What Does the Bible Say About Motive?

“If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. be accepted: or, have the excellency unto: or, subject unto thee”

“Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;”

“And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.”

“Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?”

“And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.”

“But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.”

“Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.”

“But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went.”

“Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.”

“Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.”

“Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. alms: or, righteousness of your: or, with your”

“Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the 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. do not: or, cause not a trumpet to be sounded”

“But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:”

“That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly .”

“And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: 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 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 .”

“But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.”

“Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.”

“After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.”

“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”

“Give us this day our daily bread.”

“And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.”

“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.”

“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:”

“But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”

“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 thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;”

“That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly .”

“Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.”