Matthew 6:18

that thou mayest not appear to men fasting, but to thy Father who [is] in secret, and thy Father, who is seeing in secret, shall reward thee manifestly.

Young's Literal Translation

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

17'But thou, fasting, anoint thy head, and wash thy face,

19'Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal,

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Cross References

Matthew 6:6'But thou, when thou mayest pray, go into thy chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who [is] in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret, shall reward thee manifestly.

2 Corinthians 5:9Wherefore also we are ambitious, whether at home or away from home, to be well pleasing to him,

Colossians 3:22The servants! obey in all things those who are masters according to the flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God;

1 Peter 2:13Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,

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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