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Matthew 6:5

James Moffatt - New Testament

Also, when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, for they like to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street-corners, so as to be seen by men; I tell you truly, they do get their reward.

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When you give alms, make no flourish of trumpets like the hypocrites in the synagogues and the streets, so as to win applause from men; I tell you truly, they do get their reward.

But the taxgatherer stood far away and would not lift even his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'O God, have mercy on me for my sins!'

Also, whenever you stand up to pray, if you have anything against anybody, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your trespasses."

they prey upon the property of widows and offer long unreal prayers. All the heavier will their sentence be!"

Yet he gives grace more and more: thus it is said, The haughty God opposes, but to the humble he gives grace.

He also told them a parable about the need of always praying and never losing heart.

praying at all times in the Spirit with all manner of prayer and entreaty — be alive to that, attend to it unceasingly, interceding on behalf of all the saints

Woe to you Pharisees! you love the front bench in the synagogues and salutations in the marketplaces.

All that ever you ask in prayer you shall have, if you believe."

hitherto you have asked nothing in my name; ask and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

And in the course of his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes! They like to walk about in long robes, to get saluted in the marketplaces,

so pray the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to gather his harvest."

Woe to you, you impious scribes and Pharisees! you shut the Realm of heaven in men's faces; you neither enter yourselves, nor will you let those enter who are on the point of entering.

they are fond of the best places at banquets and the front seats in the synagogues;

When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they look woebegone to let men see they are fasting; I tell you truly, they do get their reward.

Take care not to practise your charity before men in order to be noticed; otherwise you get no reward from your Father in heaven. No,

Besides, all they do is done to catch the notice of men; they make their phylacteries broad, they wear large tassels,

But woe to you rich folk! you get all the comforts you will ever get.




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