Matthew 6:8
Be not ye therefore like them; for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
9After this manner therefore pray ye:—Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name;
Cross References
Psalms 38:9O Lord! thou knowest all my desire, And my groaning is not hidden from thee!
Matthew 6:32For after all these things do the gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
John 16:23And in that day ye will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly do I say to you, Whatever ye shall ask the Father, he will give it you in my name.
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 →