“And when you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to (A)stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners (B)so that they [a]will be seen by people. (C)Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But as for you, when you pray, (D)go into your inner room, close your door, and pray to your Father who is in secret; and (E)your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

“And when you are praying, do not use thoughtless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard because of their (F)many words. So do not be like them; for (G)your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

The Lord’s Prayer

(H)Pray, then, in this way:

‘Our Father, who is in heaven,
[b]Hallowed be Your name.
10 [c](I)Your kingdom come.
(J)Your will be done,
[d]On earth as it is in heaven.
11 (K)Give us this day [e]our daily bread.
12 And (L)forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And do not lead us into temptation, but (M)deliver us from [f](N)evil.[g]

14 (O)For if you forgive other people for their [h]offenses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But (P)if you do not forgive other people, then your Father will not forgive your [i]offenses.

Fasting; The True Treasure; Wealth

16 “Now (Q)whenever you fast, do not make a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they [j]distort their faces so that they will be noticed by people when they are fasting. (R)Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 17 But as for you, when you fast, [k](S)anoint your head and wash your face, 18 so that your fasting will not be noticed by people but by your Father who is in secret; and your (T)Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

19 (U)Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves (V)treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; 21 for (W)where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

22 (X)The eye is the lamp of the body; so then, if your eye is [l]clear, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if (Y)your eye is [m]bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. So if the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

24 (Z)No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and [n](AA)wealth.

The Cure for Anxiety

25 (AB)For this reason I say to you, [o]do not be (AC)worried about your [p]life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is life not more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 (AD)Look at the birds of the sky, that they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather crops into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more important than they? 27 And which of you by (AE)worrying can (AF)add a single [q]day to his [r]life’s span? 28 And why are you (AG)worried about clothing? Notice how the lilies of the field grow; they do not labor nor do they spin thread for cloth, 29 yet I say to you that not even (AH)Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the (AI)grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? (AJ)You of little faith! 31 Do not (AK)worry then, saying, ‘What are we to eat?’ or ‘What are we to drink?’ or ‘What are we to wear for clothing?’ 32 For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for (AL)your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But [s]seek first [t]His kingdom and His righteousness, and (AM)all these things will be [u]provided to you.

34 “So do not (AN)worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will [v]worry about itself. [w]Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Judging Others

(AO)Do not [x]judge, so that you will not be judged. For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and [y](AP)by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. Why do you (AQ)look at the [z]speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? (AR)Or how [aa]can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the [ab]speck out of your eye,’ and look, the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the [ac]speck out of your brother’s eye!

(AS)Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:5 Lit may show themselves to
  2. Matthew 6:9 I.e., treated as sacred or holy
  3. Matthew 6:10 Or May Your...come
  4. Matthew 6:10 Lit as in heaven, also on earth
  5. Matthew 6:11 Or our bread for tomorrow
  6. Matthew 6:13 Or the evil one
  7. Matthew 6:13 Late mss add For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen
  8. Matthew 6:14 Or wrongdoings
  9. Matthew 6:15 Or wrongdoings
  10. Matthew 6:16 I.e., leave unwashed, or discolor their faces with makeup
  11. Matthew 6:17 I.e., rub oil in the hair
  12. Matthew 6:22 Or healthy; or sincere
  13. Matthew 6:23 Or evil
  14. Matthew 6:24 Gr mamonas, for Aramaic mamon (mammon); i.e., wealth etc. personified as an object of worship
  15. Matthew 6:25 Or stop being worried
  16. Matthew 6:25 Lit soul
  17. Matthew 6:27 Lit cubit (about 18 in. or 45 cm)
  18. Matthew 6:27 Or height
  19. Matthew 6:33 Or continually seek
  20. Matthew 6:33 Or the kingdom
  21. Matthew 6:33 Or added
  22. Matthew 6:34 Or look after itself
  23. Matthew 6:34 Lit Sufficient for the day is its evil
  24. Matthew 7:1 I.e., make a habit of judging or have a judgmental attitude
  25. Matthew 7:2 Lit by which measure you measure
  26. Matthew 7:3 Or splinter
  27. Matthew 7:4 Lit will
  28. Matthew 7:4 Or splinter
  29. Matthew 7:5 Or splinter

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