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1 Take heed that you do not your justice before men, to be seen by them: otherwise you shall not have a reward of your Father who is in heaven.
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"Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2 Therefore when thou dost an alms-deed, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be honoured by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.
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"So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.
3 But when thou dost alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth.
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But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
4 That thy alms may be in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret will repay thee.
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so that your alms may be done in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
5 And when ye pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, that love to stand and pray in the synagogues and corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men: Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.
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"And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.
6 But thou when thou shalt pray, enter into thy chamber, and having shut the door, pray to thy Father in secret, and thy father who seeth in secret will repay thee.
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But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
7 And when you are praying, speak not much, as the heathens. For they think that in their much speaking they may be heard.
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"When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words.
8 Be not you therefore like to them for your Father knoweth what is needful for you, 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 Thus therefore shall you pray: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
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"Pray then in this way: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy 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 this day our supersubstantial bread.
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Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.
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And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. Amen.
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And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one.
14 For if you will forgive men their offences, your heavenly Father will forgive you also your offences.
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For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you;
15 But if you will not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive you your offences.
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but if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
16 And when you fast, be not as the hypocrites, sad. For they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.
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"And whenever you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so as to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.
17 But thou, when thou fastest anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
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But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,
18 That thou appear not to men to fast, but to thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret, will repay thee.
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so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
19 Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth: where the rust, and moth consume, and where thieves break through, and steal.
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"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal;
20 But lay up to yourselves treasures in heaven: where neither the rust nor moth doth consume, and where thieves do not break through, nor steal.
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but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal.
21 For where thy treasure is, there is thy heart also.
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For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
22 The light of thy body is thy eye. If thy eye be single, thy whole body shall be lightsome.
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"The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light;
23 But if thy eye be evil thy whole body shall be darksome. If then the light that is in thee, be darkness: the darkness itself how great shall it be!
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but if your eye is unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
24 No man can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one, and love the other: or he will sustain the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
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"No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
25 Therefore I say to you, be not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat, nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not the life more than the meat: and the body more than the raiment?
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"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
26 Behold the birds of the air, for they neither sow, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns: and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not you of much more value than they?
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Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
27 And which of you by taking thought, can add to his stature one cubit?
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And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?
28 And for raiment why are you solicitous? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they labour not, neither do they spin.
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And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin,
29 But I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these.
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yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.
30 And if the grass of the field, which is to day, and to morrow is cast into the oven, God doth so clothe: how much more you, O ye of little faith?
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But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?
31 Be not solicitous therefore, saying: What shall we eat: or what shall we drink, or wherewith shall we be clothed?
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Therefore do not worry, saying, "What will we eat?' or "What will we drink?' or "What will we wear?'
32 For after all these things do the heathens seek. For your Father knoweth that you have need of all these things.
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For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33 Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you.
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But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
34 Be not therefore solicitous for to morrow; for the morrow will be solicitous for itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.
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"So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today's trouble is enough for today.
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