Matthew 6:7

Good News Translation

“When you pray, do not use a lot of meaningless words, as the pagans do, who think that their gods will hear them because their prayers are long.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:7

No matter how much you dream, how much useless work you do, or how much you talk, you must still stand in awe of God.

Matthew 18:17

And if he will not listen to them, then tell the whole thing to the church. Finally, if he will not listen to the church, treat him as though he were a pagan or a tax collector.

Matthew 26:39

He went a little farther on, threw himself face downward on the ground, and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, take this cup of suffering from me! Yet not what I want, but what you want.”

Matthew 26:42

Once more Jesus went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup of suffering cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will be done.”

Matthew 26:44

Again Jesus left them, went away, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

Matthew 6:32

(These are the things the pagans are always concerned about.) Your Father in heaven knows that you need all these things.

Acts 19:34

But when they recognized that he was a Jew, they all shouted together the same thing for two hours: “Great is Artemis of Ephesus!”