Discovery BoxMatthew 6:3 
Context6:3 But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
Matthew 3:8
Context3:8 Therefore produce fruit 1 that proves your 2 repentance,
Matthew 22:37
Context22:37 Jesus 3 said to him, “‘Love 4 the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 5
1 sn Fruit worthy of repentance refers to the deeds that indicate a change of attitude (heart) on the part of John’s hearers.
2 tn Grk “fruit worthy of.”
3 tn Grk “And he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
4 tn Grk “You will love.” The future indicative is used here with imperatival force (see ExSyn 452 and 569).
5 sn A quotation from Deut 6:5. The threefold reference to different parts of the person says, in effect, that one should love God with all one’s being.
