John 7:4; Mark 1:44; Matthew 12:19; Matthew 8:4; Matthew 9:30
Let not thy left hand know ... - This is a proverbial expression, signifying that the action should be done as secretly as possible. The Hebrews...
The fulfilled Law in Relation to the Life of the Pharisees. Mt. only, though the digression on Prayer ( Matthew 6:7-15 ) has parallels in Lk. M...
know . get to know. Greek. ginosko. App-132.
3. Let not thy left hand know By this expression he means, that we ought to be satisfied with having God for our only witness, and to be so...
DISCOURSE: 1311 DIRECTIONS RESPECTING ALMS-DEEDS Matthew 6:1-4 . Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye...
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: Let not thy left hand know - In many cases, works of charity must be...
Let not thy left hand know— This is a kind of proverbial expression, which may be explained to this effect: "Let no one, no, not even your most int...
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy...
The Sermon on the Mount (continued) 1. God's approval, not man's, to be sought in all our actions. Jesus does not say that we are to do good expec...
Ostentation in almsgiving reproved .
Let not thy left hand ] A metaphor for secrecy. Yet alms need not on all occasions be secret (cp. Matthew 5:16 , 'Let your light so shine before me...
Let not thy left hand know. — The phrase was probably proverbial, and indicates, in the form of free hyperbole, extremest secrecy. It is possible t...
Chapter 7 The Gospel of the Kingdom ("Sermon on the Mount") - Matthew 5:1-48 ; Matthew 6:1-34 ; Matthew 7:1-29 IT may seem almost heresy to...
Secret Giving and Secret Praying Matthew 6:1-8 First we have the general proposition that righteousness, that is, one's religious duties, shoul...
In the first verse the Revised Version has substituted the word "righteousness" for "alms," "a reading approved of, almost unanimously, by the great...
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. The LORD JESUS is here giving instructions...
ALMSGIVING ‘Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them … thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly....
But when thou dost alms ,.... Do it so privately, and with so much secrecy, that, if it was possible, thou mightest not know it thyself, much less m...
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: Ver. 3. But thou when thou doest thine alms ] The godly Christian...
Therefore , &c. The caution is so important, that our Lord illustrates it in various particulars. When thou doest thine alms Exercisest thy ch...
Verse 1 warns against practicing righteousness (margin) before men to attract their attention. This is self-righteousness, a mere show. How can we ex...
The Sermon on the Mount. 1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be s...
See Poole on " Matthew 6:4 " .
The Doing of Righteousness and The Giving of Gifts To The Poor (6:1-4). Analysis of Matthew 6:1-4 . In considering the following analyses the sm...
The Sermon on the Mount Part 2. Seven Warnings Against False Behaviour, Each Accompanied by The Command To Take Action In The Opposite Direction,...
Their Religious Exercises Are To Be Known Only To The Father And Not To Men (6:1-18). We will now, therefore, initially consider together the firs...
But whenever you give on behalf of the poor, Do not let your left hand know what your right hand does, That your almsgiving may be in secret, And...
CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 6:1 . Alms .— Righteousness (R.V.) is probably correct and shows the connection between this chapter and the preceding,...
Matthew 6:1-4 The Law kept by Sincerity. I. It was the custom for great personages princes and governors and such like when making high processio...
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. «...
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. O...
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. T...
Matthew 6:1 . Take heed that ye do not your alms before men. It is a dispute whether alms or righteousness be the true reading. The old copies had...
EXPOSITION Matthew 6:1-40 The relation of our Lord and his disciples to the religion of the day ( continued ); vide Matthew 5:17 , n...
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth,
The right way to practice charity:
The Sermon on the Mount (Continued) Matthew 5:43-48 ; Matthew 6:1-15 INTRODUCTORY WORDS I. A FOURFOLD COMMAND 1. "Love your enemies." Th...
Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth — A proverbial expression for doing a thing secretly. Do it as secretly as is consistent, With...
3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: