1. “Be careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people. Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in heaven.
2. Thus whenever you do charitable giving, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in synagogues and on streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth, they have their reward.
3. But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
4. so that your gift may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
5. “Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.
6. But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
7. When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard.
8. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9. So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,