Mat 6:1-2, 5, 16 | ESV | STEP | Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them , for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven .

Matthew 6:1-2

Giving to the Needy

1 “Beware of ^apracticing your righteousness before other people in order ^bto be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

2 ^c“Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may ^dbe praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have ^ereceived their reward.

Matthew 6:5

The Lord’s Prayer

5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love ^fto stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. ^gTruly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

Matthew 6:16

Fasting

16 “And ^hwhen you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. ⁱTruly, I say to you, they have received their reward.