Context 6:2 Thus whenever you do charitable giving,1 do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in synagogues2 and on streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth,3 they have their reward.
[6:2]1tnGrk “give alms,” but this term is not in common use today. The giving of alms was highly regarded in the ancient world (Deut 15:7-11).