Matthew 6:9-19

9 "In this manner therefore pray: `Our Father who art in Heaven, may Thy name be kept holy;

10 let Thy kingdom come; let Thy will be done, as in Heaven so on earth;

11 give us to-day our bread for the day;

12 and forgive us our shortcomings, as we also have forgiven those who have failed in their duty towards us;

13 and bring us not into temptation, but rescue us from the Evil one.'

14 "For if you forgive others their offences, your Heavenly Father will forgive you also;

15 but if you do not forgive others their offences, neither will your Father forgive yours.

16 "When any of you fast, never assume gloomy looks as the hypocrites do; for they disfigure their faces in order that it may be evident to men that they are fasting. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.

17 But, whenever you fast, pour perfume on your hair and wash your face,

18 that it may not be apparent to men that you are fasting, but to your Father who is in secret; and your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.

19 "Do not lay up stores of wealth for yourselves on earth, where the moth and wear-and-tear destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.