Mǎtaìfúyīn 6:3

3 Nǐ shīshĕ de shíhou , búyào jiào zuǒshǒu zhīdào yòushǒu suǒ zuò de .

Mǎtaìfúyīn 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".''

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 Piske Tosephot in Sabbat. c. 1. art. 134.

Mǎtaìfúyīn 6:3 In-Context

1 Nǐmen yào xiǎoxīn , bùkĕ jiāng shàn shì xíng zaì rén de miànqián , gùyì jiào tāmen kànjian . ruò shì zhèyàng , jiù bùnéng de nǐmen tiān fù de shǎngcì le .

2 Suǒyǐ nǐ shīshĕ de shíhou , bùkĕ zaì nǐ qiánmian chuīhào , xiàng nà jiǎmàowéishànderén , zaì gōngtáng lǐ hé jiēdào shǎng suǒ xíng de , gùyì yào dé rén de róngyào . wǒ shízaì gàosu nǐmen , tāmen yǐjing dé le tāmende shǎngcì .

3 Nǐ shīshĕ de shíhou , búyào jiào zuǒshǒu zhīdào yòushǒu suǒ zuò de .

4 Yào jiào nǐ shīshĕ de shì xíng zaì ànzhōng , nǐ fù zaì ànzhōng chákàn , bì bàodá nǐ . ( yǒu gǔ juàn zuò bì zaì míngchù bàodá nǐ )

5 Nǐmen dǎogào de shíhou , bùkĕ xiàng nà jiǎmàowéishànderén , aì zhàn zaì gōngtáng lǐ , hé shízìlùkǒu shàng dǎogào , gùyì jiào rén kànjian . wǒ shízaì gàosu nǐmen , tāmen yǐjing dé le tāmende shǎngcì .