1. Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father which is in heaven.
2. When therefore thou doest alms, sound not 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 received their reward.
3. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: