King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 6:3
“‹But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:›”
Verse in context — Matthew 6
‹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.›
‹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.›
‹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.›
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