Matthew 6:2

6:2 Thus whenever you do charitable giving, ¹  do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in synagogues ²  and on streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth, ³  they have their reward.

Matthew 12:40

12:40 For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish ⁴  for three days and three nights, ⁵  so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

¹ tn Grk “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).

² sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23.

³ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

⁴ tn Grk “large sea creature.”

⁵ sn A quotation from Jonah 1:17.