Matthew:6:1-18

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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 . * 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 . * But when thou doest alms , let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth : * That thine alms may be in secret : and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly . * 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 . * 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 . * But when ye pray , use not vain repetitions , as the heathen do : for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking . * Be not ye therefore like unto them : for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of , before ye ask him . * After this manner therefore pray ye : Our Father which art in heaven , Hallowed be thy name . * Thy kingdom come . Thy will be done in earth , as it is in heaven . * Give us this day our daily bread . * And forgive us our debts , as we forgive our debtors . * 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 . * For if ye forgive men their trespasses , your heavenly Father will also forgive you : * But if ye forgive not men their trespasses , neither will your Father forgive your trespasses . * 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 . * But thou , when thou fastest , anoint thine head , and wash thy face ; * 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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