Matthew 6:1-5
Matthew 6:1
“Take care not to practice your righteousness in the sight of people, to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 6:2
“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 6:3
But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
Matthew 6:4
so that your charitable giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
Matthew 6:5
“And when you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they will be seen by people. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.