Giving to the Needy

“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them.(A) If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.(B)

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12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy[a](A) met him. They stood at a distance(B) 13 and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master,(C) have pity on us!”

14 When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.”(D) And as they went, they were cleansed.

15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God(E) in a loud voice. 16 He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.(F)

17 Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19 Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 17:12 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

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