1“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. (Mt 6:16; Mt 23:5; 1Jo 2:29)2“Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. (Lu 6:24; Joh 5:44; 1Co 13:3)3But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,4so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. (Mt 6:6)
The Lord’s Prayer
5“And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. (Mt 6:2; Mr 11:25; Lu 18:11)6But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. (2Ki 4:33; Isa 26:20; Mt 6:4)7“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. (1Ki 18:26; Pr 10:19; Ec 5:2; Mt 5:47; Mt 6:32)8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. (Mt 6:32)9Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.[1] (Isa 29:23; Mt 6:1; Lu 1:49; Lu 11:2; Joh 17:6; 1Pe 3:15)10Your kingdom come, your will be done,[2] on earth as it is in heaven. (Ps 103:20; Ps 103:21; Da 4:35; Mt 3:2; Mt 4:17; Mt 26:42; Lu 22:42; Ac 21:14; Heb 13:21)11Give us this day our daily bread,[3] (Pr 30:8; Mt 6:34)12and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.[4] (Mt 13:19; Mt 26:41; Mr 14:38; Lu 22:40; Lu 22:46; Joh 17:15; 1Co 10:13; 2Th 3:3; 2Ti 4:18)14For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, (Mr 11:25; Lu 6:37; Eph 4:32; Col 3:13)15but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. (Mt 18:35; Jas 2:13)
Fasting
16“And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. (Isa 58:5; Mt 6:2)17But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, (Ru 3:3; 2Sa 12:20)18that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. (Mt 6:4)
Lay Up Treasures in Heaven
19“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust[5] destroy and where thieves break in and steal, (Mt 19:21; Mt 24:43; Lu 12:21; Lu 12:33; Lu 12:34; Lu 18:22; 1Ti 6:9; 1Ti 6:10; 1Ti 6:17; Heb 13:5; Jas 5:2; Jas 5:3)20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. (Mt 6:19)21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.22“The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, (Lu 11:34; Lu 11:35)23but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! (De 15:9; Pr 28:22; Mt 6:22; Mt 20:15)24“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.[6] (Lu 16:9; Lu 16:11; Lu 16:13; Ro 6:16; Jas 4:4)
Do Not Be Anxious
25“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? (Mt 6:28; Mt 6:31; Mt 6:34; Mt 10:19; Mt 13:22; Lu 12:22; 1Co 7:32; Php 4:6; 1Pe 5:7)26Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? (Job 38:41; Ps 147:9; Mt 10:31)27And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?[7] (Lu 2:52)28And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin,29yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. (1Ki 10:4)30But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? (Mt 8:26; Mt 14:31; Mt 16:8; Mt 17:20)31Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’32For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. (Mt 6:7; Mt 6:8)33But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. (1Ki 3:11; Mt 5:6; Mt 5:20; Mt 6:10; Mr 10:29; Mr 10:30; 1Ti 4:8; 1Pe 3:9)34“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. (Jas 4:13; Jas 4:14)
1‘Be careful not to practise your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.2‘So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honoured by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.3But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,4so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Prayer
5‘And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.6But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.7And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.9‘This, then, is how you should pray: ‘ “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,10your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.11Give us today our daily bread.12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.13And lead us not into temptation,[1] but deliver us from the evil one.[2] ”14For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.15But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
Fasting
16‘When you fast, do not look sombre as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.17But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,18so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Treasures in heaven
19‘Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.22‘The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy,[3] your whole body will be full of light.23But if your eyes are unhealthy,[4] your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!24‘No-one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.
Do not worry
25‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?27Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[5]?28‘And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labour or spin.29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like one of these.30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you – you of little faith?31So do not worry, saying, “What shall we eat?” or “What shall we drink?” or “What shall we wear?”32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
1‘Be careful not to do good deeds in front of other people. Don’t do those deeds to be seen by others. If you do, your Father in heaven will not reward you.2‘When you give to needy people, do not announce it by having trumpets blown. Do not be like those who only pretend to be holy. They announce what they do in the synagogues and on the streets. They want to be honoured by other people. What I’m about to tell you is true. They have received their complete reward.3When you give to needy people, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.4Then your giving will be done secretly. Your Father will reward you, because he sees what you do secretly.
Prayer
5‘When you pray, do not be like those who only pretend to be holy. They love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners. They want to be seen by other people. What I’m about to tell you is true. They have received their complete reward.6When you pray, go into your room. Close the door and pray to your Father, who can’t be seen. Your Father will reward you, because he sees what you do secretly.7When you pray, do not keep talking on and on. That is what ungodly people do. They think they will be heard because they talk a lot.8Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need even before you ask him.9‘This is how you should pray. ‘ “Our Father in heaven, may your name be honoured.10May your kingdom come. May what you want to happen be done on earth as it is done in heaven.11Give us today our daily bread.12And forgive us our sins, just as we also have forgiven those who sin against us.13Keep us from sinning when we are tempted. Save us from the evil one.”14Forgive other people when they sin against you. If you do, your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you.15But if you do not forgive the sins of other people, your Father will not forgive your sins.
Fasting
16‘When you go without eating, do not look gloomy like those who only pretend to be holy. They make their faces look very sad. They want to show people they are fasting. What I’m about to tell you is true. They have received their complete reward.17But when you go without eating, put olive oil on your head. Wash your face.18Then others will not know that you are fasting. Only your Father, who can’t be seen, will know it. Your Father will reward you, because he sees what you do secretly.
Gather riches in heaven
19‘Do not gather for yourselves riches on earth. Moths and rats can destroy them. Thieves can break in and steal them.20Instead, gather for yourselves riches in heaven. There, moths and rats do not destroy them. There, thieves do not break in and steal them.21Your heart will be where your riches are.22‘The eye is like a lamp for the body. Suppose your eyes are healthy. Then your whole body will be full of light.23But suppose your eyes can’t see well. Then your whole body will be full of darkness. If the light inside you is darkness, then it is very dark!24‘No one can serve two masters at the same time. You will hate one of them and love the other. Or you will be faithful to one and dislike the other. You can’t serve God and money at the same time.
Do not worry
25‘I tell you, do not worry. Don’t worry about your life and what you will eat or drink. And don’t worry about your body and what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than eating? Aren’t there more important things for the body than clothes?26Look at the birds of the air. They don’t plant or gather crops. They don’t put away crops in storerooms. But your Father who is in heaven feeds them. Aren’t you worth much more than they are?27Can you add even one hour to your life by worrying?28‘And why do you worry about clothes? See how the wild flowers grow. They don’t work or make clothing.29But here is what I tell you. Not even Solomon in all his royal robes was dressed like one of these flowers.30If that is how God dresses the wild grass, won’t he dress you even better? Your faith is so small! After all, the grass is here only today. Tomorrow it is thrown into the fire.31So don’t worry. Don’t say, “What will we eat?” Or, “What will we drink?” Or, “What will we wear?”32People who are ungodly run after all those things. Your Father who is in heaven knows that you need them.33But put God’s kingdom first. Do what he wants you to do. Then all those things will also be given to you.34So don’t worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Matthew 6
King James Version
1Take 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.2Therefore 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.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.8Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.9After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.10Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.11Give us this day our daily bread.12And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.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.19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:21For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.22The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.23But 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!24No 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.25Therefore 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?26Behold 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?27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:29And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.30Wherefore, 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?31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal 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.33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.34Take 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.
1Hütet euch, eure Gerechtigkeit vor den Menschen zu tun, um von ihnen gesehen zu werden; sonst habt ihr keinen Lohn von eurem Vater im Himmel zu erwarten.2Wenn du Almosen gibst, posaune es nicht vor dir her, wie es die Heuchler in den Synagogen und auf den Gassen tun, um von den Leuten gelobt zu werden! Amen, ich sage euch: Sie haben ihren Lohn bereits erhalten.3Wenn du Almosen gibst, soll deine linke Hand nicht wissen, was deine rechte tut,4damit dein Almosen im Verborgenen bleibt; und dein Vater, der auch das Verborgene sieht, wird es dir vergelten.
Vom Beten – Das Vaterunser
5Wenn ihr betet, macht es nicht wie die Heuchler! Sie stellen sich beim Gebet gern in die Synagogen und an die Straßenecken, damit sie von den Leuten gesehen werden. Amen, ich sage euch: Sie haben ihren Lohn bereits erhalten.6Du aber, wenn du betest, geh in deine Kammer, schließ die Tür zu; dann bete zu deinem Vater, der im Verborgenen ist! Dein Vater, der auch das Verborgene sieht, wird es dir vergelten.7Wenn ihr betet, sollt ihr nicht plappern wie die Heiden, die meinen, sie werden nur erhört, wenn sie viele Worte machen.8Macht es nicht wie sie; denn euer Vater weiß, was ihr braucht, noch ehe ihr ihn bittet.9So sollt ihr beten:
Unser Vater im Himmel, / geheiligt werde dein Name,[1] (Lu 11:2)10dein Reich komme, / dein Wille geschehe / wie im Himmel, so auf der Erde.11Gib uns heute das Brot, das wir brauchen!12Und erlass uns unsere Schulden, / wie auch wir sie unseren Schuldnern erlassen haben!13Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung, / sondern rette uns vor dem Bösen![2]14Denn wenn ihr den Menschen ihre Verfehlungen vergebt, dann wird euer himmlischer Vater auch euch vergeben. (Mr 11:25)15Wenn ihr aber den Menschen nicht vergebt, dann wird euch euer Vater eure Verfehlungen auch nicht vergeben.
Vom Fasten
16Wenn ihr fastet, macht kein finsteres Gesicht wie die Heuchler! Sie geben sich ein trübseliges Aussehen, damit die Leute merken, dass sie fasten. Amen, ich sage euch: Sie haben ihren Lohn bereits erhalten.17Du aber, wenn du fastest, salbe dein Haupt und wasche dein Gesicht,18damit die Leute nicht merken, dass du fastest, sondern nur dein Vater, der im Verborgenen ist; und dein Vater, der das Verborgene sieht, wird es dir vergelten.
Von der rechten Sorge
19Sammelt euch nicht Schätze hier auf der Erde, wo Motte und Wurm sie zerstören und wo Diebe einbrechen und sie stehlen, (Lu 12:33)20sondern sammelt euch Schätze im Himmel, wo weder Motte noch Wurm sie zerstören und keine Diebe einbrechen und sie stehlen!21Denn wo dein Schatz ist, da ist auch dein Herz.22Die Leuchte des Leibes ist das Auge. Wenn dein Auge gesund ist, dann wird dein ganzer Leib hell sein. (Lu 11:34)23Wenn aber dein Auge krank ist, dann wird dein ganzer Leib finster sein. Wenn nun das Licht in dir Finsternis ist, wie groß muss dann die Finsternis sein!24Niemand kann zwei Herren dienen; er wird entweder den einen hassen und den andern lieben oder er wird zu dem einen halten und den andern verachten. Ihr könnt nicht Gott dienen und dem Mammon. (Lu 16:13)25Deswegen sage ich euch: Sorgt euch nicht um euer Leben, was ihr essen oder trinken sollt, noch um euren Leib, was ihr anziehen sollt! Ist nicht das Leben mehr als die Nahrung und der Leib mehr als die Kleidung? (Lu 12:22)26Seht euch die Vögel des Himmels an: Sie säen nicht, sie ernten nicht und sammeln keine Vorräte in Scheunen; euer himmlischer Vater ernährt sie. Seid ihr nicht viel mehr wert als sie?27Wer von euch kann mit all seiner Sorge sein Leben auch nur um eine kleine Spanne verlängern?28Und was sorgt ihr euch um eure Kleidung? Lernt von den Lilien des Feldes, wie sie wachsen: Sie arbeiten nicht und spinnen nicht.29Doch ich sage euch: Selbst Salomo war in all seiner Pracht nicht gekleidet wie eine von ihnen. (1Ki 10:4)30Wenn aber Gott schon das Gras so kleidet, das heute auf dem Feld steht und morgen in den Ofen geworfen wird, wie viel mehr dann euch, ihr Kleingläubigen!31Macht euch also keine Sorgen und fragt nicht: Was sollen wir essen? Was sollen wir trinken? Was sollen wir anziehen?32Denn nach alldem streben die Heiden. Euer himmlischer Vater weiß, dass ihr das alles braucht.33Sucht aber zuerst sein Reich und seine Gerechtigkeit; dann wird euch alles andere dazugegeben.34Sorgt euch also nicht um morgen; denn der morgige Tag wird für sich selbst sorgen. Jeder Tag hat genug an seiner eigenen Plage.