Matthew 6:1. Take heed. Obedience to this precept difficult as well as important. The duties are to be performed, the care respects the ‘end' and the ‘method.' The method to be cared for to guard against the wrong end. Hiding from men only necessary to prevent the praise of men from becoming the motive.

Righteousness. Not ‘alms;' the common version follows an incorrect reading. This verse is a general statement, which is afterwards applied to particular duties.

Otherwise, if these things be performed with this motive, ye have no reward from your Father which is in heaven. The reward may (usually does) come from men (Matthew 6:2; Matthew 6:5; Matthew 6:16), but not from God.

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Old Testament