Matthew 6:17

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

ASV Byzantine Text

In The King James Version

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

In Context

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

18that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

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Cross References

Ruth 3:3Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the threshing floor, but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.

2 Samuel 14:2And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, I pray thee, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead:

Daniel 10:2In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three whole weeks.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 6:17-19

The Sermon on the Mount. 16 Moreover 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. 17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; 18 That 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. We are here cautioned against hypocrisy in fasting, as before in almsgiving, and in… Read the whole commentary →

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