| Matthew 6 New Living Translation |
Teaching about Giving to the Needy
1“Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.
2When
you give to someone in need, don’t do as the hypocrites do—blowing
trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts
of charity! I tell you the truth, they have received all the reward they
will ever get.
3But when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.
4Give your gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
Teaching about Prayer and Fasting
5“When
you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on
street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell
you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get.
6But
when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray
to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will
reward you.
7“When
you pray, don’t babble on and on as people of other religions do. They
think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again.
8Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!
9Pray like this:
Our Father in heaven,
may your name be kept holy.
10May your Kingdom come soon.
May your will be done on earth,
as it is in heaven.
12and forgive us our sins,
as we have forgiven those who sin against us.
but rescue us from the evil one.c
14“If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you.
15But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.
16“And
when you fast, don’t make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, for they
try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for
their fasting. I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will
ever get.
17But when you fast, comb your hair and wash your face.
18Then
no one will notice that you are fasting, except your Father, who knows
what you do in private. And your Father, who sees everything, will
reward you.
Teaching about Money and Possessions
19“Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal.
20Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.
21Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.
22“Your eye is a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is good, your whole body is filled with light.
23But
when your eye is bad, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if
the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that
darkness is!
24“No
one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other;
you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both
God and money.
25“That
is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have
enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than
food, and your body more than clothing?
26Look
at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for
your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him
than they are?
27Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
28“And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing,
29yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.
30And
if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and
thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do
you have so little faith?
31“So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’
32These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.
33Seek the Kingdom of Godd above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
34“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.
I study my Bible every day.It would be nice to hear from other christians and get intake on thier views. I do my good deeds and go about my life unknown. My father in heaven knows, that's all that matters.Attention is way too hard to deal with.
ReplyDeleteAmen to that! I love to talk about God and His word!
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