Matthew 6:1-18

New King James Version

Do Good to Please God

6 “Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. ²Therefore, ^(A)when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. ³But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, ⁴that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret ^(B)will Himself reward you ^[a]openly.

The Model Prayer^(C)

⁵“And when you pray, you shall not be like the ^[b]hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. ⁶But you, when you pray, ^(D)go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you ^[c]openly. ⁷And when you pray, ^(E)do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. ^(F)For they think that they will be heard for their many words.

⁸“Therefore do not be like them. For your Father ^(G)knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. ⁹In this ^(H)manner, therefore, pray:

^(I)Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your ^(J)name.
¹⁰Your kingdom come.
^(K)Your will be done
On earth ^(L)as it is in heaven.
¹¹Give us this day our ^(M)daily bread.
¹²And ^(N)forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
¹³^(O)And do not lead us into temptation,
But ^(P)deliver us from the evil one.
^[d]For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

¹⁴^(Q)“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. ¹⁵But ^(R)if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Fasting to Be Seen Only by God

¹⁶“Moreover, ^(S)when you fast, do not be like the ^[e]hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. ¹⁷But you, when you fast, ^(T)anoint your head and wash your face, ¹⁸so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you ^[f]openly.