Matthew 6

1 “Be careful not to perform your acts of charity before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

2 So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will Himself reward you openly.

5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

6 But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you openly.

7 And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.

8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

9 So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father 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 our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’

14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.

16 When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

18 so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

22 The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.

23 But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

24 No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

25 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat and drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

26 Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

27 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

28 And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.

29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

31 Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

32 For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about the things of itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

1 ¶ ‹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.›

2 ‹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.›

3 ‹But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:›

4 ‹That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.›

5 ¶ ‹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.›

6 ‹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.›

7 ‹But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen› [do]: ‹for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.›

8 ‹Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.›

9 ¶ ‹After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.›

10 ‹Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as› [it is] ‹in heaven.›

11 ‹Give us this day our daily bread.›

12 ‹And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.›

13 ‹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.›

14 ‹For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:›

15 ‹But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.›

16 ¶ ‹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.›

17 ‹But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;›

18 ‹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.›

19 ¶ ‹Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:›

20 ‹But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:›

21 ‹For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.›

22 ‹The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.›

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] ‹that darkness!›

24 ‹No 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.›

25 ¶ ‹Therefore 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?›

26 ‹Behold 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?›

27 ‹Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?›

28 ‹And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:›

29 ‹And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.›

30 ‹Wherefore, if God 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?›

31 ‹Therefore 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.›

33 ‹But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.›

34 ‹Take 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.›

1 Take heed to your alms, that ye give them not before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward with your Father which is in heaven.

2 When therefore thou doest alms, thou shalt not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth,

4 That thine alms may be hid: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites, which 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 their reward there.

6 And when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and shut thy door, and pray unto thy Father in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

7 And when ye pray, ye shall not babble much, as the heathen do: for they think they shall be heard if they speak much.

8 Therefore ye shall not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

9 Therefore pray ye therefore: Our Father in heaven! May your name be hallowed.

10 Thy kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

16 When ye fast, look not sore, as the hypocrites do: for they disguise their faces, that they may appear before men with their fasting. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

17 And when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face,

18 That thou appear not unto men with thy fasting, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal.

20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves neither dig nor steal.

21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

22 The eye is the light of the body. If thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be light.

23 But if thine eye be darkness, thy whole body shall be darkness. But if the light that is in thee be darkness, how great shall be the darkness itself!

24 No man can serve two masters. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will cling to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; neither for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

26 Behold the birds of the air: they sow not, neither do they reap, neither do they gather into barns: yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much more than they?

27 Who is there among you that will add haste to his length, though he be anxious for it?

28 And why do ye care for raiment? Look at the lilies of the field, how they grow! They work not, neither do they spin.

29 I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed as one.

30 If God so clothe the grass of the field, which standeth to day, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more do it unto you, O ye of little faith?

31 Therefore shall ye not be anxious, saying, What shall we eat, what shall we drink, wherewith shall we be clothed?

32 After all these things do the heathen seek. For your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

33 Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.

34 Therefore take no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for itself. It is enough for every day to have its own plague.