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Matthew 6:3
But when thou dost alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth.
Matthew 6:3 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Matthew 6:3 in other translations
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
But when you do merciful deeds, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand does,
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1 Take heed that you do not your justice before men, to be seen by them: otherwise you shall not have a reward of your Father who is in heaven.
2 Therefore when thou dost an alms-deed, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be honoured by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.
3 But when thou dost alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth.
4 That thy alms may be in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret will repay thee.
5 And when ye pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, that love to stand and pray in the synagogues and corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men: Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.
6 But thou when thou shalt pray, enter into thy chamber, and having shut the door, pray to thy Father in secret, and thy father who seeth in secret will repay thee.
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