Matthew 6Matthew6

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1. Giving to the Needy

   (Deuteronomy 15:7–11)

2. 1GNVTake heede that ye giue not your almes before men, to be seene of them, or els ye shall haue no reward of your Father which is in heaue.BSBBSB: “Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
3. 2GNVTherefore when thou giuest thine almes, thou shalt not make a trumpet to be blowen before thee, as the hypocrites doe in the Synagogues and in the streetes, to be praysed of men. Verely I say vnto you, they haue their rewarde.BSBBSB: So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
4. 3GNVBut when thou doest thine almes, let not thy left hand knowe what thy right hand doeth,BSBBSB: But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
5. 4GNVThat thine almes may be in secret, and thy Father that seeth in secret, hee will rewarde thee openly.BSBBSB: so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

6. The Lord’s Prayer

   (Luke 11:1–4)

7. 5GNVAnd when thou prayest, be not as the hypocrites: for they loue to stand, and pray in the Synagogues, and in the corners of the streetes, because they would be seene of men. Verely I say vnto you, they haue their rewarde.BSBBSB: And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
8. 6GNVBut when thou prayest, enter into thy chamber and when thou hast shut thy doore, pray vnto thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret, shall rewarde thee openly.BSBBSB: But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
9. 7GNVAlso when ye pray, vse no vaine repetitions as the Heathen: for they thinke to be heard for their much babbling.BSBBSB: And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
10. 8GNVBe ye not like them therefore: for your Father knoweth whereof ye haue neede, before ye aske of him.BSBBSB: Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
11. 9GNVAfter this maner therefore pray ye, Our father which art in heauen, halowed be thy name.BSBBSB: So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
12. 10GNVThy Kingdome come. Thy will be done euen in earth, as it is in heauen.BSBBSB: Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
13. 11GNVGiue vs this day our dayly bread.BSBBSB: Give us this day our daily bread.
14. 12GNVAnd forgiue vs our dettes, as we also forgiue our detters.BSBBSB: And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
15. The ending of the Lord’s Prayer
    13GNVAnd leade vs not into tentation, but deliuer vs from euill: for thine is the kingdome, and the power, and the glorie for euer. Amen.BSBBSB: And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
16. 14GNVFor if ye doe forgiue men their trespasses, your heauenly Father will also forgiue you.BSBBSB: For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
17. 15GNVBut if ye do not forgiue men their trespasses,, no more will your father forgiue you your trespaces.BSBBSB: But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.

18. Proper Fasting

19. 16GNVMoreouer, when ye fast, looke not sowre as the hypocrites: for they disfigure their faces, that they might seeme vnto men to fast. Verely I say vnto you, that they haue their rewarde.BSBBSB: When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
20. 17GNVBut when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face,BSBBSB: But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
21. 18GNVThat thou seeme not vnto men to fast, but vnto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret, will rewarde thee openly.BSBBSB: so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

22. Treasures in Heaven

    (Luke 12:32–34)

23. 19GNVLay not vp treasures for your selues vpon the earth, where the mothe and canker corrupt, and where theeues digge through and steale.BSBBSB: Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
24. 20GNVBut lay vp treasures for your selues in heauen, where neither the mothe nor canker corrupteth, and where theeues neither digge through, nor steale.BSBBSB: But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
25. 21GNVFor where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.BSBBSB: For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

26. The Lamp of the Body

    (Luke 11:33–36)

27. 22GNVThe light of the body is the eye: if then thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be light.BSBBSB: The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.
28. 23GNVBut if thine eye be wicked, then all thy body shalbe darke. Wherefore if the light that is in thee, be darkenes, howe great is that darkenesse?BSBBSB: But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
29. 24GNVNo man can serue two masters: for eyther he shall hate the one, and loue the other, or els he shall leane to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serue God and riches.BSBBSB: No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

30. Do Not Worry

    (Luke 12:22–31)

31. 25GNVTherefore I say vnto you, be not carefull for your life, what ye shall eate, or what ye shall drinke: nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more worth then meate? and the bodie then raiment?BSBBSB: Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
32. 26GNVBehold the foules of the heauen: for they sowe not, neither reape, nor carie into the barnes: yet your heauenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better then they?BSBBSB: Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
33. 27GNVWhich of you by taking care is able to adde one cubite vnto his stature?BSBBSB: Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
34. 28GNVAnd why care ye for raiment? Learne howe the lilies of the fielde doe growe: they are not wearied, neither spinne:BSBBSB: And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.
35. 29GNVYet I say vnto you, that euen Salomon in all his glorie was not arayed like one of these.BSBBSB: Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.
36. 30GNVWherefore if God so clothe the grasse of the fielde which is to day, and to morowe is cast into the ouen, shall he not doe much more vnto you, O ye of litle faith?BSBBSB: If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
37. 31GNVTherefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eate? or what shall we drinke? or where with shall we be clothed?BSBBSB: Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
38. 32GNV(For after all these things seeke the Gentiles) for your heauenly Father knoweth, that ye haue neede of all these things.BSBBSB: For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
39. 33GNVBut seeke ye first the kingdome of God, and his righteousnesse, and all these things shall be ministred vnto you.BSBBSB: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
40. 34GNVCare not then for the morowe: for the morowe shall care for it selfe: the day hath ynough with his owne griefe.BSBBSB: Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.