Matthew 6:8

Be not ye therefore like to them; for your Father knows what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

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

9Do ye, therefore, pray after this manner: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:32For after all these do the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these.

John 16:23And in that day ye shall ask nothing of me. Verily, verily, I say to you: Whatever ye shall ask of the Father, he will give it you in my name.

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 →

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