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.
What does Matthew 6:1 mean?
Our Lord next warned against hypocrisy and outward show in religious duties. What we do, must be done from an inward principle, that we may be approved of God, not that we may be praised of men.
Key themes
FulfillmentKingdom of heavenDiscipleshipTeaching
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Keep this verse inside Matthew 6:1-4 and alongside a few nearby related passages.