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Mateus 6:3

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3 Mas, quando tu deres esmola, não saiba a tua mão esquerda o que faz a direita;

Mateus 6:3 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 6:3

But when thou dost alms
Do it so privately, and with so much secrecy, that, if it was possible, thou mightest not know it thyself, much less make it known to others:

let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth;
acquaint not thy nearest and dearest friend with it; let not one that sits at thy left hand know what thou art doing with thy right hand; it is a proverbial and hyperbolical phrase, expressing the secrecy of the action. It is a Jewish canon F16, that

``he that gives a gift to his friend out of love, may make it known, (hqdub al lba) , "but not if it be by way of alms".''


FOOTNOTES:

F16 Piske Tosephot in Sabbat. c. 1. art. 134.
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Mateus 6:3 In-Context

1 Guardai-vos de fazer as vossas boas obras diante dos homens, para serdes vistos por eles; de outra sorte não tereis recompensa junto de vosso Pai, que está nos céus.
2 Quando, pois, deres esmola, não faças tocar trombeta diante de ti, como fazem os hipócritas nas sinagogas e nas ruas, para serem glorificados pelos homens. Em verdade vos digo que já receberam a sua recompensa.
3 Mas, quando tu deres esmola, não saiba a tua mão esquerda o que faz a direita;
4 para que a tua esmola fique em secreto; e teu Pai, que vê em secreto, te recompensará.
5 E, quando orardes, não sejais como os hipócritas; pois gostam de orar em pé nas sinagogas, e �s esquinas das ruas, para serem vistos pelos homens. Em verdade vos digo que já receberam a sua recompensa.
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