14 (A)For if you forgive other people for their [a]offenses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But (B)if you do not forgive other people, then your Father will not forgive your [b]offenses.

Fasting; The True Treasure; Wealth

16 “Now (C)whenever you fast, do not make a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they [c]distort their faces so that they will be noticed by people when they are fasting. (D)Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 17 But as for you, when you fast, [d](E)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 (F)Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:14 Or wrongdoings
  2. Matthew 6:15 Or wrongdoings
  3. Matthew 6:16 I.e., leave unwashed, or discolor their faces with makeup
  4. Matthew 6:17 I.e., rub oil in the hair

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