Charitable Giving
1 “Be careful that you do not do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
2 Therefore when you do charitable deeds, do not sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward. 3 But when you do merciful deeds, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your merciful deeds may be in secret. Then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.”
The Lord’s Prayer
5 “When you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward. 6 But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
7 In praying, do not use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you need, before you ask him.
9 Pray like this:
‘Our Father in heaven,
may your name be kept holy.
10 Let your Kingdom come.
Let your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 Forgive us our debts,
as we also forgive our debtors.
13 Lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For yours is the Kingdom, the power,
and the glory forever. Amen.’
14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”
Fasting
16 “Moreover when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward. 17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face 18 so that you are not seen by men to be fasting but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.”
Treasures in Heaven
19 “Do not store up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves do not break in and steal, 21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
Lamp of the Body
22 “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
24 No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
Do not be Anxious
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink, nor for your body, what you will wear. Is life not more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 See the birds of the sky, that they do not sow, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of much greater value than they?
27 Which of you, by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan? 28 Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They do not toil, nor do they spin, 29 yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not clothe you even more, you of little faith?
31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? How will we be clothed?’ 32 For pagans seek after all these things. Your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own trouble is sufficient.”