Matthew 6:7-15

Common English Bible

Proper prayer

⁷“When you pray, don’t pour out a flood of empty words, as the Gentiles do. They think that by saying many words they’ll be heard. ⁸Don’t be like them, because your Father knows what you need before you ask. ⁹Pray like this:

Our Father who is in heaven,

uphold the holiness of your name.

¹⁰Bring in your kingdom

so that your will is done on earth as it’s done in heaven.

¹¹Give us the bread we need for today.

¹²Forgive us for the ways we have wronged you,

just as we also forgive those who have wronged us.

¹³And don’t lead us into temptation,

but rescue us from the evil one.

¹⁴“If you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. ¹⁵But if you don’t forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your sins.

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