Matthew 6:17

"But when one of you fasts, let him anoint his head and wash his face,

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

In Context

16"When you fast, do not look downcast like the hypocrites; for they disfigure their faces so that it may be apparent to men that they are fasting. In solemn truth I tell you, they already have received their reward.

18"so that he may not appear to men to be fasting, but to his Father who is in secret; and his Father who sees in secret will reward him.

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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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