Matthew 6:5

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Summary

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.

When

Thou shalt not

Bible References

When

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Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.”

And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God,
For to You I pray.

Evening and morning and at noon, I will complain and murmur,

And He will hear my voice.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Seek the Lord while He may be found;

Call upon Him while He is near.

Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

Now when Daniel knew that the document was signed, he entered his house (now in his roof chamber he had windows open toward Jerusalem); and he continued kneeling on his knees three times a day, praying and giving thanks before his God, as he had been doing previously.

I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed and said, “Alas, O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments,

Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart,

Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.

With all prayer and petition

pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view,

be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,

Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;

pray without ceasing;

and the prayer offered in faith will

restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.

Thou shalt not

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

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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation.

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“For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off,
When God requires his life?

“So when you spread out your hands in prayer,

I will hide My eyes from you;

Yes, even though you multiply prayers,
I will not listen.

Your hands are covered with blood.

“Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”