Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
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That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
10 And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
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31 And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.