Matthew 6:8

Therefore do not ye be made like to them, for your Father knoweth what is need [ful] to you, before that ye ask him.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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

7But in praying do not ye speak much, as heathen men do (or as the Gentiles do), for they guess that they be heard in their much speech.

9And thus ye shall pray, Our Father that art in heavens (or Our Father who art in heaven), hallowed be thy name;

Read all of Matthew 6

Cross References

Psalms 38:9Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my wailing is not hid from thee.

Matthew 6:32For heathen men seek all these things; and your Father knoweth, that ye have need to all these things. (For the Gentiles seek all these things; and your Father knoweth, that ye have need of all these things.)

John 16:23And in that day ye shall not ask (of) me anything; truly, truly, I say to you, if ye ask the Father (for) anything in my name, he shall give [it] to you. (And on that day ye shall ask nothing of me; truly, I tell you the truth, if ye ask the Father for anything in my name, he shall give it to 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Matthew 6:8