Do Good without Ostentation

1. Be careful not to do your  good works  before men in order to be seen by them; otherwise, you will not receive recompense  from your Father in heaven. Thus, whenever you give alms, do not sound the trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and streets in order to be praised by men. Verily, I say to you that they have received their reward. But whenever you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing so that your alms will be in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret what has happened, will reward you. (Mt. 6:1-4)

2. After  Jesus had come down from the mountain, a large crowd of people followed him. At the same time, a leper came to meet him and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can heal me.” Jesus reached out to him, touched him and said, “I will it; be healed.” In that same instant, the leprosy was healed. Then Jesus said to him, “Do not tell anyone about this, but go and show yourself to the priests and offer the gift prescribed by Moses so that it may serve as a testimony to them. (Mt. 8:1-4)