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 6:5

Private Prayer

6:5 “Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues ⁴  and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

Matthew 24:38

24:38 For in those days before the flood, people ⁵  were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark.

[6:2]  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).

[6:2]  ² sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23.

[6:2]  ³ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[6:5]  ⁴ sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23.

[24:38]  ⁷ tn Grk “they,” but in an indefinite sense, “people.”