Verse 3

Matthew 6:3

Young's Literal Translation

3 'But thou, doing kindness, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth,
Original Language Text
greek
σοῦ δὲ ποιοῦντος ἐλεημοσύνην μὴ γνώτω ἡ ἀριστερά σου τί ποιεῖ ἡ δεξιά σου,
English Translation
But when you give alms, let not your left hand know what your right hand is doing.
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Chapter 6 Context
1 'Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not -- reward ye have not... Focus ↗
2 whenever, therefore, thou mayest do kindness, thou mayest not sound a trumpet before thee as the hyp... Focus ↗
3 'But thou, doing kindness, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth,
4 that thy kindness may be in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret Himself shall reward thee... Focus ↗
5 'And when thou mayest pray, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites, because they love in the synagogues... Focus ↗
6 'But thou, when thou mayest pray, go into thy chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father... Focus ↗
7 'And -- praying -- ye may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their mu... Focus ↗
8 be ye not therefore like to them, for your Father doth know those things that ye have need of before... Focus ↗
9 thus therefore pray ye: 'Our Father who [art] in the heavens! hallowed be Thy name. Focus ↗
10 'Thy reign come: Thy will come to pass, as in heaven also on the earth. Focus ↗
11 'Our appointed bread give us to-day. Focus ↗
12 'And forgive us our debts, as also we forgive our debtors. Focus ↗
13 'And mayest Thou not lead us to temptation, but deliver us from the evil, because Thine is the reign... Focus ↗
14 'For, if ye may forgive men their trespasses He also will forgive you -- your Father who [is] in the... Focus ↗
15 but if ye may not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Focus ↗
16 'And when ye may fast, be ye not as the hypocrites, of sour countenances, for they disfigure their f... Focus ↗
17 'But thou, fasting, anoint thy head, and wash thy face, Focus ↗
18 that thou mayest not appear to men fasting, but to thy Father who [is] in secret, and thy Father, wh... Focus ↗
19 'Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thie... Focus ↗
20 but treasure up to yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth disfigure, and w... Focus ↗
21 for where your treasure is, there will be also your heart. Focus ↗
22 'The lamp of the body is the eye, if, therefore, thine eye may be perfect, all thy body shall be enl... Focus ↗
23 but if thine eye may be evil, all thy body shall be dark; if, therefore, the light that [is] in thee... Focus ↗
24 'None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hol... Focus ↗
25 'Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink,... Focus ↗
26 look to the fowls of the heaven, for they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into storehouses, and you... Focus ↗
27 'And who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit? Focus ↗
28 and about clothing why are ye anxious? consider well the lilies of the field; how do they grow? they... Focus ↗
29 and I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these. Focus ↗
30 'And if the herb of the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow is cast to the furnace, God (Elohim) do... Focus ↗
31 therefore ye may not be anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we put... Focus ↗
32 for all these do the nations seek for, for your heavenly Father doth know that ye have need of all t... Focus ↗
33 but seek ye first the reign of God (Elohim) and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to y... Focus ↗
34 Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow shall be anxious for its own things; suffici... Focus ↗