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someone in need, don’t do as the hypocrites do—blowing trumpets in the
synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I tell you
the truth, they have received all the reward they will ever get. 3 But when you
give to someone in need, d
on’t let your
left hand know what your right hand
is doing. 4 Give your gifts in private,
and your Father, who sees everything,
will reward you.
5 “When you pray, d
on’t be like the
hypocrites who love to pray publicly
on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them.
I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get. 6 But when
you pray, go away by yourself, shut
the door behind you, and pray to your
Father in private. Then your Father,
who sees everything, will reward you.
7 “When you pray, don’t babble on
and on as people of other religions 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! 9 Pray
like this:
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Our Father in heaven,
may your name be kept holy.
May your Kingdom come soon.
May your will be done on earth,
as it is in heaven.
Give us today the food we need,*
and forgive us our sins,
as we have forgiven those who
sin against us.
And don’t let us yield to temptation,*
but rescue us from the evil one.*
14 “If you forgive those who sin
against you, your heavenly Father
will forgive you. 15 But if you refuse to
forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.
16 “And when you fast,
don’t make
it obvious, as the hypocrites do, for
they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for
their fasting. I tell you the truth, that
is the only reward they will ever get.
17 But when you fast, comb your hair*
and wash your face. 18 Then no one
will notice that you are fasting, except
your Father, who knows what you do
in private. And your Father, who sees
everything, will reward you.
19 “Don’t store up treasures here
on earth, where moths eat them and
rust destroys them, and where thieves
break in and steal. 20 Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust
cannot destroy, and thieves do not
break in and steal. 21 Wherever your
treasure is, there the desires of your
heart will also be.
22 “Your eye is a lamp that provides
light for your body. When your eye is
good, your whole body is filled with
light. 23 But when your eye is bad, your
whole body is filled with darkness. And
if the light you think you have is actually
darkness, how deep that darkness is!
24 “No one can serve two masters.
For you will hate one and love the
other; you will be devoted to one and
despise the other. You cannot serve
both God and money.”
6:11 Or Give us today our food for the day; or Give
us today our food for tomorrow.
6:13a Or And keep
us from being tested.
6:13b Or from evil. Some
manuscripts add For yours is the kingdom and the
power and the glory forever. Amen.
6:17 Greek anoint
your head.
PSALM 7:117
A psalm* of David, which he sang to the
Lord concerning Cush of the tribe of
Benjamin.
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I come to you for protection,
O Lord my God.
Save me from my persecutors—
rescue me!
If you don’t, they will maul me like
a lion,
tearing me to pieces with no one
to rescue me.
O Lord my God, if I have done
wrong
or am guilty of injustice,
if I have betrayed a friend
or plundered my enemy without
cause,
then let my enemies capture me.
Let them trample me into the
ground
and drag my honor in the dust.
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