| Matthew 6 | ||
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| "Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. | |
| "So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. | |
| "But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, | |
| so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees {what is done} in secret will reward you. | |
| "When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. | |
| "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees {what is done} in secret will reward you. | |
| "And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. | |
| "So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. | |
| "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. | |
| 'Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. | |
| 'Give us this day our daily bread. | |
| 'And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. | |
| 'And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.]' | |
| "For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. | |
| "But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions. | |
| "Whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites {do,} for they neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. | |
| "But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face | |
| so that your fasting will not be noticed by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees {what is done} in secret will reward you. | |
| "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. | |
| "But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; | |
| for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. | |
| "The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. | |
| "But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! | |
| "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. | |
| "For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, {as to} what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, {as to} what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? | |
| "Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and {yet} your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? | |
| "And who of you by being worried can add a {single} hour to his life? | |
| Mat 6:28 | "And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, |
| Mat 6:29 | yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. |
| Mat 6:30 | "But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is {alive} today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, {will He} not much more {clothe} you? You of little faith! |
| Mat 6:31 | "Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?' |
| Mat 6:32 | "For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. |
| Mat 6:33 | "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. |
| Mat 6:34 | "So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. |
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