1Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them; otherwise ye have no reward of your Father Who 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 Who seeth in secret, 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 Who is in secret; and thy Father, Who 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, Who 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 Who is in secret; and thy Father, Who 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 healthy {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 money {mammon}. 25Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious {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 food {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 being anxious {taking thought} can add one cubit unto his stature? 28And why are ye anxious {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 today is, and tomorrow 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, With what shall we be clothed? 32For 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. 34Be {Take}, therefore, not anxious about tomorrow {no thought for the morrow}; for tomorrow {the morrow} will be anxious {shall take thought} for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is its own {the evil thereof}.