Matthew 6:1-7

Riverside(i) 1 "BE careful not to do your religious actions before men in order to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 When you give gifts of mercy, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, in order that they may be honored by men. I assure you they get their payment in full. 3 But you, when you are giving a gift of mercy, must not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your gift may be in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will repay you. 5 "When you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so as to be seen by men. I assure you they get their payment in full. 6 But you, when you pray, go into your inner room and shut your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. 7 "When praying do not keep repeating, as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard because of their multitude of words.