3But when thou dost alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth.


In Context

1 TAKE heed that you do not your justice before men, to be seen by them: otherwise you shall not have a reward of your Father who is in heaven.

2 Therefore when thou dost an almsdeed, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be honoured by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.

3 But when thou dost alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth.

4 That thy alms may be in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret will repay thee.

5 And when ye pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, that love to stand and pray in the synagogues and corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men: Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.

Matthew 6:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:3But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:3But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:3But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:3But thou, when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand does;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:3But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:3But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:3But when you do merciful deeds, don't let your left hand know what your right hand does,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:3'But thou, doing kindness, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:3But when you do alms, let not your left hand know what your right hand does: