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General Information:
Jesus is talking to a group of people about what they as individuals should and should not do. All occurrences of "you" and "your" are plural. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-you)
Connecting Statement:
Jesus continues to teach his disciples in his Sermon on the Mount, which began in Matthew 5:3. In this section, Jesus addresses the "acts of righteousness" of alms, prayer, and fasting.
Watch out
This is a way to warn people to be careful. Alternate translation: "Be careful" or "Beware"
before people to be seen by them
It is implied that those who see the person will honor him. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "in front of people just so that they can see you and give you honor for what you have done" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)
Father
This is an important title for God. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples)