"Be careful of your charity, so that you not give it in front of others, with the intention that you be seen by them. Or else you will get no reward from your Father, who is in heaven. Whenever you give your charity, you will not blow a trumpet in front of you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so they will be praised by others. Truly, I say to you they have their reward. But when you do your charity, Do not let your left hand know what your right hand has done. So that your charity may be secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you openly. And when you pray, you should not be like the hypocrites are, because they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners, because they wish to be seen by others. Truly I say to you, They have their reward. But when you pray, enter into your closet, shut the door, and pray to your Father, who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you openly."
- Matt. 6:1-6 in the AeP Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels
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