Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, MatthewWeymouth, Richard Francis
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Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, Matthew
Weymouth, Richard Francis
Bible. Matthew
006:005 "And when praying, you must not be like the hypocrites.
They are fond of standing and praying in the synagogues or at
the corners of the wider streets, in order that men may see them.
I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.
006:006 But you, whenever you pray, go into your own room and shut
the door: then pray to your Father who is in secret,
and your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.
006:007 "And when praying, do not use needless repetitions as the
Gentiles do, for they expect to be listened to because of their
multitude of words.
006:008 Do not, however, imitate them; for your Father knows what things
you need before ever you ask Him.
006:009 "In this manner therefore pray: `Our Father who art in Heaven,
may Thy name be kept holy;
006:010 let Thy kingdom come; let Thy will be done, as in Heaven
so on earth;
006:011 give us to-day our bread for the day;
006:012 and forgive us our shortcomings, as we also have forgiven
those who have failed in their duty towards us;
006:013 and bring us not into temptation, but rescue us from the Evil one.'
006:014 "For if you forgive others their offences, your Heavenly Father
will forgive you also;
006:015 but if you do not forgive others their offences, neither will
your Father forgive yours.
006:016 "When any of you fast, never assume gloomy looks as the
hypocrites do; for they disfigure their faces in order
that it may be evident to men that they are fasting.
I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.
006:017 But, whenever you fast, pour perfume on your hair and
wash your face,
006:018 that it may not be apparent to men that you are fasting,
but to your Father who is in secret; and your Father--He who
sees in secret--will recompense you.
006:019 "Do not lay up stores of wealth for yourselves on earth,
where the moth and wear-and-tear destroy, and where thieves
break in and steal.
006:020 But amass wealth for yourselves in Heaven, where neither the moth
nor wear-and-tear destroys, and where thieves do not break
in and steal.
006:021 For where your wealth is, there also will your heart be.
006:022 "The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eyesight is good,
your whole body will be well lighted;
006:023 but if your eyesight is bad, your whole body will be dark.
If however the very light within you is darkness, how dense
must the darkness be!
006:024 "No man can be the bondservant of two masters; for either
he will dislike one and like the other, or he will attach
himself to one and think slightingly of the other.
You cannot be the bondservants both of God and of gold.
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