Matthew
6
English
Standard Version (ESV)
Giving
to the Needy
6 “Beware of practicing
your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for
then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
2 “Thus, when you give to
the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues
and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to
you, they havereceived their reward. 3 But when you
give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is
doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. And
your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
The
Lord's Prayer
5 “And when you pray, you must
not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the
synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly,
I say to you, they have received their reward. 6 But
when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father
who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
7 “And when you pray, do not
heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they
will be heard for their many words. 8 Do not
be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 Pray
then like this:
“Our
Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.[a]
10 Your kingdom come,
your will be done,[b]
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread,[c]
12 and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.[d]
hallowed be your name.[a]
10 Your kingdom come,
your will be done,[b]
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread,[c]
12 and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.[d]
14 For if you forgive
others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, 15 but
if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive
your trespasses.
Fasting
16 “And when you fast, do
not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their
fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received
their reward. 17 But when you fast, anoint
your head and wash your face, 18 that your fasting
may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your
Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Lay Up
Treasures in Heaven
19 “Do not lay up for
yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust[e] destroy and where thievesbreak in
and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do
not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure
is, there your heart will be also.
22 “The eye is the lamp of
the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light,23 but
if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the
light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
24 “No one can serve two
masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be
devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.[f]
Do Not
Be Anxious
25 “Therefore I tell you, do
not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor
about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body
more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of
the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly
Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And
which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?[g] 28 And why
are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they
grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell
you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But
if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is
thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little
faith? 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying,
‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the
Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you
need them all. 33 But seek first the
kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added
to you.
34 “Therefore do not be
anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for
the day is its own trouble.
