Matthew 6:7
And—praying—you may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their speaking much they will be heard,
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1 Kings 18:26And they take the bullock that [one] gave to them, and prepare [it], and call in the name of Ba‘al from the morning even until the noon, saying, “O Ba‘al, answer us!” And there is no voice, and there is none answering; and they leap on the altar that one had made.
Ecclesiastes 5:7For in the abundance of dreams both vanities and words abound; but fear God.
Matthew 6:32For the nations seek for all these, for your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these;
Matthew 26:39And having gone forward a little, He fell on His face, praying, and saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You.”
Matthew 26:44And having left them, having gone away again, He prayed a third time, saying the same word;
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 →