Matthew 6:8

Be ye not lyke them therfore. For youre father knoweth wherof ye haue neade before ye axe of him.

Tyndale New Testament

In The King James Version

Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

In Context

7And when ye praye bable not moche as the hethe do: for they thincke that they shalbe herde for their moche bablynges sake.

9After thys maner therfore praye ye. O oure father which arte in heven halowed be thy name.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:32After all these thynges seke the getyls. For youre hevely father knoweth that ye have neade of all these thynges.

John 16:23And in that daye shall ye axe me no question. Verely verely I saye vnto you whatsoever ye shall axe the father in my name he will geve it you.

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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