Giving to the Poor and Prayer: BIBLE, New American Standard Bible == BIBLE-CENTER

Matthew, Chapter 6, verses 1-15

¹ “Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.	1 Mat 6:5 Mat 6:16 Mat 23:5
² “So when you^a Or give almsgive to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. ³ But when you^b Or give almsgive to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, ⁴ so that your^c Or almsgiving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.	2 Mat 6:5 Mat 6:16 Mat 23:5 Mat 6:5 Mat 6:16 Luk 6:24 4 Jer 17:10 Mat 6:6 Mat 6:18 Heb 4:13
⁵ “When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners^d Lit to be apparent to menso that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. ⁶ But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.	5 Mar 11:25 Luk 18:11 Luk 18:13 Mat 6:1 Mat 6:16 Mat 6:2 Mat 6:16 Luk 6:24 6 Isa 26:20 Mat 26:36-39 Act 9:40 Mat 6:4 Mat 6:18
⁷ “And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. ⁸ So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.	7 Ki1 18:26 8 Psa 38:9 Psa 69:17-19 Mat 6:32 Luk 12:30
⁹ “Pray, then, in this way:‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. ¹⁰‘Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. ¹¹‘Give us this day^e Or our bread for tomorrowour daily bread. ¹²‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. ¹³‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from^f Or the evil oneevil.^g This clause not found in early mss[For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’]	9 Mat 6:9-13 10 Mat 3:2 Mat 4:17 Mat 26:42 Luk 22:42 Act 21:14 11 Pro 30:8 Isa 33:16 Luk 11:3 12 Exo 34:7 Psa 32:1 Psa 130:4 Mat 9:2 Mat 26:28 Eph 1:7 Jo1 1:7-9 13 Joh 17:15 Co1 10:13 Th2 3:3 Ti2 4:18 Pe2 2:9 Jo1 5:18 Mat 5:37
¹⁴ For if you forgive^h Gr anthropoiothers for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. ¹⁵ But if you do not forgiveⁱ Gr anthropoiothers, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.	14 Mat 7:2 Mar 11:25 Eph 4:32 Col 3:13 15 Mat 18:35


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