Matthew 6:18

that it may not appear to men that thou art fasting, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret, he shall reward thee.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

In Context

17But thou, when thou art fasting, wash thy face and anoint thine head,

19Lay not up for yourselves treasures in the earth, a place where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves dig through and steal:

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Cross References

Matthew 6:6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy secret chamber, and shut thy door, and pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall reward thee in openness.

2 Corinthians 5:9We give diligence, that whether we are pilgrims or inhabitants, we may be pleasing unto Him.

Colossians 3:22Servants, obey in every thing your masters according to the flesh, not in the sight of the eye (only), as those who please men, but from a simple heart, and in the fear of the Lord.

1 Peter 2:13And be subject to all men for the sake of Aloha: to kings, on account of their authority;

Matthew Henry on Matthew 6:17-19

The Sermon on the Mount. 16 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. 17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; 18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. We are here cautioned against hypocrisy in fasting, as before in almsgiving, and in… Read the whole commentary →

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