Matthew 6:11-21

11 Give us today the food we need.

12 Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us.

13 Do not bring us to hard testing, but keep us safe from the Evil One.'

14 "If you forgive others the wrongs they have done to you, your Father in heaven will also forgive you. ¹

15 But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive the wrongs you have done.

16 "And when you fast, do not put on a sad face as the hypocrites do. They neglect their appearance so that everyone will see that they are fasting. I assure you, they have already been paid in full.

17 When you go without food, wash your face and comb your hair, ²

18 so that others cannot know that you are fasting - only your Father, who is unseen, will know. And your Father, who sees what you do in private, will reward you.

19 "Do not store up riches for yourselves here on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and robbers break in and steal. ³

20 Instead, store up riches for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and robbers cannot break in and steal. ⁴

21 For your heart will always be where your riches are.

Cross References

• 1. 6.14, 15Mark 11.25, 26.+O+N+26.14Ben Sira 28.1-5.
• 2. +26.17Jude 10.3.
• 3. 6.19James 5.2, 3.
• 4. +26.20Ben Sira 29.11.

Footnotes

• [a]. we need; [or] for today, [or] for tomorrow.
• [b]. [Some manuscripts add] For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.