Matthew 6:8

do not, therefore, make yourselves like them, for [God] your Father knoweth of what things ye have, need, before ye ask him.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

7And, being at prayer, use not vain repetitions, just like the nations,—for they think, that, in their much speaking, they shall be hoard;

9Thus, therefore pray, ye: Our Father, who art in the heavens,—Hallowed be thy name,

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Cross References

Psalms 38:9O My Lord! before thee, is all my longing, and, my sighing, from thee, hath not been hid:

Matthew 6:32For, all these things, the nations, seek after,—for your heavenly Father, knoweth, that ye are needing, all these things.

John 16:23And, in that day, shall ye request me, nothing:—Verily, verily, I say unto you—Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father, He will give 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 →

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