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Take prosechō care not to perform poieō · ho your hymeis good dikaiosynē deeds before emprosthen · ho others anthrōpos so pros as · ho to be seen theaomai by them autos; otherwise ei de · de you have echō no ou reward misthos from para · ho your hymeis Father patēr who ho is in en · ho heaven ouranos. So oun whenever hotan you give poieō alms eleēmosynē do not sound salpizō a trumpet before emprosthen you sy, as hōsper the ho hypocrites hypokritēs do poieō in en the ho synagogues synagōgē and kai in en the ho streets rhymē, so hopōs that they may be praised doxazō by hypo · ho others anthrōpos. I tell legō you hymeis the truth amēn, they have received apechō · ho their autos reward misthos. But de when you sy are giving poieō alms eleēmosynē, do not let your sy left hand aristeros know ginōskō · ho what tis your sy right hand dexios is doing poieō, · ho so hopōs that your sy almsgiving eleēmosynē may be eimi · ho in en · ho secret kryptos; and kai · ho your sy Father patēr who ho sees blepō in en · ho secret kryptos will reward apodidōmi you sy.

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Jesus Teaches About Giving

“·Be careful! When you do good things, don’t do them [or Be careful not to do/parade your righteous deeds] in front of people to be ·seen [noticed] by them. If you do that, you will ·have no [lose the] reward from your Father in heaven.

[L So] When you give to the poor, don’t be like the hypocrites. They blow trumpets [C either figuratively (“blow their own horn”) or literally, since trumpets sometimes announced public events] in the synagogues and on the streets so that people will see them and ·honor [admire] them. I tell you the truth, those hypocrites already have their full reward [C praise from people, rather than reward from God]. So when you give to the poor, don’t let ·anyone know what you are [L your left hand know what your right hand is] doing. Your giving should be done in ·secret [private]. Your Father can see what is done in ·secret [private], and he will reward you.

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