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8 Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!
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Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9 Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.
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“This, then, is how you should pray: “ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
10 May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
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your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today the food we need,
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Give us today our daily bread.
12 and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us.
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And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.
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And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
14 “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you.
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For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.
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But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
16 “And when you fast, don’t make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, for they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will ever get.
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“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 when you fast, comb your hair and wash your face.
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But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,
18 Then no one will notice that you are fasting, except your Father, who knows what you do in private. And your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
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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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