Matthew 6:5-7
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Concerning Prayer
5 ‘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 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.[a]
7 ‘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.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Matthew 6:6 Other ancient authorities add openly
New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicised Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993, 1995 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Bible Gateway Recommends
![NRSV Catholic Thinline Bible, Comfort Print--soft leather-look, black](https://g.christianbook.com/dg/product/web/f108/234005.jpg)
![NRSV Catholic Bible, Personal Size, Comfort Print, Leathersoft, Black](https://g.christianbook.com/dg/product/web/f108/5230502.jpg)
![NRSVCE Illustrated Catholic Bible, Comfort Print--genuine leather over board, brown](https://g.christianbook.com/dg/product/web/f108/239647.jpg)
![NRSV Catholic Edition Bible, Easter Lily--hardcover](https://g.christianbook.com/dg/product/web/f108/337125.jpg)