Matthew 6:3

Plain English Version

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

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.”