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In secret (τω κρυπτω). The Textus Receptus added the words εν τω φανερω (openly) here and in 6:6, but they are not genuine. Jesus …
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Let not your left hand know, etc. This is a proverbial expression, signifying that the action should be done as secretly as possible. The …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
That your alms may be in secret — Here again we have a principle rather than a rule. Publicity may be a duty, especially in public…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Therefore when you do your alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets that they may hav…
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
St. Augustine of Hippo: Above, the Lord had spoken of righteousness in general. He now pursues it through its different parts.
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
The way to avoid hypocrisy is not to cease giving but to do so with such secrecy that we scarcely know what we have given. Jesus’ disciples must th…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
That your alms may be in secret. This statement appears to contradict many passages of Scripture, in which we are commanded to edify our f…
John Gill
JohnGill
That your alms may be in secret
May be done in secret, and be kept a secret. The allusion seems to be to the secret …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Our Lord next warned against hypocrisy and outward show in religious duties. What we do must be done from an inward principle, so that we may be ap…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Take heed that you do not your justice before men. Above, the Lord fulfilled the Law regarding the precepts; now He begin…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson