And if he will not hear them, tell it to the church; but if he will not hear the church, let him be to thee as an heathen and a publican.
Matthew 6:7 - Wesley's New Testament 1755 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathens; for they think they shall be heard for their much speaking. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when you pray, do not heap up phrases (multiply words, repeating the same ones over and over) as the Gentiles do, for they think they will be heard for their much speaking. [I Kings 18:25-29.] American Standard Version (1901) And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Common English Bible “When you pray, don’t pour out a flood of empty words, as the Gentiles do. They think that by saying many words they’ll be heard. Catholic Public Domain Version And when praying, do not choose many words, as the pagans do. For they think that by their excess of words they might be heeded. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when you are praying, speak not much, as the heathens. For they think that in their much speaking they may be heard. |
And if he will not hear them, tell it to the church; but if he will not hear the church, let him be to thee as an heathen and a publican.
And going a little farther, he fell on his face and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not as I will, but as thou wilt.
Again the second time he went away and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup cannot pass from me, unless I drink it, thy will be done.
And leaving them, he went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
(For after all these things do the heathens seek) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye need all these things,
But when they knew that he was a Jew, one voice arose from them all, crying out, for about two hours, The great Diana of the Ephesians.