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Matthew 6:3-4 KJV
Matthew · chapter 6 · verses 3–4
3But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: 4That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.Matthew 6:3-4 · King James Version
Matthew 6:3-4 in context
1Take 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.
2Therefore 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.
3But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
5And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
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Key words (Strong's)
- himselfautoshimself, herself, themselves, itself, he, she, it, the sameG846 →
- secretkryptoshidden, concealed, secretG2927 →
- Fatherpatērgenerator or male ancestor, either the nearest ancestor father of the corporeal nature…G3962 →
- rewardapodidōmito deliver, to give away for one s own profit what is one s own, to sell, to pay off…G591 →
- openlyenin, by, with etcG1722 →
- doestpoieōto make, with the names of things made, to produce, construct, form, fashion, etc., to be…G4160 →
- thinesouthy, theeG4675 →
- seethblepōto see, discern, of the bodily eye, with the bodily eye to be possessed of sight, have…G991 →
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As we must do better than the scribes and Pharisees in avoiding heart-sins, heart-adultery, and heart-murder, so likewise in maintaining and keeping up heart-religion, doing what we do from an inward, vital principle, that we may be approved of God, not that we may be applauded of men;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-4