Matthew 6:8-32

8Do notG3361 be likeG3666 themG846, forG1063 yourG3588G4771 FatherG3962 knowsG1492 whatG3739 youG2192 needG5532 beforeG4253 youG4771 askG154 HimG846.

9So thenG3767, this is howG3779 youG4771 should prayG4336:

14ForG1063 ifG1437 you forgiveG863 menG444 theirG846 trespassesG3900, yourG4771 heavenlyG3770 FatherG3962 will also forgiveG863G2532 youG4771. 15ButG1161 ifG1437 you do not forgiveG863G3361 menG444 theirG846 trespassesG3900, neitherG3761 willG3588 yourG4771 FatherG3962 forgiveG863 yoursG4771G3900.

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WhenG3752 you fastG3522, do notG3361 beG1096 somberG4659 likeG5613 theG3588 hypocritesG5273, forG1063 they disfigureG853 theirG846 facesG4383 to showG3704G5316 menG444 they are fastingG3522. TrulyG281 I tellG3004 youG4771, they already haveG568 theirG846 full rewardG3408. 17ButG1161 when youG4771 fastG3522, anointG218 yourG4771 headG2776 andG2532 washG3538 yourG4771 faceG4383, 18so thatG3704 your fastingG3522 will not be obviousG5316G3361 to menG444, but onlyG235 toG3588 yourG4771 FatherG3962, whoG3588 is unseenG1722G3588G2927. AndG2532 yourG4771 FatherG3962, whoG3588 seesG991 what is doneG1722G3588 in secretG2927, will rewardG591 youG4771.

19Do notG3361 store upG2343 for yourselvesG4771 treasuresG2344 onG1909 earthG1093, whereG3699 mothG4597 andG2532 rustG10352 destroyG853, andG2532 whereG3699 thievesG2812 break inG1358 andG2532 stealG2813. 20ButG1161 store upG2343 for yourselvesG4771 treasuresG2344 inG1722 heavenG3772, whereG3699 mothG4597 and rustG1035 do not destroyG3777G853, andG2532G3756 whereG3699 thievesG2812 do not break inG1358G3761 and stealG2813. 21ForG1063 whereG3699 yourG4771 treasureG2344 isG1510, thereG1563 yourG4771 heartG2588 will beG1510 alsoG2532.

22TheG3588 eyeG3788 isG1510 theG3588 lampG3088 of theG3588 bodyG4983. IfG1437 yourG4771 eyesG3788 areG1510 goodG573,3 yourG4771 wholeG3650 bodyG4983 will beG1510 full of lightG5460. 23ButG1161 ifG1437 yourG4771 eyesG3788 areG1510 badG4190,4 yourG4771 wholeG3650 bodyG4983 will beG1510 full of darknessG4652. IfG1487 thenG3767 theG3588 lightG5457 withinG1722 youG4771 isG1510 darknessG4655, how greatG4214 is thatG3588 darknessG4655!

24No oneG3762 canG1410 serveG1398 twoG1417 mastersG2962: EitherG2228 he will hateG3404 theG3588 oneG1520 andG2532 loveG25 theG3588 otherG2087, orG2228 he will be devoted toG472 the oneG1520 andG2532 despiseG2706 theG3588 otherG2087. You cannotG1410G3756 serveG1398 both GodG2316 andG2532 moneyG3126.

25ThereforeG1223G3778 I tellG3004 youG4771, do notG3361 worry aboutG3309 yourG4771 lifeG5590, whatG5101 you will eatG5315 orG2228 drinkG4095; orG3366 about yourG4771 bodyG4983, whatG5101 you will wearG1746. IsG1510 notG3780 lifeG5590 moreG4119 thanG3588 foodG5160, andG2532 theG3588 bodyG4983 more thanG3588 clothesG1742? 26LookG1689 atG1519 theG3588 birdsG4071 of theG3588 airG3772: They do not sowG4687G3756 or reapG2325 or gatherG4863 intoG1519 barnsG596, and yetG2532 yourG4771 heavenlyG3770 FatherG3962 feedsG5142 themG846. Are youG4771 notG3756 muchG3123 more valuableG1308 than theyG846? 27WhoG5101 of youG4771 byG1537 worryingG3309 canG1410 addG4369 a singleG1520 hourG4083 toG1909 hisG846 lifeG2244?5

28AndG2532 whyG5101 do you worryG3309 aboutG4012 clothesG1742? ConsiderG2648 howG4459 theG3588 liliesG2918 of theG3588 fieldG68 growG837: They do notG3756 laborG2872 or spinG3514. 29YetG1161 I tellG3004 youG4771 thatG3754 not evenG3761 SolomonG4672 inG1722 allG3956 hisG846 gloryG1391 was adornedG4016 likeG5613 oneG1520 of theseG3778. 30IfG1487 that is howG3779 GodG2316 clothesG294 theG3588 grassG5528 of theG3588 fieldG68, which isG1510 here todayG4594 andG2532 tomorrowG839 is thrownG906 intoG1519 the furnaceG2823, will He notG3756 muchG4183 moreG3123 clothe youG4771, O you of little faithG3640?

31ThereforeG3767 do notG3361 worryG3309, sayingG3004, ‘WhatG5101 shall we eatG5315?’ orG2228 ‘WhatG5101 shall we drinkG4095?’ orG2228 ‘WhatG5101 shall we wearG4016?’ 32ForG1063 theG3588 GentilesG1484 strive afterG1934 allG3956 these thingsG3778, and yourG4771 heavenlyG3770 FatherG3962 knowsG1492 thatG3754 you needG5535 themG3778.