Matthew 6:5

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Matthew 6:5

“Whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward!

Matthew 6:2

So whenever you give to the poor, don’t sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be applauded by people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward!

Mark 11:25

And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your wrongdoing.

Matthew 6:16

“Whenever you fast, don’t be sad-faced like the hypocrites. For they make their faces unattractive so their fasting is obvious to people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward!

He also said to the one who had invited Him, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, don’t invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, or your rich neighbors, because they might invite you back, and you would be repaid.

Luke 18:10-11

“Two men went up to the temple complex to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

Ephesians 6:18

Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert in this with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints.

Job 27:8-10

For what hope does the godless man have when he is cut off,
when God takes away his life?

Psalm 5:2

Pay attention to the sound of my cry,
my King and my God,
for I pray to You.

Psalm 55:17

I complain and groan morning, noon, and night,
and He hears my voice.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,
but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Proverbs 16:5

Everyone with a proud heart is detestable to the Lord;
be assured, he will not go unpunished.

Isaiah 1:15

When you lift up your hands in prayer,
I will refuse to look at you;
even if you offer countless prayers,
I will not listen.
Your hands are covered with blood.

Isaiah 55:6-7

Seek the Lord while He may be found;
call to Him while He is near.

Jeremiah 29:12

You will call to Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

Daniel 6:10

When Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house. The windows in its upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

Daniel 9:4-19

I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:

Ah, Lord—the great and awe-inspiring God who keeps His gracious covenant with those who love Him and keep His commands—

Matthew 7:7-8

“Keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you.

Matthew 9:38

Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.”

Matthew 21:22

And if you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

Matthew 23:6

They love the place of honor at banquets, the front seats in the synagogues,

Matthew 23:13

“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You lock up the kingdom of heaven from people. For you don’t go in, and you don’t allow those entering to go in.

Mark 12:38

He also said in His teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who want to go around in long robes, and who want greetings in the marketplaces,

Luke 11:43

“Woe to you Pharisees! You love the front seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

Luke 18:1

He then told them a parable on the need for them to pray always and not become discouraged:

Luke 18:13

“But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even raise his eyes to heaven but kept striking his chest and saying, ‘God, turn Your wrath from me—a sinner!’

Luke 20:47

They devour widows’ houses and say long prayers just for show. These will receive greater punishment.”

John 16:24

Until now you have asked for nothing in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

Colossians 4:2-3

Devote yourselves to prayer; stay alert in it with thanksgiving.

1 Thessalonians 5:17

Pray constantly.

James 4:6

But He gives greater grace. Therefore He says:

God resists the proud,
but gives grace to the humble.

James 5:15-16

The prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will restore him to health; if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

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Summary

Matthew 6:5

And 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.

When

Thou shalt not

Bible References

When

“Keep asking,

and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you.