Matthew 6:1-4

Giving to the Needy

1 “Beware of ¹practicing your righteousness before other people in order ²to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

2 ³“Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may ⁴be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have ⁵received their reward.

3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

4 so that your giving may be in secret. ⁶And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

Cross References

• 1. 6:1 1 John 2:29
• 2. 6:1 ver. 16; ch. 23:5
• 3. 6:2 [1 Cor. 13:3]
• 4. 6:2 John 5:44
• 5. 6:2 Luke 6:24
• 6. 6:4 ver. 6, 18