⁷ “When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again. ⁸ Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!

⁸ And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.

¹¹ Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have.