Matthew 6:3 - Plain English Version

³ Whenever you give something to help somebody, don’t tell anyone else about it, not even your best friend.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ But when you give to charity, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

³ But when you give to the poor, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

Matthew 6:3 Cross References

Matthew 12:19

He will not fight with anyone or shout at people. Nobody will hear him shouting in the streets.

Matthew 6:2

You know, there are some people that want everyone to think they are good, even though they are not good. So whenever they give something to help a poor person, they do it in front of the meeting house or on a busy street, so that people will see it and say that they are good. But listen, that is all those people will get. God will not give them anything good for doing that. Don’t be like them.

Matthew 6:4

Keep it a secret. You know, God, your father, always sees what you do in secret, and he will be properly good to you for doing that.”

Matthew 9:30

Then straight away, those men could see again. Jesus told them strongly, “Don’t tell anybody about this.”