1Take heed that ye donotyouralmsabeforemen, to be seen of them:otherwise ye havenorewardofyourFatherwhich is inheaven.2Thereforewhen thou doest thine alms,donotb sound a trumpetbeforethee,as the hypocritesdoin the synagoguesandin the streets,that they may have gloryofmen.Verily I say unto you, They havetheirreward.3But when thoudoestalms,letnotthy left handknowwhatthy right handdoeth :4Thatthinealms may beinsecret:andthyFatherwhichseethinsecrethimself shall rewardtheeopenly .5Andwhen thou prayest , thou shaltnotbeas the hypocrites are: for they love to praystandingin the synagoguesandin the corners of the streets,that they may be seen of men.Verily I say unto you , They havetheirreward.6Butthou,when thou prayest , enterintothycloset,and when thou hast shutthydoor,pray to thyFatherwhich is insecret;andthyFatherwhichseethinsecret shall rewardtheeopenly .7But when ye pray , usenot vain repetitions , as the heathen do: for they thinkthat they shall be heardfortheir much speaking.8Benotyethereforelike unto them:foryourFatherknoweth what things ye have need of,beforeyeaskhim.9After this mannerthereforeprayye:OurFatherwhich art inheaven, Hallowed bethyname.10Thykingdomcome . Thywill be doneinearth,asit is inheaven.11Giveus this dayourdailybread.12Andforgiveusourdebts,asweforgiveourdebtors.13Andleadusnotintotemptation,butdeliverusfromevil:Forthineis the kingdom,and the power,and the glory,forever.Amen.14Forif ye forgivementheirtrespasses,yourheavenlyFather will alsoforgiveyou:15Butif ye forgivenotmentheirtrespasses,neither will yourFatherforgiveyourtrespasses.16Moreoverwhen ye fast , benot,as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance:for they disfiguretheirfaces,that they may appear unto men to fast . Verily I say unto you , They havetheirreward.17Butthou, when thou fastest , anointthinehead,andwashthyface;18That thou appearnot unto men to fast , but unto thyFatherwhich is insecret:andthyFather,whichseethinsecret, shall rewardtheeopenly .19Laynotup for yourselvestreasuresuponearth,wheremothandrust doth corrupt , andwherethieves break throughandsteal :20But lay up for yourselvestreasuresinheaven,whereneithermothnorrust doth corrupt , andwherethievesdonot break throughnorsteal :21Forwhereyourtreasureis , therewillyourheartbealso.22The light of the bodyis the eye:ifthereforethineeyebesingle,thywholebody shall be full of light.23Butifthineeyebeevil,thywholebody shall be full of darkness.Iftherefore the light that isinthee be darkness, how great is that darkness!24No mancanservetwomasters:foreither he will hate the one,andlove the other; or else he will hold to the one,anddespise the other. Ye cannotserveGodandmammon.25ThereforeIsay unto you, Take nothought for yourlife,what ye shall eat , orwhat ye shall drink ; nor yet foryourbody,what ye shall put on . Isnot the life more thanmeat,and the body than raiment?26Behold the fowls of the air:for they sownot,neither do they reap , norgatherintobarns;yetyourheavenlyFatherfeedeththem.Areyenotmuch better thanthey?27Whichofyou by taking thoughtcanaddonecubituntohisstature?28Andwhy take ye thoughtforraiment?Consider the lilies of the field,how they grow ; they toilnot,neither do they spin :29And yet I say unto you,ThatevenSolomoninallhisglorywasnotarrayedlikeone of these.30Wherefore,ifGodsoclothe the grass of the field, which to dayis , and to morrow is castinto the oven, shall he notmuchmore clothe you, O ye of little faith?31Therefore take nothought , saying , What shall we eat ? or,What shall we drink ? or,Wherewithal shall we be clothed ?32(For afterall these things do the Gentilesseek :) foryourheavenlyFatherknoweththat ye have need of all these things.33But seek yefirst the kingdom of God,andhisrighteousness;andall these things shall be added unto you.34Takethereforenothoughtfor the morrow:for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.Sufficient unto the day is the evilthereof.
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