One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him, and he began to teach them............
Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven. When you give to someone in need, don’t do as the hypocrites do—blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I tell you the truth, they have received all the reward they will ever get. But when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. Give your gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven. When you give to someone in need, don’t do as the hypocrites do—blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I tell you the truth, they have received all the reward they will ever get. But when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. Give your gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray
publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I
tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get. But when you
pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in
private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They
think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and
again. Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need
even before you ask him! Pray like this:
Our
Father in heaven, may
your name be kept holy.
May your Kingdom come soon.
May your
will be done on earth, as
it is in heaven.
Give us today the food we need, and forgive us our sins,
as
we have forgiven those who sin against us.
And don’t let us yield to temptation, but
rescue us from the evil one.
If you forgive those
who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you
refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.
And when you fast, don’t make it obvious, as the hypocrites do,
for they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for
their fasting. I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will ever
get. But when you fast, comb your hair and wash your face. Then no
one will notice that you are fasting, except your Father, who knows what you do
in private. And your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
~ Source : Matthew 5:1,2 & 6:1-18
[Holy Bible -NLT] taken from https://www.biblegateway.com
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