Matthew 6:16-18

Lexham English Bible

The Sermon on the Mount: How to Fast

¹⁶ “Whenever you fast, do not be sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unrecognizable in order that they may be seen fasting by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full! ¹⁷ But when^[a] you are fasting, put olive oil on your head^[b] and wash your face ¹⁸ so that you will not be seen by people as fasting, but to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.