“因此,周济穷人的时候,不要大吹大擂,像那些伪君子在会堂和街市上所行的一样,以博取人们的赞赏。我实在告诉你们,他们得到的赏赐仅此而已。 你们周济穷人的时候,右手所做的别叫左手知道, 要不声不响地去做。这样,鉴察隐秘事的天父必赏赐你们。

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“So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.(A) But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be done in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 6.4 Other ancient authorities add openly

“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.(A)

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Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound 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 their reward.

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

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