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Matthew 6:1-5; Matthew 6:16; Matthew 23:1-5
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Matthew 6:1-5
1
"Beware of practicing your piety before men in order to be seen by them; for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
2
"Thus, when you give alms, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
3
But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
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so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
5
"And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Matthew 6:16
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"And when you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Matthew 23:1-5
1
Then said Jesus to the crowds and to his disciples,
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"The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat;
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so practice and observe whatever they tell you, but not what they do; for they preach, but do not practice.
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They bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger
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They do all their deeds to be seen by men; for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long,
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.