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Matthew 6:6

But you, when you pray, go indoors and close the door, and pray to your Father in private, and your Father who sees what happens in private will reward you.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites, for they love to stand up and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that people can see them. I promise you, they already have their reward.

7When you pray, don't babble on meaninglessly like the foreigners do, who think they will be heard because of all the words they repeat.

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Cross References

2 Kings 4:33He went in, shut the door behind them both, and prayed to the Lord.

Isaiah 26:20My people, go inside your homes and close your doors behind you. Hide there for a little while until the fury has passed.

Matthew 6:4That way what you give will be in secret, and your Father who sees what happens in secret will reward you.

Matthew 14:23After he'd sent the crowds away, he went up into the mountains to pray. Evening came and he was there all alone.

John 1:48“How do you know who I am?” Nathanael asked. “I saw you there under the fig tree, before Philip called you,” Jesus replied.

Acts 9:40Peter told them all to leave, kneeled down, and prayed. He turned to the body and said, “Tabitha, get up.” She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up.

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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