Matthew 6 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

“Be [very] careful not to do your [fn]good deeds publicly, to be seen by men; otherwise you will have no reward [prepared and awaiting you] with your Father who is in heaven.

“So whenever you give to the poor and do acts of kindness, do not blow a trumpet before you [to advertise it], as the hypocrites do [like actors acting out a role] in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored and recognized and praised by men. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, they [already] have their reward in full.

“Also, when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to pray [publicly] standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets so that they may be seen by men. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, they [already] have their reward in full.

“And when you pray, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.

“Pray, then, [fn]in this way:

‘Our Father, who is in heaven,

[fn]Hallowed be Your name.

‘[fn]Your kingdom come,

Your [fn]will be done

On earth as it is in heaven.

‘Give us this day our [fn]daily bread.

‘And forgive us our [fn]debts, as we have forgiven our debtors [letting go of both the wrong and the resentment].

‘And do not [fn]lead us into temptation, but deliver us from [fn]evil. [fn][For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.]’

“For if you forgive [fn]others their trespasses [their reckless and willful sins], your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

“And whenever you are fasting, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they put on a sad and dismal face [like actors, discoloring their faces with ashes or dirt] so that their fasting may be seen by men. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, they [already] have their reward in full.

“Do not store up for yourselves [material] treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

“The eye is the lamp of the body; so if your eye is clear [spiritually perceptive], your whole body will be full of light [benefiting from God’s precepts].

“No one can serve two masters; for 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 God and mammon [money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord].

“Therefore I tell you, stop being worried or anxious (perpetually uneasy, distracted) about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, as to what you will wear. Is life not more than food, and the body more than clothing?

“So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.