Matthew 6
1 Be careful not to do your charity before men in order to be seen by them, otherwise ye have no reward from your Father in the heavens.
Take heed that you do not do your acts of righteousness before people to be seen by them, or else you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
2 When therefore thou do charity, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.
So when you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before yourself as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have the praise of people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward.
3 But when thou do charity, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand does,
But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
4 so that thy charity may be in secret. And thy Father who sees in secret will himself reward thee in the open.
so that your gift may be given in secret. Then your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
5 And when thou pray, thou shall not be as the hypocrites, because they love to pray having stood in the synagogues and in the corners of the thoroughfares, so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.
When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners, so that they may be seen by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward.
6 But thou, when thou pray, enter into thy private room, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will reward thee in the open.
But you, when you pray, enter your inner chamber. Shut the door, and pray to your Father who is in secret. Then your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
7 And while praying do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do, for they think that they will be heard by their much speaking.
When you pray, do not make useless repetitions as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard because of their many words.
8 Be not therefore like them, for your Father knows what things ye have need of before ye ask him.
Therefore, do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you need before you ask him.
9 Pray ye therefore this way: Our Father in the heavens, hallowed be thy name.
Therefore pray like this: 'Our Father in heaven, may your name be sanctified.
10 May thy kingdom come. May thy will happen on the earth as also in heaven.
May your kingdom come. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day the bread sufficient for us.
Give us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts as we also forgive our debtors.
Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, because from thee is the kingdom and the power and the glory into the ages. Truly.
Do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
For if you forgive people 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.
But if you do not forgive their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
16 And when ye fast, become not like the gloomy looking hypocrites, for they make their faces unsightly, so that they may appear fasting to men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.
When you fast, do not have a mournful face as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces so that they may appear to people as fasting. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward.
17 But when thou fast, anoint thy head, and wash thy face,
But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
18 so that thou may not appear fasting to men, but to thy Father in secret. And thy Father, who sees in secret, will reward thee.
so that it would not appear to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret, will reward you.
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust deteriorates, and where thieves break through and steal,
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust deteriorates, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.
Instead, store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
22 The light of the body is the eye. If therefore thine eye is sound, thy whole body will be bright.
The eye is the lamp of the body. Therefore, if your eye is good, the whole body is filled with light.
23 But if thine eye is bad, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee is darkness, how great is the darkness!
But if your eye is bad, your whole body is full of darkness. Therefore, if the light that is in you is actually 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 he will hold to one, and disparage the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
25 Because of this I say to you, be not anxious about your life, what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, nor yet for your body, what ye may wear. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the clothing?
Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink—or about your body, what you will wear. For is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
26 Look to the birds of the sky, because they sow not, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns, and your heavenly Father feeds them. Are ye not more valuable then they?
Look at the birds in the air. They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, but your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not more valuable than they are?
27 And which man of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his life span?
Which one of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his lifespan?
28 And why are ye anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, nor do they spin,
Why are you anxious about clothing? Think about the lilies in the fields, how they grow. They do not work, and they do not spin cloth.
29 yet I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these.
Yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.
30 And if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into an oven, will he not much more you, O ye of little faith?
If God so clothes the grass in the fields, which exists today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you of little faith?
31 Be not therefore anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we wear?
Therefore do not be anxious and say, 'What will we eat?' or, 'What will we drink?' or, 'What clothes will we wear?'
32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, for your heavenly Father knows that ye need all these things.
For the Gentiles search for these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you.
34 Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow will be anxious about things of itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil of it.
Therefore, do not be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day has enough evil of its own.
