Matthew 6:16 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

¹⁶ 4 No man can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one, and love the other: or he will sustain the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ And whenever you are fasting, do not look gloomy and sour and dreary like the hypocrites, for they put on a dismal countenance, that their fasting may be apparent to and seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full already. [Isa. 58:5.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ “And when you fast, don’t put on a sad face like the hypocrites. They distort their faces so people will know they are fasting. I assure you that they have their reward.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And when you fast, do not choose to become gloomy, like the hypocrites. For they alter their faces, so that their fasting may be apparent to men. Amen I say to you, that they have received their reward.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And when you fast, be not as the hypocrites, sad. For they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.

Matthew 6:16 Cross References

2 Samuel 12:16

1 And his servants said to him: What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive, but when the child was dead, thou didst rise up, and eat bread.

2 Samuel 12:21

6 And Joab fought against Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and laid close siege to the royal city.

1 Kings 21:27

(And the king of Israel said to his servants: Know ye not-that Ramoth Galaad is ours, and we neglect to take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?)

Nehemiah 1:4

But if you return to me, and keep my commandments, and do them, though you should be led away to the uttermost parts of the world, I will gather you from thence, and bring you back to the place which I have chosen for my name to dwell there.

Esther 4:16

But she answered: If it please the king. I beseech thee to come to me this day, and Aman with thee to the banquet which I have prepared.

Psalm 109:24

1 Because he hath stood at the right hand of the poor, to save my soul from persecutors

Psalm 35:13

0 For they spoke indeed peaceably to me; and speaking in the anger of the earth they devised guile.

Psalm 69:10

7 And turn not away thy face from thy servant: for I am in trouble, hear me speedily.

Daniel 9:3

1 And all Israel have transgressed thy law, and have turned away from hearing thy voice, and the malediction, and the curse, which is written in the book of Moses the servant of God, is fallen upon us, because we have sinned against him.

Malachi 3:14

Remember the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel, the precepts, and judgments.

Matthew 6:1

Thus therefore shall you pray: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Matthew 6:2

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

Matthew 6:5

3 And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. Amen.

Mark 2:18

6 How he went into the house of God, under Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the loaves of proposition, which was not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave to them who were with him?

Luke 18:12

0 Thou knowest the commandments: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not commit adultery: Thou shalt not steal: Thou shalt not bear false witness: Honour thy father and mother.

Luke 2:37

5 And not finding him, they returned into Jerusalem, seeking him.

Acts 10:30

8 Jesus of Nazareth: how God anointed him with the Holy Ghost, and with power, who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

Acts 14:23

They therefore being brought on their way by the church, passed through Phenice, and Samaria, relating the conversion of the Gentiles; and they caused great joy to all the brethren.

1 Corinthians 7:5

4 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the believing wife; and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the believing husband: otherwise your children should be unclean; but now they are holy.

2 Corinthians 11:27

And I know such a man (whether in the body, or out of the body, I know not: God knoweth):

2 Corinthians 6:5

4 Bear not the yoke with unbelievers. For what participation hath justice with injustice? Or what fellowship hath light with darkness?