Matthew 6:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

New Living Translation
But when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.

English Standard Version
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

Berean Study Bible
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

New American Standard Bible
But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

NASB 1995
"But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

NASB 1977
“But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing

Amplified Bible
But when you give to the poor and do acts of kindness, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing [give in complete secrecy],

Christian Standard Bible
But when you give to the poor, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But when you give to the poor, don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

Contemporary English Version
When you give to the poor, don't let anyone know about it.

Good News Translation
But when you help a needy person, do it in such a way that even your closest friend will not know about it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When you give to the poor, don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.

International Standard Version
But when you give to the poor, don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

NET Bible
But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

New King James Version
But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

King James 2000 Bible
But when you give alms, let not your left hand know what your right hand does:

New Heart English Bible
But when you practice charitable giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand does,

World English Bible
But when you do merciful deeds, don't let your left hand know what your right hand does,

American King James Version
But when you do alms, let not your left hand know what your right hand does:

American Standard Version
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

A Faithful Version
But when you give your alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

Darby Bible Translation
But thou, when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand does;

English Revised Version
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

Webster's Bible Translation
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But when thou doest thine almes, let not thy left hand knowe what thy right hand doeth,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
But when thou doest thyne almes, let not thy left hande knowe, what thy ryght hande doeth,

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But whe thou doest almes, let not thy lefte hande knowe, what thy righte hande doth;

Tyndale Bible of 1526
But whe thou doest thine almes let not thy lyfte had knowe what thy righte had doth
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
But you, doing kindness, do not let your left hand know what your right hand does,

Berean Literal Bible
But you, doing acts of charity, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

Young's Literal Translation
'But thou, doing kindness, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth,

Smith's Literal Translation
But thou doing alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right does:

Literal Emphasis Translation
However when you do charity, do not let your left know what your right is doing,

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But when thou dost alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But you, whenever you do charity giving, let not your left know what your right is doing.

Lamsa Bible
But when you give alms, let not your left hand know what your right hand is doing;

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But when you do a charitable deed, let not your left hand know what your right hand does;

Godbey New Testament
But thou doing alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

Haweis New Testament
But when thou givest alms, let not thy right hand know what thy left is doing:

Mace New Testament
but when you give alms, "let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth:"

Weymouth New Testament
But when you are giving in charity, let not your left hand perceive what your right hand is doing,

Worrell New Testament
But, when you are doing alms, let not your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

Worsley New Testament
But when thou givest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth:
















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