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 ye do not your alms before men, to be observed by them: otherwise ye 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.
Therefore when thou dost an alms-deed, do not proclaim it abroad, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may be applauded by men. Verily I tell you, they have their reward.
3 But when thou do charity, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand does,
But when thou givest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth:
4 so that thy charity may be in secret. And thy Father who sees in secret will himself reward thee in the open.
that thine alms may be in secret, and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will himself reward thee openly.
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.
And when thou prayest, be not like the hypocrites; for they love to pray in public assemblies, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be taken notice of by men. Verily I say unto you, they have 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 thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret, will reward thee openly.
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.
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathens do, for they think they shall be heard for their speaking much:
8 Be not therefore like them, for your Father knows what things ye have need of before ye ask him.
be not ye therefore like them; for your Father knoweth what ye have need of before ye ask Him.
9 Pray ye therefore this way: Our Father in the heavens, hallowed be thy name.
After this manner therefore pray ye,
10 May thy kingdom come. May thy will happen on the earth as also in heaven.
"Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done, as in heaven so also upon earth;
11 Give us this day the bread sufficient for us.
give us this day our daily bread;
12 And forgive us our debts as we also forgive our debtors.
and forgive us our debts, as we forgive 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.
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one: 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.
For if ye forgive men their faults, 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 ye forgive not men their transgressions, 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.
And when ye fast, be not, like the hypocrites, of a gloomy countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may be observed by men to fast: I tell you, they have indeed their reward.
17 But when thou fast, anoint thy head, and wash thy face,
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head and wash thy 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.
that thou mayst not appear unto men to fast, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee openly.
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust deteriorates, and where thieves break through and steal,
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust corrupts, and where thieves break through 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.
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.
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 light of the body: if therefore thine eye be clear, thy whole body will be 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 thine eye be bad, thy whole body will be dark. 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 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 at lest he will be attached to the one, and neglect the other: ye cannot serve God and mammon:
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 unto you, be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body than raiment?
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 of the air; they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns: and yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye preferable to them?
27 And which man of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his life span?
And which of you by all his thought can add one cubit to his stature?
28 And why are ye anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, nor do they spin,
And why are ye sollicitous about raiment? consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet I tell you,
29 yet I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these.
that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed 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?
Now if God so clothe the grass of the field, which is growing to-day, and to-morrow is cast into the fire, will He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31 Be not therefore anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we wear?
Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or how shall we be clothed?
32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, for your heavenly Father knows that ye need all these things.
(things which the heathens are so inquisitive after) for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these shall be superadded unto 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.
Be not therefore sollicitous about the morrow; for the morrow will require thought for its own affairs: sufficient to each day is its own trouble.
