Parallel Verses
World English Bible
But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,
A Conservative Version
But when thou fast, anoint thy head, and wash thy face,
American Standard Version
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
Amplified
An Understandable Version
But when you fast, groom your hair and wash your face
Anderson New Testament
But do you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face;
Bible in Basic English
But when you go without food, put oil on your head and make your face clean;
Common New Testament
But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
Daniel Mace New Testament
but whenever you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face:
Darby Translation
But thou, when fasting, anoint thy head and wash thy face,
Godbey New Testament
But thou, fasting, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
Goodspeed New Testament
But when you fast, perfume your hair and wash your face,
John Wesley New Testament
But thou when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face.
Julia Smith Translation
And thou fasting, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
King James 2000
But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face;
Lexham Expanded Bible
But [when] you are fasting, {put olive oil on your head} and wash your face
Modern King James verseion
But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face,
Moffatt New Testament
But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
Montgomery New Testament
"But when one of you fasts, let him anoint his head and wash his face,
NET Bible
When you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,
New Heart English Bible
But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face;
Noyes New Testament
But do thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
Sawyer New Testament
But when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face,
The Emphasized Bible
But, when, thou, art fasting, anoint thy head, and, thy face, wash, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But when thou keepest a fast, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
Twentieth Century New Testament
But, when one of your fasts, let him anoint his head and wash his face,
Webster
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
Weymouth New Testament
But, whenever you fast, pour perfume on your hair and wash your face,
Williams New Testament
But whenever you, follower of mine, fast, perfume your head and wash your face,
Worrell New Testament
But, when fasting, anoint your head, and wash your face,
Worsley New Testament
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head and wash thy face;
Youngs Literal Translation
'But thou, fasting, anoint thy head, and wash thy face,
Themes
Anointing » Why recommended by Christ in times of fasting
Fasting » Not to be made a subject of display
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 6:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Mount: How To Fast
16 "Moreover when you fast, don't 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.
Cross References
Ruth 3:3
Therefore wash yourself, anoint yourself, get dressed, and go down to the threshing floor, but don't make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.
2 Samuel 12:20
Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his clothing; and he came into the house of Yahweh, and worshiped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he ate.
2 Samuel 14:2
Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched there a wise woman, and said to her, "Please act like a mourner, and put on mourning clothing, please, and don't anoint yourself with oil, but be as a woman who has mourned a long time for the dead.
Ecclesiastes 9:8
Let your garments be always white, and don't let your head lack oil.
Daniel 10:2-3
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three whole weeks.