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King James Bible

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Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

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Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

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But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

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That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

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And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

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But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

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But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

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Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

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After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

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Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

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Give us this day our daily bread.

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And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

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And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

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For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

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But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

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But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

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That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

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Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

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But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

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For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

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The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

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But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

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No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

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Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

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Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

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Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

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And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

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And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

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Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

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Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

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(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

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But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

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About Matthew 6

Continues Sermon: giving, praying (Lord’s Prayer), fasting in secret; treasures in heaven, single-minded devotion, trust God—‘seek first the kingdom.’

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Author
Traditionally Matthew
Written
AD 60–65 (composition)
Location
Ancient Palestine
Setting
Jewish and early Christian communities in Palestine

Portrays Jesus as Messiah and fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy.

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