Matthew 6:18

so that you do not appear to the people to be fasting, but to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

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

19“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust ruin and where thieves break in and steal;

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Cross References

Matthew 6:6But you, whenever you pray, go into your room, and having shut the door pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you openly.

2 Corinthians 5:9Yes, that is why we make it our aim (whether at home or away from it) to be well pleasing to Him.

Colossians 3:22Slaves, obey your masters (according to the flesh) in all things, not just when they are looking, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God.

1 Peter 2:13Therefore subordinate yourselves to every human institution because of the Lord, whether to a king, as being in authority,

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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