Thereforewhenthoudoestthinealms, do not sound a trumpetbeforethee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, thatthey may haveglory of men. Verily I say unto you, Theyhavetheirreward.
And whenthouprayest, thoushalt not be as the hypocrites are: for theylove to praystanding in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, thatthey may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, Theyhavetheirreward.
But thou, whenthouprayest, enterinto thy closet, and whenthouhastshut thy door, pray to thy Fatherwhich is in secret; and thy Fatherwhichseeth in secretshallrewardtheeopenly.
Moreoverwhen ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for theydisfiguretheirfaces, thatthey may appearunto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, Theyhavetheirreward.
No man can serve two masters: for either he willhate the one, and love the other; or else he willhold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannotserve God and mammon.
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for yourlife, what ye shall eat, or what ye shalldrink; nor yet for yourbody, what ye shall put on. Is not the lifemorethanmeat, and the bodythanraiment?
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do theyreap, nor gatherintobarns; yet yourheavenlyFatherfeedeththem. Are ye not muchbetterthanthey?
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is castinto the oven, shall he not muchmoreclothe you, O ye of littlefaith?