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Matthew 6:5-8 (NLT)

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⁵ "When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get. ⁶ But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you. ⁷ "When you pray, don't babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again. ⁸ Don't be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 6) Prayer - Pray in secret

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 6) Should we pray in public or in private? When you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father
(v. 7) Should we pray the same things repeatedly? When you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 6) Be Still My Soul - Quiet Time (2008-03-10)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 5) Devotional: Bible Study (2008-12-12)
(v. 6) Devotional: Bible Study (2008-12-12)
(v. 7) Devotional: Bible Study (2008-12-12)
(v. 8) Devotional: Bible Study (2008-12-12)