Mat 6:1-18 | ESV | STEP | 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 .

Matthew 6:1-18

Giving to the Needy

1 “Beware of ^apracticing your righteousness before other people in order ^bto be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

2 ^c“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 ^dbe praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have ^ereceived 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. ^fAnd 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 ^gto stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. ^hTruly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 6 But when you pray, ⁱgo into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. ^jAnd your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as ^kthe Gentiles do, for ^lthey think that they will be heard ^mfor their many words. 8 Do not be like them, ⁿfor your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 ^oPray then like this:

^p“Our Father in heaven,
^qhallowed be ^ryour name. ^{▼▼Or Let your name be kept holy, or Let your name be treated with reverence}
10 ^tYour kingdom come,
^uyour will be done, ^{▼▼Or Let your kingdom come, let your will be done}
^won earth as it is in heaven.
11 ^xGive us ^ythis day our daily bread, ^{▼▼Or our bread for tomorrow}
12 and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And ^aalead us not into temptation,
but ^abdeliver us from ^acevil. ^{▼▼Or the evil one; some manuscripts add For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen}
14 ^aeFor if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, 15 ^afbut if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Fasting

16 “And ^agwhen you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. ^ahTruly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 17 But when you fast, ^aianoint your head and wash your face, 18 that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. ^ajAnd your Father who sees in secret will reward you.