Matthew 6:8
Therefore be not like unto them: for your Father knows of what things you have need, before you ask him.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
9Therefore pray ye after this manner: Our Father who art in the heavens, let thy name be hallowed:
Cross References
Matthew 6:32For after all these things the heathen were seeking; for your heavenly Father knoweth that you need all these things.
John 16:23And in that day you will ask of me nothing. Truly, truly, I say unto you, Whatsoever you may ask the Father, He will give it to you in my name.
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 →