Matthew 6:8

So, you-should_not_be-likened to{same}, for the Father of{you} has-beheld of{what} you-are-having need before of{the} you[plural] to-give-cause/request same[masculine singular].

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

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

7Moreover, praying, you-should_not_babble even-as the nation-als, for they-are-esteeming that in to{the loquacity} of{same} they-will-be-heard-into.

9So, the-same-ly, you be-praying, 'Father of{us}, the in to{the heavens}, the name of{you}: be-holy-ized.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:32for the-same all the nations is-seeking-upon, for the Father of{you}, the heavenly, has-beheld that you-are-needing of{the-same emphatically-all}.

John 16:23and in to{the-there, the day,} you-will_not_ask emphatically-me, not-one. Amen, amen I-am-saying to{you} that as-much-as supposing you-may-give-cause/request the Father in to{the name} of{me} he-will-give to{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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