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Matthew 6

Giving to the Poor and Prayer

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"Beware of practicing your righteousness before men  ato be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

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"So when you  1give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they  amay be honored by men.  bTruly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

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"But when you  1give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

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so that your  1giving will be in secret; and  ayour Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

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"When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to  astand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners  1 bso that they may be seen by men.  cTruly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

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"But you, when you pray,  ago into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and  byour Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

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"And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their  amany words.

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"So do not be like them; for  ayour Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

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aPray, then, in this way: `Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.

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aYour kingdom come.  bYour will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.

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aGive us this day  1our daily bread.

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`And  aforgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

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`And do not lead us into temptation, but  adeliver us from  1 bevil.  2[For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.]'

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aFor if you forgive  1others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

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"But  aif you do not forgive  1others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.

Fasting; The True Treasure; Wealth (Mammon)

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aWhenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they  1neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting.  bTruly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

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"But you, when you fast,  aanoint your head and wash your face

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so that your fasting will not be noticed by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your  aFather who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

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aDo not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

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"But store up for yourselves  atreasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal;

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for  awhere your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

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aThe eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is  1clear, your whole body will be full of light.

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"But if  ayour eye is  1bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

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aNo one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and  1 bwealth.

The Cure for Anxiety

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aFor this reason I say to you,  1do not be  bworried about your  2life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

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aLook at the birds of the  1air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?

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"And who of you by being  aworried can  badd a single  1hour to his  2life?

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"And why are you  aworried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,

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yet I say to you that not even  aSolomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.

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"But if God so clothes the  agrass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you?  bYou of little faith!

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"Do not  aworry then, saying, `What will we eat?' or `What will we drink?' or `What will we wear for clothing?'

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"For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for  ayour heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

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"But  1seek first  2His kingdom and His righteousness, and  aall these things will be  3added to you.

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"So do not  aworry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will  1care for itself.  2Each day has enough trouble of its own.



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