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Matthew 6:8-27
New International Version
Matthew 6:8-27
New International Version
8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need(A) before you ask him.
9 “This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father(B) in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom(C) come,
your will be done,(D)
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.(E)
12 And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.(F)
13 And lead us not into temptation,[a](G)
but deliver us from the evil one.[b]’(H)
14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.(I) 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.(J)
Fasting
16 “When you fast,(K) do not look somber(L) as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.(M)
Treasures in Heaven(N)
19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,(O) where moths and vermin destroy,(P) and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,(Q) where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.(R) 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.(S)
22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy,[c] your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are unhealthy,[d] your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.(T)
Do Not Worry(U)
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry(V) about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.(W) Are you not much more valuable than they?(X) 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[e]?(Y)
Footnotes
- Matthew 6:13 The Greek for temptation can also mean testing.
- Matthew 6:13 Or from evil; some late manuscripts one, / for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
- Matthew 6:22 The Greek for healthy here implies generous.
- Matthew 6:23 The Greek for unhealthy here implies stingy.
- Matthew 6:27 Or single cubit to your height
Matthew 6:8-27
New King James Version
Matthew 6:8-27
New King James Version
8 “Therefore do not be like them. For your Father (A)knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. 9 In this (B)manner, therefore, pray:
(C)Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your (D)name.
10 Your kingdom come.
(E)Your will be done
On earth (F)as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our (G)daily bread.
12 And (H)forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
13 (I)And do not lead us into temptation,
But (J)deliver us from the evil one.
[a]For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
14 (K)“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But (L)if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Fasting to Be Seen Only by God
16 “Moreover, (M)when you fast, do not be like the [b]hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. 17 But you, when you fast, (N)anoint your head and wash your face, 18 so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you [c]openly.
Lay Up Treasures in Heaven(O)
19 (P)“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 (Q)but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
The Lamp of the Body(R)
22 (S)“The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is [d]good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is [e]bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
You Cannot Serve God and Riches
24 (T)“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. (U)You cannot serve God and [f]mammon.
Do Not Worry(V)
25 “Therefore I say to you, (W)do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 (X)Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one [g]cubit to his [h]stature?
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Matthew 6:13 NU omits the rest of v. 13.
- Matthew 6:16 pretenders
- Matthew 6:18 NU, M omit openly
- Matthew 6:22 Clear, or healthy
- Matthew 6:23 Evil, or unhealthy
- Matthew 6:24 Lit., in Aram., riches
- Matthew 6:27 About 18 inches
- Matthew 6:27 height
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