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Matthew 6:16 KJV
Matthew · chapter 6 · verse 16
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 have their reward.Matthew 6:16 · King James Version
Matthew 6:16 in context
14For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
16Moreover 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.
17But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
18That 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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- countenanceskythrōposof a sad and gloomy countenanceG4659 →
- hypocriteshypokritēsone who answers, an interpreter, an actor, stage player, a dissembler, pretender…G5273 →
- disfigureaphanizōto snatch out of sight, to put out of view, to make unseen, to cause to vanish away, to…G853 →
- Moreoverdebut, moreover, and, etcG1161 →
- appearphainōto bring forth into the light, cause to shine, shed light, shine, to shine, be bright or…G5316 →
- Verilyamēnfirm, metaph. faithful, verily, amen, at the beginning of a discourseG281 →
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We are here cautioned against hypocrisy in fasting, as before in almsgiving, and in prayer. I. It is here supposed that religious fasting is a duty required of the disciples of Christ, when God, in his providence, calls to it, and when the case of their own souls upon any account requires it;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-18