Matthew 6:18

¹⁸כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא תֵּרָאֶה צָם לִבְנֵי אָדָם כִּי אִם לְאָבִיךָ אֲשֶׁר בַּסֵּתֶר, וְאָבִיךָ הָרוֹאֶה בַּמִּסְתָּרִים הוּא יִגְמֹל לְךָ."r

Matthew 6 forms the heart of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, shifting from the Beatitudes and ethical teachings to the inner life of devotion. Jesus directly addresses three core practices of Jewish piety — giving, prayer, and fasting — warning against performing them for public approval. The chapter