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Matthew 6:5 KJV
Matthew · chapter 6 · verse 5
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 have their reward.Matthew 6:5 · King James Version
Matthew 6:5 in context
3But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
5And 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.
6But 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.
7But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
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- hypocriteshypokritēsone who answers, an interpreter, an actor, stage player, a dissembler, pretender…G5273 →
- synagoguessynagōgēa bringing together, gathering , a contracting, in the NT, an assembling together of men…G4864 →
- standinghistēmito cause or make to stand, to place, put, set, to bid to stand by, [set up], in the…G2476 →
- prayestproseuchomaito offer prayers, to prayG4336 →
- cornersgōniacorner, an external angle, a corner, internal cornerG1137 →
- streetsplateiaa broad way, a streetG4113 →
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In prayer we have more immediately to do with God than in giving alms, and therefore are yet more concerned to be sincere, which is what we are here directed to. When thou prayest (Mat 6:5). It is taken for granted that all the disciples of Christ pray. As soon as ever Paul was converted, behold he prayeth.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-8