Matthew 6 KJV Easy Read Bible

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Do Good to Please God

1Take heed that you^p do not your^p alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise you^p have no reward of your^p Father which is in heaven. gift-giving

2Therefore when you do your alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say to you^p, They have their reward. truly

3But when you do alms, let not your left hand know what your right hand does:

4That your alms may be in secret: and your Father which sees in secret Himself shall reward you openly.

The Model Prayer

5And when you pray, you shall 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 to you^p, They have their reward.

6But you, when you pray, enter into your closet, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father which is in secret; and your Father which sees in secret shall reward you openly.

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

8Be not you^p therefore like to them: for your^p Father knows what things you^p have need of, before you^p ask Him.

9After this manner therefore pray you^p: Our Father which is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. honored, sacred

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

11Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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

15But if you^p forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your^p Father forgive your^p trespasses.

Fasting to Be Seen Only by God

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

17But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face;

18That you appear not to men to fast, but to your Father which is in secret: and your Father, which sees in secret, shall reward you openly.

Lay Up Treasures in Heaven

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

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

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

The Lamp of the Body

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

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

You Cannot Serve God and Riches

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. You^p cannot serve God and mammon. worldly riches

Do Not Worry

25Therefore I say to you^p, Take no thought for your^p life, what you^p shall eat, or what you^p shall drink; nor yet for your^p body, what you^p shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? do not worry; food; clothing

26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your^p heavenly Father feeds them. Are you^p not much better than they? birds; more valuable

27Which of you^p by taking thought can add one cubit to his stature? worrying; height

28And why take you^p thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: are you concerned about

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

30Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall He not much more clothe you^p, O you^p of little faith?

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

32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your^p heavenly Father knows that you^p have need of all these things.

33But seek you^p first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you^p. 1 CHRON 16:11

34Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient to the day is the evil thereof. therefore, do not worry about

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