Matthew 6:3-5
Lexham English Bible
3 But you, when you[a] practice charitable giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 in order that your charitable giving may be in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
The Sermon on the Mount: How to Pray
5 And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to stand and[b] pray in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, in order that they may be seen by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!
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- Matthew 6:3 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“practice”) which is understood as temporal
- Matthew 6:5 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stand”) has been translated as a finite verb
Matthew 6:3-5
New International Version
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. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.(A)
Prayer(B)
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing(C) in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
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