Giving to the Needy

1Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be observed by them: otherwise ye will have no reward from your Father, who is in heaven.

2Therefore when thou dost an alms-deed, do not proclaim it abroad, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may be applauded by men. Verily I tell you, they have their reward. 3But when thou givest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth: 4that thine alms may be in secret, and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will himself reward thee openly.

The Lord’s Prayer
(Luke 11:1–4)

5And when thou prayest, be not like the hypocrites; for they love to pray in public assemblies, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be taken notice of by 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, will reward thee openly.

7But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathens do, for they think they shall be heard for their speaking much: 8be not ye therefore like them; for your Father knoweth what ye have need of before ye ask Him.

9After this manner therefore pray ye,

10"Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done, as in heaven so also upon earth;

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 the evil one: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for ever. Amen." 14For if ye forgive men their faults, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 15but if ye forgive not men their transgressions, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Proper Fasting

16And when ye fast, be not, like the hypocrites, of a gloomy countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may be observed by men to fast: I tell you, they have indeed their reward. 17But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head and wash thy face; 18that thou mayst not appear unto men to fast, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee openly.

Treasures in Heaven
(Luke 12:32–34)

19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust corrupts, 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.

The Lamp of the Body
(Luke 11:33–36)

22The eye is the light of the body: if therefore thine eye be clear, thy whole body will be light; 23but if thine eye be bad, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

24No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or at lest he will be attached to the one, and neglect the other: ye cannot serve God and mammon:

Do Not Worry
(Luke 12:22–31)

25therefore I say unto you, be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body than raiment? 26Look at the birds of the air; they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns: and yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye preferable to them? 27And which of you by all his thought can add one cubit to his stature? 28And why are ye sollicitous about raiment? consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet I tell you, 29that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30Now if God so clothe the grass of the field, which is growing to-day, and to-morrow is cast into the fire, will He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 31Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or how shall we be clothed? 32(things which the heathens are so inquisitive after) for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these. 33But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these shall be superadded unto you.

34Be not therefore sollicitous about the morrow; for the morrow will require thought for its own affairs: sufficient to each day is its own trouble.