| | Almsgiving | Prayer | Fasting |
| Thesis |
2. When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win the praise of others. |
5. "When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners so that others may see them. |
16. "When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites. They disfigure their appearance, so that they may appear to others to be fasting. |
| Amen-Word |
Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward. |
Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward. |
Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward. |
| Anti-Thesis |
3. But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right is doing,
4. so that your almsgiving may be secret. |
6. But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. |
17. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
18. so that you may not appear to others to be fasting, except to your Father who is hidden. |
| Reward |
And your Father who sees in secret will repay you. |
And your Father who sees in secret will repay you. |
And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you. |