When giving alms, which reward will it be?
Published May 22nd, 2017; Updated May 26th, 2017
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The appointed fulfillment of giving alms can only be reached when it is done in secret just for the Father.
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Matthew 6:2-4
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“So when you 1 give to the poor,
do not sound a trumpet before you,
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as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets,
so that they a may be honored by men.
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b Truly I say to you,
they have their reward in full.
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But when you 1 give to the poor,
do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
so that your 1 giving will be in secret;
and a your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
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Matthew 6:2-4
A. Common Practice
“So when you give to the poor,
do not sound a trumpet before you,
as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets,
so that they may be honored by men.
B. Reward
Truly I say to you,
they have their reward in full.
A'. Kingdom Piety
But when you give to the poor,
do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
so that your giving will be in secret;
B'. Reward
and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
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