24
Matthew 6:24 is the twenty-fourth verse of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount....
makes this explicit. This verse also makes clear that treasure is not some specific collection of objects, but is rather anything that one values in life.