1 “ Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

“Be sure you do not do good things in front of others just to be seen by them. If you do, you have no reward from your Father in heaven.

2 T herefore when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.

When you give to the poor, do not be as those who pretend to be someone they are not. They blow a horn in the places of worship and in the streets so people may respect them. For sure, I tell you, they have all the reward they are going to get.

3 B ut when you do merciful deeds, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand does,

When you give, do not let your left hand know what your right hand gives.

4 s o that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

Your giving should be in secret. Then your Father Who sees in secret will reward you. Jesus Teaches about Prayer

5 “ When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward.

“When you pray, do not be as those who pretend to be someone they are not. They love to stand and pray in the places of worship or in the streets so people can see them. For sure, I tell you, they have all the reward they are going to get.

6 B ut you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

When you pray, go into a room by yourself. After you have shut the door, pray to your Father Who is in secret. Then your Father Who sees in secret will reward you.

7 I n praying, don’t use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.

When you pray, do not say the same thing over and over again making long prayers like the people who do not know God. They think they are heard because their prayers are long.

8 T herefore don’t be like them, for your Father knows what things you need, before you ask him.

Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

9 P ray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

“Pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, Your name is holy.

10 L et your Kingdom come. Let your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.

May Your holy nation come. What You want done, may it be done on earth as it is in heaven.

11 G ive us today our daily bread.

Give us the bread we need today.

12 F orgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.

Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.

13 B ring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen. ’

‘Do not let us be tempted, but keep us from sin. Your nation is holy. You have power and shining-greatness forever. Let it be so.’ Jesus Teaches about Forgiveness

14 “ For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

“If you forgive people their sins, your Father in heaven will forgive your sins also.

15 B ut if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

If you do not forgive people their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Jesus Teaches about Not Eating So You Can Pray Better

16 “ Moreover when you fast, don’t be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.

“When you go without food so you can pray better, do not be as those who pretend to be someone they are not. They make themselves look sad so people will see they are going with out food. For sure, I tell you, they have all the reward they are going to get.

17 B ut you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face;

When you go without food so you can pray better, put oil on your head and wash your face.

18 s o that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

Then nobody knows you are going without food. Then your Father Who sees in secret will reward you. Jesus Teaches about Having Riches

19 “ Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

“Do not gather together for yourself riches of this earth. They will be eaten by bugs and become rusted. Men can break in and steal them.

20 b ut lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;

Gather together riches in heaven where they will not be eaten by bugs or become rusted. Men cannot break in and steal them.

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

For wherever your riches are, your heart will be there also.

22 “ The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.

The eye is the light of the body. If your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light.

23 B ut if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

If your eye is bad, your whole body will be dark. If the light in you is dark, how dark it will be!

24 “ No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.

No one can have two bosses. He will hate the one and love the other. Or he will listen to the one and work against the other. You cannot have both God and riches as your boss at the same time. Jesus Teaches about Cares of Life

25 T herefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

“I tell you this: Do not worry about your life. Do not worry about what you are going to eat and drink. Do not worry about what you are going to wear. Is not life more important than food? Is not the body more important than clothes?

26 S ee the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?

Look at the birds in the sky. They do not plant seeds. They do not gather grain. They do not put grain into a building to keep. Yet your Father in heaven feeds them! Are you not more important than the birds?

27 “ Which of you, by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?

Which of you can make himself a little taller by worrying?

28 W hy are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin,

Why should you worry about clothes? Think how the flowers grow. They do not work or make cloth.

29 y et I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.

But I tell you that Solomon in all his greatness was not dressed as well as one of these flowers.

30 B ut if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won’t he much more clothe you, you of little faith?

God clothes the grass of the field. It lives today and is burned in the stove tomorrow. How much more will He give you clothes? You have so little faith!

31 “ Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’

Do not worry. Do not keep saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘What will we wear?’

32 F or the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

The people who do not know God are looking for all these things. Your Father in heaven knows you need all these things.

33 B ut seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

First of all, look for the holy nation of God. Be right with Him. All these other things will be given to you also.

34 T herefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.

Do not worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will have its own worries. The troubles we have in a day are enough for one day.