Matthew 6:7
And when thou art praying, be not wordy, like the profane; for they think that in much speaking they are heard.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
8Be you not like them, for your Father knoweth what is needful for you before that you ask him.
Cross References
Matthew 6:32For after all these things do the people of the world inquire: but your Father who is in heaven knoweth that also by you are required these all.
Matthew 26:39And he removed a little, and fell upon his face, praying, and saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not as I will, but as thou.
Matthew 26:44And he left them, and went again, and prayed the third time, and said 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 →