King James Bible

Christian Standard Bible

1Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

1"Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. Otherwise, you have no reward with your Father in heaven.

2Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

2So whenever you give to the poor, don't sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be applauded by people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward.

3But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

3But when you give to the poor, don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

4That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

4so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

5And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

5"Whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward.

6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

6But when you pray, go into your private room, shut your door, and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

7But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

7When you pray, don't babble like the Gentiles, since they imagine they'll be heard for their many words.

8Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

8Don't be like them, because your Father knows the things you need before you ask him.

9After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

9"Therefore, you should pray like this: Our Father in heaven, your name be honored as holy.

10Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

10Your kingdom come. Your will be done

11Give us this day our daily bread.

11on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread.

12And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

13And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

14For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

14"For if you forgive others their offenses, your heavenly Father will forgive you as well.

15But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

15But if you don't forgive others, your Father will not forgive your offenses.

16Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

16"Whenever you fast, don't be gloomy like the hypocrites. For they make their faces unattractive so that their fasting is obvious to people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward.

17But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

17But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,

18That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

18so that your fasting isn't obvious to others but to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

19"Don't store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don't break in and steal.

21For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

22The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

22"The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light.

23But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

23But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. So if the light within you is darkness, how deep is that darkness!

24No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

24"No one can serve two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

25Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

25"Therefore I tell you: Don't worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn't life more than food and the body more than clothing?

26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

26Consider the birds of the sky: They don't sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you worth more than they?

27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

27Can any of you add one moment to his life-span by worrying?

28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

28And why do you worry about clothes? Observe how the wildflowers of the field grow: They don't labor or spin thread.

29And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these.

30Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

30If that's how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, won't he do much more for you--you of little faith?

31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

31So don't worry, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?'

32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

32For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

33But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.

34Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

34Therefore don't worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

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