Matthew 6:5-15 - The Sermon On The Mount: How To Pray

⁵ "And when you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward. ⁶ But you, when you pray, enter into your inner chamber, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. ⁷ And in praying, do not use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking. 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, hallowed be your name. 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 And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. ¹³ Let us not come into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'

¹⁴ "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. ¹⁵ But if you do not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.