Matthew 6:5 - The Scriptures 2009

⁵ “And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the congregations and on the corners of the streets, to be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ Also when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward in full already.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

Common English Bible

⁵ “When you pray, don’t be like hypocrites. They love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners so that people will see them. I assure you, that’s the only reward they’ll get.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ And when you pray, you should not be like the hypocrites, who love standing in the synagogues and at the corners of the streets to pray, so that they may be seen by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ And when ye pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, that love to stand and pray in the synagogues and corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men: Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.

Matthew 6:5 Cross References

Psalm 5:2

Attend to the voice of my cry, My Sovereign and my Elohim, For unto You I pray.

Psalm 55:17

Evening and morning and at noon I complain and moan, And He hears my voice.

Proverbs 15:8

The slaughtering of the wrong ones Is an abomination to יהוה, But the prayer of the straight is His delight.

Proverbs 16:5

Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to יהוה; Hand to hand: he goes not unpunished.

Isaiah 1:15

“And when you spread out your hands, I hide My eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I do not hear. Your hands have become filled with blood.

Jeremiah 29:12

Then you shall call on Me, and shall come and pray to Me, and I shall listen to you.

Daniel 6:10

And Dani’ĕl, when he knew that the writing was signed, went home and in his upper room with his windows open toward Yerushalayim he knelt down on his knees three times a day, and prayed and gave thanks before his Elah, as he had done before.

Matthew 21:22

And whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive.

Matthew 23:13

“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the reign of the heavens before men, for you do not go in, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.

Matthew 23:5

And they do all their works to be seen by men, and they make their t’fillen wide and lengthen the tzitzit of their garments,

Matthew 23:6

and they love the best place at feasts, and the best seats in the congregations,

Matthew 6:1

“Beware of doing your kind deeds before men, in order to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in the heavens.

Matthew 6:16

“And when you fast, do not be sad-faced like the hypocrites. For they disfigure their faces so that they appear to be fasting to men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.

Matthew 6:2

“Thus, when you do a kind deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do, in the congregations and in the streets, to be praised by men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.

Matthew 9:38

Pray then that the Master of the harvest would send out workers to His harvest.

Mark 11:25

“And whenever you stand praying, if you hold whatever against anyone, forgive, so that your Father in the heavens shall also forgive you your trespasses.

Mark 12:38

And in His teaching He was saying to them, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and like greetings in the market-places,

Luke 11:43

“Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the best seats in the congregations and the greetings in the market-places.

Luke 18:1

And He spoke a parable to them, that they should always pray and not lose heart,

Luke 18:13

“But the tax collector standing at a distance would not even raise his eyes to the heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘Elohim, show favour unto me, a sinner!’

Luke 20:47

“who devour widows’ houses, and for a show make long prayers. They shall receive greater judgment.

Luke 6:24

“But woe to you who are rich, because you are receiving your comfort.

John 16:24

“Until now you have asked naught in My Name. Ask, and you shall receive, in order that your joy might be complete.

Ephesians 6:18

praying at all times, with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, watching in all perseverance and supplication for all the set-apart ones;

1 Thessalonians 5:17

pray without ceasing,

James 4:6

But He gives greater favour. Because of this He says, “Elohim resists the proud, but gives favour to the humble.”