King James Reference Version

Matthew 6

1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen (Matthew 6:5; Matthew 6:16; Matthew 23:5) of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have (Luke 6:24) their reward.

3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward (Jeremiah 17:10; Matthew 6:6; Matthew 6:18) thee openly.

5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen (Matthew 6:1; Matthew 6:16; Matthew 23:5) of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward (Jeremiah 17:10; Matthew 6:4; Matthew 6:18) thee openly.

7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth (Matthew 6:32; Luke 12:30; Philippians 4:19) what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

9 After (Luke 11:2) this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom (Daniel 2:44; Matthew 3:2; Matthew 4:17; Matthew 4:23; Matthew 10:7; Matthew 12:28; Luke 10:9; Luke 11:20; Luke 21:31) come, Thy will (Matthew 26:42; Luke 22:42; Acts 21:14) be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give (Proverbs 30:8; Isaiah 33:16; Luke 11:3) us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive (Exodus 34:7; Psalms 32:1; Psalms 130:4; Matthew 9:2; Matthew 26:28; Ephesians 1:7; 1 John 1:9) us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: (Matthew 5:37; Matthew 13:19; Matthew 13:38; John 17:15; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; 1 John 2:13; 1 John 3:12; 1 John 5:18) For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

14 For if ye forgive (Proverbs 11:17; Matthew 5:7; Matthew 18:33) men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear (Matthew 6:1; Matthew 6:5; Matthew 23:5) unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint (2 Samuel 12:20) thine head, and wash thy face;

18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward (Jeremiah 17:10; Matthew 6:4; Matthew 6:6) thee openly.

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures (Proverbs 23:4; Luke 12:21; Luke 12:33; Luke 18:22; 1 Timothy 6:9; Hebrews 13:5; James 5:2) upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

20 But lay up (1 Timothy 6:19) for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

21 For (Luke 12:34) where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

22 The light (Luke 11:34) of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

23 But if thine eye (Deuteronomy 15:9; Proverbs 23:6; Matthew 20:15) be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

24 No man can serve two (1 Kings 18:21; Luke 16:13) masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. (Luke 16:9; Luke 16:11; Luke 16:13)

25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought (Luke 10:41; Luke 11:22; Philippians 4:6; 1 Peter 5:7) for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

26 Behold the fowls (Job 35:11; Job 38:41; Psalms 104:27; Matthew 10:29; Luke 12:24) of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit (Psalms 39:5; Luke 12:25) unto his stature?

28 And why (Luke 12:26) take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon (1 Kings 10:7; 2 Chronicles 9:6; 2 Chronicles 9:13; Luke 12:27) in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass (Luke 12:28; James 1:10) of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye (Matthew 8:26; Matthew 14:31; Matthew 16:8; Luke 12:28) of little faith?

31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? (Luke 12:29) or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth (Matthew 6:8; Luke 12:30; Philippians 4:19) that ye have need of all these things.

33 But seek (Luke 12:31) ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.