Parallel Bible results for "matthew 6:1-18"

Matthew 6:1-18

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1 "Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
1 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2 "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.
2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
3 "But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
4 so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
5 "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.
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
6 "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.
6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
7 "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.
7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
8 "So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9 "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
9 “This, then, is how you should pray: “ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
10 'Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
11 'Give us this day our daily bread.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 'And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 '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.']
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
14 "For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 "But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.
15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
16 "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.
16 “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
17 "But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face
17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,
18 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.
18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
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