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Matthew 6:5-6;16-18 NIV
5 "And when you pray, do not be
like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the
synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you
the truth, they have received their reward in full.
6 But when you pray, go into
your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen.
Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
16 "When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do,
for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell
you the truth, they have received their reward in full.
17 But when you fast, put oil
on your head and wash your face,
18 so that it will not be
obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is
unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will
reward you. |