Matthew 6:5-15

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Matthew 6:5-15New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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. ⁶But 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. ⁸Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

⁹“Pray then in this way:

Our Father in heaven,
    hallowed be your name.
¹⁰    Your kingdom come.
    Your will be done,
        on earth as it is in heaven.
¹¹    Give us this day our daily bread.^[b]
¹²    And forgive us our debts,
        as we also have forgiven our debtors.
¹³    And do not bring us to the time of trial,^[c]
        but rescue us from the evil one.^[d]

¹⁴For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; ¹⁵but if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Footnotes:

Matthew 6:6 Other ancient authorities add openly
Matthew 6:11 Or our bread for tomorrow
Matthew 6:13 Or us into temptation
Matthew 6:13 Or from evil. Other ancient authorities add, in some form, For the kingdom and the power and the glory are yours forever. Amen.

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