Matthew 6:16

And whenever you undergo a tzom (fast), don't be like the sullen tzevuim (hypocrites), for they disfigure their faces to parade their tzom (fast). Omein, truly I say to you, they have received their sachar (reward).

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

15But if you do not give men mechila (forgiveness), neither will your chattaim receive selicha from your Av.

17But when you undergo a tzom, anoint your rosh with shemen and wash your face,

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Cross References

2 Samuel 12:16Dovid therefore pleaded with HaElohim for the na'ar; and Dovid did a tzom, and went in, and lay all night upon ha'aretz.

1 Kings 21:27And it came to pass, when Ach'av heard those words, that he tore his begadim, put sackcloth upon his basar, did a tzom, lay in sackcloth, and walked about subdued.

Esther 4:16Go, gather together kol HaYehudim that are found in Shushan, and declare ye a tzom for me, and neither eat nor drink shloshet yamim, lailah vayom. I also and my na'arot will undergo a tzom likewise; and so will I go in unto HaMelech, though it is not according to the dat; and if I perish, I perish.

Psalms 69:10For kinas Beitcha (zeal for Thy House) hath consumed me; 1 and the cherpot of them that scorned Thee are fallen upon me. + 69:10 Yn 2:17 1

Isaiah 58:3Why have we done a tzom, say they, and Thou seest not? 1 Why have we afflicted nafsheinu, and Thou takest no notice? 1 See, in your yom tzom ye find chefetz (pleasure, personal advantage) 1 and exploit all your toilers. 1

Zechariah 7:3And to speak unto the kohanim which were in the Beis Hashem Tzva'os, and to the nevi'im, saying, Should I mourn in the fifth month, hinnazer (separating myself by fasting), as I have done these so many shanim?

Matthew Henry on Matthew 6:10-16

The Sermon on the Mount. 9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 15 But if ye… Read the whole commentary →

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