6“Examine your motives to make sure you’re not showing off when you do your good deeds, only to be admired by others; otherwise, you will lose the reward of your heavenly Father. 2So when you give to the poor, don’t announce it and make a show of it just to be seen by people,a like the hypocritesb in the streets and in the marketplace.c They’ve already received their reward! 3But when you demonstrate generosity, do it with pure motives and without drawing attention to yourself.d 4Give secretly and your Father, who sees all you do, will reward you openly.”e
