5"When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites ; for they love to 1stand and pray in the synagogues and on the streetcornersa2so that they may be seen by men. 3Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.6"But you, when you pray, 4go into your innerroom, close your door and pray to your Fatherwho is in secret, and 5your Fatherwhosees what is done in secret will reward you.7"And when you are praying, do not usemeaninglessrepetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their 6manywords.8"So do not be like them; for 7your Fatherknowswhat you needbefore you ask Him.9"8Pray, then, in thisway :'Our Fatherwho is in heaven,Hallowed be Your name.10'9Your kingdomcome.10Your will be done,On earth as it is in heaven.11'11Give us thisdaybour dailybread.12'And 12forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.13'And do not lead us into temptation, but 13deliver us from c14evil. d[For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the gloryforever. Amen.']
14"15For if you forgiveeothers for their transgressions, your heavenlyFather will alsoforgive you.15"But 16if you do not forgivefothers, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.
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