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.^{(A) 8} Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

⁹ “Pray, then, in this way:

¹⁴ “For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,^{(F) 15} but if you do not forgive others,^[d] neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.^(G)

Concerning Fasting

¹⁶ “And whenever you fast, do not look somber, like the hypocrites, for they mark their faces to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. ¹⁷ But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, ¹⁸ so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.^[e]

Concerning Treasures

¹⁹ “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust^[f] consume and where thieves break in and steal,^{(H) 20} but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust^[g] consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal.^{(I) 21} For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.