006:003 But when you are giving in charity, let not your left hand
perceive what your right hand is doing,
006:004 that your charities may be in secret; and then your Father--He who
sees in secret--will recompense you.
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