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6:1 Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
6:1 "Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
6:2 When therefore thou doest alms, sound not 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 received their reward.
6:2 "When therefore you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
6:3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
6:3 "But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing
6:4 that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.
6:4 that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
6:5 And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
6:5 "And when you pray, you are not to be as the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners, in order to be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.
6:6 "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
6:7 And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
6:7 "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.
6:8 Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
6:8 "Therefore do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need, before you ask Him.
6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye. Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
6:9 "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name.
6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
6:10 'Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
6:11 'Give us this day our daily bread.
6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
6:12 'And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
6:13 And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil (one.)
6:13 'And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. {For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.}'
6:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
6:14 "For if you forgive men for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
6:15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
6:15 "But if you do not forgive men, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.
6:16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
6:16 "And whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites [do,] for they neglect their appearance in order to be seen fasting by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
6:17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
6:17 "But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face
6:18 that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall recompense thee.
6:18 so that you may not be seen fasting by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:
6:19 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
6:20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
6:20 "But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal;
6:21 for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.
6:21 for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
6:22 The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
6:22 "The lamp of the body is the eye; if therefore your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light.
6:23 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 the darkness!
6:23 "But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
6:24 No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
6:24 "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
6:25 Therefore I say unto you, be not anxious 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 the food, and the body than the raiment?
6:25 "For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious for your life, [as to] what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, [as to] what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body than clothing?
6:26 Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value then they?
6:26 "Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns, and [yet] your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?
6:27 And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?
6:27 "And which of you by being anxious can add a [single] cubit to his life's span?
6:28 And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
6:28 "And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,
6:29 yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
6:29 yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory did not clothe himself like one of these.
6:30 But if God doth 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?
6:30 "But if God so arrays the grass of the field, which is [alive] today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, [will He] not much more [do so for] you, O men of little faith?
6:31 Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
6:31 "Do not be anxious then, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'With what shall we clothe ourselves?'
6:32 For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
6:32 "For all these things the Gentiles eagerly seek; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
6:33 But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
6:33 "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.
6:34 Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
6:34 "Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. [Each] day has enough trouble of its own.
6:1 "Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
6:2 When therefore thou doest alms, sound not 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 received their reward.
6:2 "When therefore you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
6:3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
6:3 "But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing
6:4 that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.
6:4 that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
6:5 And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
6:5 "And when you pray, you are not to be as the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners, in order to be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.
6:6 "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
6:7 And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
6:7 "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.
6:8 Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
6:8 "Therefore do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need, before you ask Him.
6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye. Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
6:9 "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name.
6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
6:10 'Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
6:11 'Give us this day our daily bread.
6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
6:12 'And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
6:13 And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil (one.)
6:13 'And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. {For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.}'
6:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
6:14 "For if you forgive men for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
6:15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
6:15 "But if you do not forgive men, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.
6:16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
6:16 "And whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites [do,] for they neglect their appearance in order to be seen fasting by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
6:17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
6:17 "But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face
6:18 that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall recompense thee.
6:18 so that you may not be seen fasting by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:
6:19 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
6:20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
6:20 "But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal;
6:21 for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.
6:21 for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
6:22 The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
6:22 "The lamp of the body is the eye; if therefore your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light.
6:23 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 the darkness!
6:23 "But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
6:24 No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
6:24 "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
6:25 Therefore I say unto you, be not anxious 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 the food, and the body than the raiment?
6:25 "For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious for your life, [as to] what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, [as to] what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body than clothing?
6:26 Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value then they?
6:26 "Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns, and [yet] your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?
6:27 And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?
6:27 "And which of you by being anxious can add a [single] cubit to his life's span?
6:28 And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
6:28 "And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,
6:29 yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
6:29 yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory did not clothe himself like one of these.
6:30 But if God doth 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?
6:30 "But if God so arrays the grass of the field, which is [alive] today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, [will He] not much more [do so for] you, O men of little faith?
6:31 Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
6:31 "Do not be anxious then, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'With what shall we clothe ourselves?'
6:32 For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
6:32 "For all these things the Gentiles eagerly seek; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
6:33 But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
6:33 "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.
6:34 Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
6:34 "Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. [Each] day has enough trouble of its own.