2009-07-22T16:51:47-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/acts+of+righteousness/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%206:1&version=31 2009-07-22T16:51:47-05:00 The NIV renders "alms" as "acts of righteousness." In this verse, Jesus warns the people to not give alms in front of people with the goal of being seen by them. He says that we will receive no reward from God for that.