Study Desk

"Beware of practicing your righteousness before men ^(a)to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

"So when you ^[a]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 ^(b)may be honored by men. ^(c)Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

"When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to ^(e)stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners ^[d](f)so that they may be seen by men. ^(g)Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

"^(u)Whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they ^[j]neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting. ^(v)Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.