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15 But if you don’t forgive others, your Father in heaven will not forgive your sins.

Jesus Teaches About Worship

16 “When you fast,[a] don’t put on a sad face like the hypocrites. They make their faces look sad to show people they are fasting. I tell you the truth, those hypocrites already have their full reward. 17 So when you fast, comb your hair and wash your face.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:16 fast The people would give up eating for a special time of prayer and worship to God. It was also done to show sadness and disappointment.

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