Matthew 6:7
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as those who are of the nations: for they think they shall be heard through their much speaking.
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1 Kings 18:26And they took the bullock which had been given them, and sacrificed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, O Baal, answer us! But there was no voice, and none answered. And they leaped about the altar that had been made.
Ecclesiastes 5:7For in the multitude of dreams are vanities; so with many words: but fear God.
Matthew 6:32for all these things the nations seek after; for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these things.
Matthew 26:39And going forward a little he fell upon his face, praying and saying, My Father, if it be possible let this cup pass from me; but not as *I* will, but as *thou* [wilt].
Matthew 26:44And leaving them, he went away again and prayed the third time, saying the same thing.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 6:6-9
The Sermon on the Mount. 5 And 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. 6 But 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. 7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they… Read the whole commentary →