Bless others (2/4)

Now whenever you fast, do not make a gloomy face as the… Matthew 6:16

Now whenever you fast, do not make a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they distort their faces so that they will be noticed by people when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
Matthew 6:16 fasting humility reward
Therefore you have no excuse, you foolish person, everyone of you who passes judgment; for in that matter in which you judge someone else, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things.
Romans 2:1 righteousness judgment neighbor

No one is to seek his own advantage, but rather that of his neighbor.
1 Corinthians 10:24 selfishness love neighbor
So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, so that they will be praised by people. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
Matthew 6:2 humility reward giving
But as for you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that your fasting will not be noticed by people but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
Matthew 6:17-18 fasting Father reward
He was despised and abandoned by men,
A man of great pain and familiar with sickness;
And like one from whom people hide their faces,
He was despised, and we had no regard for Him.
Isaiah 53:3 suffering Jesus sickness
But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.
Matthew 5:44 love prayer persecution
Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the Law.
Romans 13:8 law love debt
Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 5:15-16 evangelism worship goodness
Salvation belongs to the Lord;
May Your blessing be upon Your people! Selah
Psalm 3:8 salvation blessing dependence
Let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but if there is any good word for edification according to the need of the moment, say that, so that it will give grace to those who hear.
Ephesians 4:29 speaking gossip goodness
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor.
Romans 12:10 love neighbor
The Lord makes poor and rich;
He humbles, He also exalts.
1 Samuel 2:7 money almighty humility
Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned.
Luke 6:37 judgment forgiveness
One person values one day over another, another values every day the same. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind.
Romans 14:5 obedience wisdom neighbor
And God is able to make all grace overflow to you, so that, always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed.
2 Corinthians 9:8 blessing worrying goodness
Do not judge, so that you will not be judged.
Matthew 7:1 law judgment
Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
Matthew 5:11 blessing persecution evil
Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.
Romans 12:16 humility community dependence
But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be in dread.
1 Peter 3:14 righteousness suffering fear
Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his edification.
Romans 15:2 selfishness encouragement neighbor
One who conceals hatred has lying lips,
And one who spreads slander is a fool.
Proverbs 10:18 speaking gossip lying
Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the Law.
Romans 13:10 law love neighbor
Not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you would inherit a blessing.
1 Peter 3:9 speaking blessing calling
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 suffering worship encouragement

Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.