Matthew 6:3
But whanne thou doist almes, knowe not thi left hond what thi riyt hond doith, that thin almes be in hidils,
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
In Context
4and thi fadir that seeth in hiddils, schal quyte thee.
Cross References
Matthew 8:4And Jhesus seide to hym, Se, seie thou to no man; but go, shewe thee to the prestis, and offre the yift that Moyses comaundide, in witnessyng to hem.
Matthew 12:19He shal not stryue, ne crye, nethir ony man shal here his voice in stretis.
John 7:4for no man doith ony thing in hiddlis, and hym silf sekith to be opyn. If thou doist these thingis, schewe thi silf to the world.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 6:2-5
The Sermon on the Mount. 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… Read the whole commentary →