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“When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get.
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But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
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“When you pray, don’t babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again.
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Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!