To be seen and praised by men

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Matthew 6:1 ISR98

[1] “Beware of doing your kind deeds before men, in order to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in the heavens.

Revelation 22:12-13 ISR98

[12] “And see, I am coming speedily, and My reward is with Me, to give to each according to his work.
[13] “I am the ‘Aleph’ and the ‘Taw’, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.

Matthew 6:2-8,16-18 ISR98

[2] “Thus, when you do a kind deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do, in the congregations and in the streets, to be praised by men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.
[3] “But when you do a kind deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
[4] so that your kind deed shall be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret shall Himself reward you openly.
[5] “And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the congregations and on the corners of the streets, to be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.
[6] “But you, when you pray, go into your room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place. And your Father who sees in secret shall reward you openly.
[7] “And when praying, do not keep on babbling like the gentiles. For they think that they shall be heard for their many words.
[8] “Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
[16] “And when you fast, do not be sad-faced like the hypocrites. For they disfigure their faces so that they appear to be fasting to men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.
[17] “But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
[18] so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place. And your Father who sees in secret shall reward you openly.

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