4. so that your gift may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
5. “Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.
6. But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
7. When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard.
8. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9. So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,
10. may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
11. Give us today our daily bread,
12. and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors.
13. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
14. “For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15. But if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive you your sins.
16. “When you fast, do not look sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unattractive so that people will see them fasting. I tell you the truth, they have their reward.
17. When you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,
18. so that it will not be obvious to others when you are fasting, but only to your Father who is in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
19. “Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
20. But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.
21. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.