Prayer

5 “When [fn]yoʋ pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and at the street corners so that they may be seen by others. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward. 6 But when yoʋ pray, go into yoʋr inner room, shut yoʋr door, and pray to yoʋr Father who is in secret. Then yoʋr Father who sees in secret will reward yoʋ [fn]openly.

7 “And when you pray, do not babble on repetitiously like the Gentiles do, for they think they will be heard because of their use of many words. 8 Do not be like them, for [fn]your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 Pray then like this:

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be yoʋr name.

10 Yoʋr kingdom come.

Yoʋr will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts,

as we [fn]forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

[fn]For yoʋrs is the kingdom

and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others [fn]their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.