Matthew 6:8

Be ye not like them therefore: for your Father knoweth whereof ye haue neede, before ye aske of him.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

7Also when ye pray, vse no vaine repetitions as the Heathen: for they thinke to be heard for their much babbling.

9After this maner therefore pray ye, Our father which art in heauen, halowed be thy name.

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Cross References

Psalms 38:9Lord, I powre my whole desire before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.

Matthew 6:32(For after all these things seeke the Gentiles) for your heauenly Father knoweth, that ye haue neede of all these things.

John 16:23And in that day shall ye aske me nothing. Verely, verely I say vnto you, whatsoeuer ye shall aske the Father in my Name, he will giue 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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