1 T ake heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

¶ Take heed not to do your alms before men, to be seen of them; otherwise, ye have no reward of your Father who is in the heavens.

2 T herefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Therefore, when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They already have their reward.

3 B ut when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth

4 T hat thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

that thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father who sees in secret, he shall reward thee openly.

5 A nd when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

¶ And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They already have their reward.

6 B ut thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy chamber, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who sees in secret shall reward thee openly.

7 B ut when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions as the worldly do, for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

8 B e not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

Be not ye therefore like unto them, for your Father knows what things ye have need of before ye ask him.

9 A fter this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

¶ Ye, therefore, are to pray like this: Our Father who art in the heavens, Hallowed be thy name.

10 T hy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 G ive us this day our daily bread.

Give us this day our daily bread.

12 A nd forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

And set us free from our debts, as we set free our debtors.

13 A nd lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

14 F or if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

For if ye set men free from their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also set you free;

15 B ut if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

but if ye do not set men free from their trespasses, neither will your Father set you free from your trespasses.

16 M oreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

¶ Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance, for they disfigure their faces that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They already have their reward.

17 B ut thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

But thou, when thou dost fast, anoint thine head, and wash thy face

18 T hat thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who sees in secret, shall reward thee openly.

19 L ay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

¶ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal;

20 B ut lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust corrupt and where thieves do not break through nor steal;

21 F or where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

22 T he light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye is sincere, thy whole body shall be full of light.

23 B ut if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

But if thine eye is evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If, therefore, the light that is in thee is darkness, how great is that darkness!

24 N o man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and riches.

25 T herefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

¶ Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment?

26 B ehold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

Behold the fowls of the air, for they sow not, neither do they reap nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are ye not much better than they?

27 W hich of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

28 A nd why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin;

29 A nd yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

30 W herefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Therefore, if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

31 T herefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what shall we be clothed?

32 ( For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

For the Gentiles seek after all these things.) For your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these things.

33 B ut seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.

34 T ake therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Take therefore no thought for the morrow, for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the affliction thereof.