But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret (A)will Himself reward you [a]openly.

The Model Prayer(B)

“And when you pray, you shall not be like the [b]hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:4 NU omits openly
  2. Matthew 6:5 pretenders

你们周济穷人的时候,右手所做的别叫左手知道, 要不声不响地去做。这样,鉴察隐秘事的天父必赏赐你们。

论祷告

“你们祷告时,不要像伪君子那样。他们喜欢站在会堂里和十字路口上公开祷告,故意让人看见。我实在告诉你们,他们得到的赏赐不过是人的赞赏。

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