"Beware of practicing
your righteousness
before
men
ato be noticed
by them; otherwise
you have
no
reward
with your Father
who
is in heaven
.
"So when
you 1give
to the poor, do not sound
a trumpet
before
you, as the hypocrites
do
in the synagogues
and in the streets
, so
that they amay be honored
by men
. bTruly
I say
to you, they have
their reward
in full
.
"But when you 1give to the poor, do not let your left
hand
know
what
your right
hand
is doing
,
so that your 1giving
will be in secret
; and ayour Father
who sees
what is done in secret
will reward
you.
"When you pray
, you are not to be like
the hypocrites
; for they love
to astand
and pray
in the synagogues
and on the street
corners
1 bso
that they may be seen
by men
. cTruly
I say
to you, they have
their reward
in full
.
"But you, when you pray
, ago
into your inner
room
, close
your door
and pray
to your Father
who
is in secret
, and byour Father
who
sees
what is done in secret
will reward
you.
"And when you are praying, do not use
meaningless
repetition
as the Gentiles
do, for they suppose
that they will be heard
for their amany
words
.
"So do not be like
them; for ayour Father
knows
what
you need
before
you ask
Him.
" aPray, then
, in this
way
: `Our Father
who
is in heaven
, Hallowed
be Your name
.
` aYour kingdom come
. bYour will
be done
, On earth
as it is in heaven
.
` aGive us this
day
1our daily
bread
.
`And aforgive us our debts
, as we also
have forgiven
our debtors
.
`And do not lead us into temptation
, but adeliver
us from 1 bevil
. 2[For Yours
is the kingdom
and the power
and the glory
forever
. Amen
.]'
" aFor if you forgive
1others
for their transgressions
, your heavenly
Father
will also
forgive
you.
"But aif you do not forgive
1others
, then
your Father
will not forgive
your transgressions
.
" aWhenever you fast
, do not put
on a gloomy
face
as the hypocrites
do, for they 1neglect
their appearance
so
that they will be noticed
by men
when they are fasting
. bTruly
I say
to you, they have
their reward
in full
.
"But you, when you fast, aanoint
your head
and wash
your face
so that your fasting
will not be noticed
by men
, but by your Father
who
is in secret
; and your aFather
who
sees
what is done in secret
will reward
you.
" aDo not store up for yourselves
treasures
on earth
, where
moth
and rust
destroy
, and where
thieves
break
in and steal
.
"But store up for yourselves
atreasures
in heaven
, where
neither
moth
nor
rust
destroys
, and where
thieves
do not break
in or
steal
;
for awhere your treasure
is, there
your heart
will be also
.
" aThe eye is the lamp
of the body
; so
then
if
your eye
is 1clear
, your whole
body
will be full
of light
.
"But if ayour eye
is 1bad
, your whole
body
will be full
of darkness
. If
then
the light
that is in you is darkness
, how
great
is the darkness
!
" aNo one
can
serve
two
masters
; for either
he will hate
the one
and love
the other
, or
he will be devoted
to one
and despise
the other
. You cannot
serve
God
and 1 bwealth
.
" aFor this reason
I say
to you, 1do not be bworried
about
your 2life
, as to what
you will eat
or
what
you will drink
; nor
for your body
, as to what
you will put
on. Is not life
more
than food
, and the body
more
than clothing
?
" aLook at the birds
of the 1air
, that they do not sow
, nor
reap
nor
gather
into barns
, and yet your heavenly
Father
feeds
them. Are you not worth
much
more
than they?
"And who of you by being aworried
can
badd
a single 1hour
to his 2life
?
"And why are you aworried
about
clothing
? Observe
how
the lilies
of the field
grow
; they do not toil
nor
do they spin
,
yet I say
to you that not even
aSolomon
in all
his glory
clothed
himself like
one
of these
.
"But if God
so
clothes
the agrass
of the field
, which is alive today
and tomorrow
is thrown
into the furnace
, will He not much
more
clothe you? bYou of little
faith
!
"Do not aworry then
, saying
, `What
will we eat
?' or
`What
will we drink
?' or
`What
will we wear
for clothing
?'
"For the Gentiles eagerly
seek
all
these
things
; for ayour heavenly
Father
knows
that you need
all
these
things
.
"But 1seek first
2His kingdom
and His righteousness
, and aall
these
things
will be 3added
to you.
"So do not aworry
about
tomorrow
; for tomorrow
will 1care
for itself
. 2Each day
has enough
trouble
of its own.