Matthew 6
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CHAPTER 6
1Take heed, that ye do not your rightwiseness before men, to be seen of them, else ye shall have no meed at your Father that is in heavens.
2Therefore when thou doest alms, do not thou trumpet before thee, as hypocrites do in synagogues and streets, that they be worshipped of men; soothly I say to you, they have received their meed.
3But when thou doest alms, know not thy left hand what thy right hand doeth,
4that thine alms be in huddles, and thy Father that seeth in huddles, shall requite [or yield] to thee.
5And when ye pray, ye shall not be as hypocrites, that love to pray standing in synagogues and [in] corners of streets, to be seen of men [or that they be seen of men]; truly I say to you, they have received their meed.
6But when thou shalt pray, enter into thy couch, and when the door is shut, pray thy Father in huddles, and thy Father that seeth in huddles, shall yield to thee.
7But in praying do not ye speak much, as heathen men do, for they guess that they be heard in their much speech.
8Therefore do not ye be made like to them, for your Father knoweth what is need[ful] to you, before that ye ask him.
9And thus ye shall pray, Our Father that art in heavens, hallowed be thy name;
10thy kingdom come to; be thy will done in earth as it is in heaven [or thy will be done as in heaven and in earth];
11give to us this day our each day’s bread;
12and forgive to us our debts, as we forgive to our debtors;
13and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
14For if ye forgive to men their sins, your heavenly Father shall forgive to you your trespasses [or your sins].
15Soothly if ye forgive not to men [the sins of them], neither your Father shall forgive to you your sins.
16But when ye fast, do not ye be made as hypocrites sorrowful, for they deface themselves, [or they put their faces out of kindly terms], to seem fasting to men; truly I say to you, they have received their meed.
17But when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face,
18that thou be not seen fasting to men, but to thy Father that is in huddles, and thy Father that seeth in privy [or in huddles], shall yield to thee.
19Do not ye treasure to you treasures [here] in earth, where rust and moth destroyeth, and where thieves delve out, and steal;
20but gather ye to you treasures in heaven, where neither rust nor moth destroyeth, and where thieves delve not out, nor steal.
21For where thy treasure is, there also thine heart is.
22The lantern of thy body is thine eye; if thine eye be simple, all thy body shall be light-full;
23but if thine eye be wayward, all thy body shall be dark-[full]. If then the light that is in thee be darknesses, how great shall those darknesses be?
24No man may serve two lords, for either he shall hate the one, and love the tother; either he shall sustain the one, and despise the other. Ye may not serve God and riches.
25Therefore I say to you, that ye be not busy to your life, what ye shall eat; nor to your body, with what ye shall be clothed. Whether life is not more than meat, and the body more than the cloth?
26Behold ye the fowls of the air, for they sow not, neither reap, neither gather into barns; and your Father of heaven feedeth them. Whether ye be not more worthy than they?
27But who of you thinking may put [or may add] to his stature one cubit?
28And of clothing what be ye busy? Behold ye the lilies of the field, how they wax. They travail not, neither they spin;
29and I say to you, that Solomon in all his glory was not covered as one of these.
30And if God clotheth thus the hay of the field, that today is, and tomorrow is cast into an oven [or is sent into the furnace], how much more you of little faith?
31Therefore do not ye be busy, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what thing shall we be covered?
32For heathen men seek all these things; and your Father knoweth, that ye have need to all these things.
33Therefore seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his rightwiseness, and all these things shall be cast to you.
34Therefore do not ye be busy into the morrow, for the morrow shall be busy to itself; for it sufficeth to the day his own malice.
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Matthew 6
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Jesus' Teaching on Almsgiving
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Matt 23.5. 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.
2Therefore 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. 3But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: 4that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.#6.4,6,18 openly not found in best early manuscripts.
Jesus' Teaching on Prayer
(Luke 11.2-4)
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Luke 18.10-14. 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. 6But 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.#6.4,6,18 openly not found in best early manuscripts.
7But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 8Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. 9After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
10Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done
in earth, as it is in heaven.
11Give us this day our daily bread.
12And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
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1 Chr 29.11. 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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Mark 11.25,26. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 15but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Jesus' Teaching on Fasting
16Moreover 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. 17But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; 18that 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.#6.4,6,18 openly not found in best early manuscripts.
Treasure in Heaven
(Luke 12.32-34)
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Jas 5.2,3. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 21for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
The Light of the Body
(Luke 11.33-36)
22The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. 23But 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!
God and Mammon
(Luke 16.13)
24No 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.
Care and Anxiety
(Luke 12.22-31)
25Therefore 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? 26Behold 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? 27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 29#1 Kgs 10.4-7; 2 Chr 9.3-6. and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34Take 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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