Matthew 6:6-12

New International Version

⁶ But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father,^(A) who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. ⁷ And when you pray, do not keep on babbling^(B) like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.^{(C) 8} Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need^(D) before you ask him.

⁹ “This, then, is how you should pray: