Matthew 6:7

New Century Version

“And when you pray, don’t be like those people who don’t know God. They continue saying things that mean nothing, thinking that God will hear them because of their many words.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:7

Many useless promises are like so many dreams; they mean nothing. You should respect God.

Matthew 18:17

If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, then treat him like a person who does not believe in God or like a tax collector.

Matthew 26:39

After walking a little farther away from them, Jesus fell to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, do not give me this cup of suffering. But do what you want, not what I want.”

Matthew 26:42

Then Jesus went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this painful thing to be taken from me, and if I must do it, I pray that what you want will be done.”

Matthew 26:44

So Jesus left them and went away and prayed a third time, saying the same thing.

Matthew 6:32

The people who don’t know God keep trying to get these things, and your Father in heaven knows you need them.

Acts 19:34

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