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When you give to the poor, don't blow a loud horn. That's what show-offs do in the synagogues and on the street corners, because they are always looking for praise. I can assure you that they already have their reward.

When you give to the poor, don't let anyone know about it.[a] Then your gift will be given in secret. Your Father knows what is done in secret and will reward you.

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  1. 6.3 don't let anyone know about it: The Greek text has, “Don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.”

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