Matthew 6:8

Be ye not lyke them therfore. For youre father knoweth wherof ye haue neade before ye axe of him.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

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 whe ye praye bable not moche as the hethe do: for they thincke that they shalbe herde for their moche bablynges sake.

9After thys maner therfore praye ye. O oure father which arte in heve halowed be thy name.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:32After all these thynges seke the getyls. For youre hevely father knoweth that ye have neade of all these thynges.

John 16:23And in that daye shall ye axe me no question. Verely verely I saye vnto you whatsoever ye shall axe the father in my name he will geve 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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