3 Nephi
34 verses
Truly, I tell you that I want you to give to the poor; but be careful not to do your giving in front of others just to be seen by them; otherwise you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Verily, verily, I say that I would that ye should do alms unto the poor; but take heed that ye do not your alms before men to be seen of them; otherwise ye have no reward of your Father who is in heaven.
So when you give to the poor, don’t announce it with trumpets like the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, trying to be honored by others. I tell you the truth, they have already received their reward.
Therefore, when ye shall do your alms do not sound a trumpet before you, as will hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
But when you give to the poor, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.
But when thou doest alms let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth;
So your giving may be done in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you openly.
That thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret, himself shall reward thee openly.
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners so they can be seen by others. I tell you the truth, they have their reward.
And when thou prayest thou shalt not do as the hypocrites, for they love to pray, standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
But when you pray, go into your room, and after you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you openly.
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
When you pray, don’t use meaningless repetitions like the unbelievers do, because they think they will be heard for saying a lot of words.
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen, for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
So don’t be like them, because your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
Be not ye therefore like unto them, for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask him.
Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, your name is holy.
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive those who owe us.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
If you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
For, if ye forgive men their trespasses your heavenly Father will also forgive you;
But if you do not forgive others their trespasses, your Father will not forgive your trespasses.
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Also, when you fast, don’t be like the hypocrites with sad expressions. They make their faces look gloomy so others will see that they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have already received their reward.
Moreover, when ye fast be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance, for they disfigure their faces that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face;
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
Don’t make it obvious to others that you are fasting, but do it for your Father, who is in secret; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you openly.
That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father, who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
Do not store up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and thieves break through and steal;
Instead, store up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal.
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.
Your heart will be where your treasure is.
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
The eye is the light of the body; so if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light.
The light of the body is the eye; if, therefore, thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If the light within you is actually darkness, how great that darkness is!
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If, therefore, the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
No one can serve two masters; either they will hate one and love the other, or they will be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and wealth.
No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon.
After Jesus finished speaking, he looked at the twelve he had chosen and said to them, "Remember the words I have spoken. You are the ones I have chosen to serve this people. So I tell you, do not worry about your life—what you will eat or drink—or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words he looked upon the twelve whom he had chosen, and said unto them: Remember the words which I have spoken. For behold, ye are they whom I have chosen to minister unto this people. Therefore I say unto you, take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Look at the birds in the sky—they don’t plant, harvest, or store food in barns, but your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you much more valuable than they are?
Behold the fowls of the air, for they sow not, neither do they reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Who among you can add a single cubit to your height just by worrying?
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
And why do you worry about clothing? Think about the lilies of the field, how they grow; they don’t work or make their own clothing;
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin;
I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.
And yet I say unto you, that even Solomon, in all his glory, was not arrayed like one of these.
If God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, he will also clothe you, if you are not lacking in faith.
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, even so will he clothe you, if ye are not of little faith.
So don’t worry, asking, “What will we eat? ” or “What will we drink? ” or “What will we wear? ”
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
Your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
For your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.
So don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will take care of itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Take therefore no thought for the morrow, for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient is the day unto the evil thereof.