1 “Be careful! When you do good things, don’t do them in front of people to be seen by them. If you do that, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2 “When you give to the poor, don’t be like the hypocrites. They blow trumpets in the synagogues and on the streets so that people will see them and honor them. I tell you the truth, those hypocrites already have their full reward.
3 So when you give to the poor, don’t let anyone know what you are doing.
4 Your giving should be done in secret. Your Father can see what is done in secret, and he will reward you.