Matthew 6:7

Contemporary English Version 1995

When you pray, don't talk on and on as people do who don't know God. They think God likes to hear long prayers.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:7

Respect and obey God! Daydreaming leads to a lot of senseless talk.

Matthew 26:44

He left them and prayed the same prayer once more.

Matthew 6:32

Only people who don't know God are always worrying about such things. Your Father in heaven knows you need all of these.

Acts 19:34

But when the crowd saw that he was Jewish, they all shouted for two hours, “Great is Artemis, the goddess of the Ephesians!”

Matthew 26:42

Again Jesus went to pray and said, “My Father, if there is no other way, and I must suffer, I will still do what you want.”

Matthew 26:39

Jesus walked on a little way. Then he knelt with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, don't make me suffer by drinking from this cup. But do what you want, and not what I want.”

Matthew 18:17

If the follower refuses to listen to them, report the matter to the church. Anyone who refuses to listen to the church must be treated like an unbeliever or a tax collector.