Matthew 6:3

But thou, when thou art doing thy alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth,

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

In Context

2When, therefore, thou art doing alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as do the assumers of faces in the assemblies and streets, so that they may be praised from men; and, Amen I say to you, they receive their reward.

4that thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall recompense thee in openness.

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Cross References

Matthew 8:4And Jeshu said to him, See that thou tell no man, but go, show thyself to the priests, and offer the oblation that Musha required for their testimony.

Matthew 12:19He shall not contend nor cry, And no man shall hear his voice in the street.

John 7:4For there is no man who doeth any thing in concealment, and willeth himself to be in openness: if these things thou doest, show thyself 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 →

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