Matthew 6:17 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

¹⁷ But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹⁷ When you fast, brush your hair and wash your face.

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Matthew 6:17 Cross References

2 Samuel 12:20

Then David rose from the ground, washed, anointed himself, and changed his clothes. He went into the house of the Lord, and worshiped; he then went to his own house; and when he asked, they set food before him and he ate.

2 Samuel 14:2

Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He said to her, “Pretend to be a mourner; put on mourning garments, do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead.

Ecclesiastes 9:8

Let your garments always be white; do not let oil be lacking on your head.

Ruth 3:3

Now wash and anoint yourself, and put on your best clothes and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.