For these are the things that the [unconverted] Gentiles keep trying to get. But your heavenly Father [already] knows you need these things.
Matthew 6:8 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) So, do not be like them, for your Father [already] knows what things you need, [even] before you ask Him. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. American Standard Version (1901) Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. Common English Bible Don’t be like them, because your Father knows what you need before you ask. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, do not choose to imitate them. For your Father knows what your needs may be, even before you ask him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Be not you therefore like to them, for your Father knoweth what is needful for you, before you ask him. |
For these are the things that the [unconverted] Gentiles keep trying to get. But your heavenly Father [already] knows you need these things.
For all these things are what the [unconverted] nations of the world keep trying to get. But your Father [already] knows you need these things.
Do not worry about anything, but in everything, by prayer and [special] petition, along with thanksgivings, you should make your requests known to God.