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## Matthew 6:3-5 in Context (Verses 1–8 KJV)
 
 [1 ](/kjv/matthew/6/1) Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
 
 [2 ](/kjv/matthew/6/2) Therefore when thou doest *thine* alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
 
 [3 ](/kjv/matthew/6/3) But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
 
 [4 ](/kjv/matthew/6/4) That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
 
 [5 ](/kjv/matthew/6/5) ¶ And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites *are*: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
 
 [6 ](/kjv/matthew/6/6) But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
 
 [7 ](/kjv/matthew/6/7) But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen *do*: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
 
 [8 ](/kjv/matthew/6/8) Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
 
[Matthew 5](/kjv/matthew/5) [Matthew 7](/kjv/matthew/7)

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