King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 6:2
“‹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.›”
Verse in context — Matthew 6
1
‹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.›
2
‹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.›
3
‹But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:›
4
‹That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.›
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