Matthew 6:3

But whe thou doest thine almes let not thy lyfte had knowe what thy righte had doth

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2Whe soever therfore thou gevest thine almes thou shalt not make a tropet to be blowe before the as ye ypocrites do in the synagogis and in the stretis for to be preysed of men. Verely I say vnto you they have their rewarde.

4yt thine almes may be secret: and thy father which seith in secret shall rewarde ye opely.

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Cross References

Matthew 8:4And Iesus sayde vnto him. Se thou tell no man but go and shewe thy selfe to the preste and offer the gyfte that Moses comaunded in witnes to them.

Matthew 12:19He shall not stryve he shall not crye nether shall eny man heare his voyce in ye streetes

John 7:4For ther is no man yt doeth eny thing secretly and he him selfe seketh to be knowen. Yf thou do soche thinges shewe thy selfe to the worlde.

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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