Matthew 6:1–8

Take heed that ye do not your ^||alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward ^||of your Father which is in heaven. ²Therefore when thou doest thine alms, ^||do not ^asound 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, ^bThey ^chave their reward. ³But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: ⁴That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself ^dshall reward thee openly.

⁵And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, ^bThey have their reward. ⁶But thou, when thou prayest, ^eenter into thy ^fcloset, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret ^dshall reward thee openly. ⁷But when ye pray, ^guse not vain repetitions, as ^ggthe heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard ^hfor their much speaking. ⁸Be not ye therefore like unto them: ⁱfor your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.