Matthew 6:18

that thou mayest not make a shew of fasting to men, but to thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

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 when thou keepest a fast, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where the rust and canker spoil, and where thieves dig through and steal:

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Cross References

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

2 Corinthians 5:9wherefore also our ambition is, that whether dwelling in the body, or out of the body, we may be acceptable to him.

Colossians 3:22Servants, obey in all things your masters after the flesh, not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but, in simplicity of heart, fearing God.

1 Peter 2:13Be subject therefore to every human constitution for the Lord’s sake; whether to a king as the supreme magistrate;

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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