Wow..is this a "lost" Bible passage? or have the fundamentalists been into the white-out?

[SoCalDem]

When i was growing up catholic, catholics didn't "do" the Bible, so imagine my surprise when I stumbled across this while looking for something entirely different..

How odd that people who claim to love the word of god, more than life itself, can ignore such a wonderful passage:)



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"Beware of practicing your piety before men in order to be seen by them; for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

Thus, when you give alms, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by men.

Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you." (Matthew 6:1-6 RSV)