Matthew 6:7

But in preiyng nyle yee speke myche, as hethene men doon, for thei gessen that thei ben herd in her myche speche.

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

6But whanne thou schalt preye, entre in to thi couche, and whanne the dore is schet, preye thi fadir in hidils, and thi fadir that seeth in hidils, schal yelde to thee.

8Therfor nyle ye be maad lich to hem, for your fadir woot what is nede to you, bifore that ye axen hym.

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Cross References

1 Kings 18:26And whanne thei hadden take the oxe, whom Elie yaf to hem, thei maden sacrifice, and clepiden the name of Baal, fro the morewtid `til to myddai, and seiden, Baal, here vs! And no vois was, nether ony that answerd; and thei skippiden ouer the auter, which thei hadden maad.

Ecclesiastes 5:7If thou seest false chalengis of nedi men, and violent domes, and that riytfulnesse is distried in the prouynce, wondre thou not on this doyng; for another is hiyere than an hiy man, and also othere men ben more hiye aboue these men;

Matthew 6:32For hethene men seken alle these thingis; and youre fadir woot, that ye han nede to alle these thingis.

Matthew 26:39And he yede forth a litil, and felde doun on his face, preiynge, and seiynge, My fader, if it is possible, passe this cuppe fro me; netheles not as Y wole, but as thou wolt.

Matthew 26:44And he lefte hem, and wente eftsoone, and preiede the thridde tyme, and seide the same word.

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