Matthew 6:5

God's Word

“When you pray, don’t be like hypocrites. They like to stand in synagogues and on street corners to pray so that everyone can see them. I can guarantee this truth: That will be their only reward.

Cross References

Psalm 5:2

Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God, because I pray only to you.

Psalm 55:17

Morning, noon, and night I complain and groan, and he listens to my voice.

Proverbs 15:8

A sacrifice brought by wicked people is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayers of decent people please him.

Proverbs 16:5

Everyone with a conceited heart is disgusting to the Lord. Certainly, ⌞such a person⌟ will not go unpunished.

Isaiah 1:15

So when you stretch out your hands ⌞in prayer⌟, I will turn my eyes away from you. Even though you offer many prayers, I will not listen because your hands are covered with blood.

Jeremiah 29:12

Then you will call to me. You will come and pray to me, and I will hear you.

Daniel 6:10

When Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went to his house. An upper room in his house had windows that opened in the direction of Jerusalem. Three times each day he got down on his knees and prayed to his God. He had always praised God this way.

Matthew 21:22

Have faith that you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

Matthew 23:13

“How horrible it will be for you, experts in Moses’ Teachings and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. You don’t enter it yourselves, and you don’t permit others to enter when they try.

Matthew 23:5

“They do everything to attract people’s attention. They make their headbands large and the tassels on their shawls long.

Matthew 23:6

They love the place of honor at dinners and the front seats in synagogues.

Matthew 6:1

“Be careful not to do your good works in public in order to attract attention. If you do, your Father in heaven will not reward you.

Matthew 6:16

“When you fast, stop looking sad like hypocrites. They put on sad faces to make it obvious that they’re fasting. I can guarantee this truth: That will be their only reward.

Matthew 6:2

So when you give to the poor, don’t announce it with trumpet fanfare. This is what hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets in order to be praised by people. I can guarantee this truth: That will be their only reward.

Matthew 9:38

So ask the Lord who gives this harvest to send workers to harvest his crops.”

Mark 11:25

Whenever you pray, forgive anything you have against anyone. Then your Father in heaven will forgive your failures.”

Mark 12:38

As he taught, he said, “Watch out for the experts in Moses’ Teachings! They like to walk around in long robes, to be greeted in the marketplaces,

Luke 11:43

“How horrible it will be for you Pharisees! You love to sit in the front seats in the synagogues and to be greeted in the marketplaces.

Luke 18:1

Jesus used this illustration with his disciples to show them that they need to pray all the time and never give up.

Luke 18:13

“But the tax collector was standing at a distance. He wouldn’t even look up to heaven. Instead, he became very upset, and he said, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’

Luke 20:47

They rob widows by taking their houses and then say long prayers to make themselves look good. The experts in Moses’ Teachings will receive the most severe punishment.”

Luke 6:24

“But how horrible it will be for those who are rich. They have had their comfort.

John 16:24

So far you haven’t asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive so that you can be completely happy.

Ephesians 6:18

Pray in the Spirit  in every situation. Use every kind of prayer and request there is. For the same reason be alert. Use every kind of effort and make every kind of request for all of God’s people.

1 Thessalonians 5:17

Never stop praying.

James 4:6

But God shows us even more kindness. Scripture says, “God opposes arrogant people, but he is kind to humble people.”