1. Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen by them: otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
2. Therefore, when thou doest thy alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Verily, I say to you, they have their reward.
3. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4. That thy alms may be in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret, himself will reward thee openly.