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As with Matthew 6:2, the same association can be seen between hypocrisy and the synagogues, although the word synagogue might be used in its more general sense of "any meeting place". [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This verse states that for those who pray to be seen by others, their only reward will be the adulation of their peers.
Matthew 6:7 is the seventh verse of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This verse continues the discussion on the proper procedure for praying , specifically addressing "vain repetition".
The first discourse (Matthew 5–7) is called the Sermon on the Mount and is one of the best known and most quoted parts of the New Testament. [6] It includes the Beatitudes, the Lord's Prayer and the Golden Rule. To most believers in Jesus, the Sermon on the Mount contains the central tenets of Christian discipleship. [6]
The first part of this chapter, Matthew 6:1–18, deals with the outward and inward expression of piety, referring to almsgiving, private prayer and fasting. [2] New Testament scholar Dale Allison suggests that this section acts as "a sort of commentary" on Matthew 5:21-48, or a short "cult-didache": Matthew 5:21-48 details "what to do", whereas Matthew 6:1-18 teaches "how to do it". [3]
Beare notes a compromise view, which is that "a cubit of life" could be an expression for the length of time it takes to walk a cubit. [6] Since a cubit is roughly equivalent to a step, Nolland reads this verse as meaning that worry won't help one take a single step towards maturity. [1] With either translation, the meaning of this verse is the ...
Matthew 6:7–16 from the 1845 illuminated book of The Sermon on the Mount, designed by Owen Jones. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. The World English Bible translates the passage as: Pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven,
Sinaiticus, Matthew 6:32-7:27. Matthew 6:32. ταυτα γαρ παντα – א N Δ Σ f 13 157 892 παντα γαρ ταυτα – B παντα – a b k. 6:32b ο θεος ο πατηρ υμων – א ο πατηρ υμων – א 2 28 237 ο πατηρ υμων ο ουρανιος – B 050. 6:32c χρητε – B χρηζετε –א ...
Matthew 6:7–16 from the 1845 illuminated book of The Sermon on the Mount, designed by Owen Jones. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. The World English Bible translates the passage as: