Verse List for MAT 6:6

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OET (OET-RV) Instead, when you pray, go into a private room and shut the door, then pray to your father who’s not visible to you. Then your father who sees everything will reward you.

OET-LV But you whenever you _may _be _praying, come _in into the private _room of _you and having _shut the door of _you, pray to _the father of _you, who is in the secret, and the father of _you, the one seeing in the secret, will _be _giving _back to _you.

ULT But you, when you pray, enter into your inner chamber, and having shut your door, pray to your Father in secret, and your Father seeing in secret will reward you[fn].

UST In contrast, when you want to pray to God, you should go to a private room in your house and close the door. Then, you can pray to God your Father, who is there with you in private. When he observes you doing that privately, he will reward you.

BSB But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, [and] pray to your Father, who [is] unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

MSB But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, [and] pray to your Father, who [is] unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you openly.[fn]

BLB But you when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father, the One in secret. And your Father, the One seeing in secret, will reward you.

AICNT “But when you pray, go into your inner room, and having shut the door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you [[in the open]].[fn]

OEB But, when one of you prays, they should go into their own room, shut the door, and pray to their Father who dwells in secret; and their Father, who sees what is secret, will reward them.

WEBBE & WMBB But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

NET But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

LSV But you, when you may pray, go into your chamber, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who [is] in secret, and your Father who is seeing in secret will reward you.

FBV But you, when you pray, go indoors and close the door, and pray to your Father in private, and your Father who sees what happens in private will reward you.

TCNT 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.

T4T But as for you, when you pray, go into your private room and close the door in order to pray to God, your Father, whom no one can see. He observes you where no one else observes you, and he will reward you.

LEB But whenever you pray, enter into your inner room and shut your door and[fn] pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

BBE But when you make your prayer, go into your private room, and, shutting the door, say a prayer to your Father in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.

Moff When you pray, ⇔ go into your room and shut the door, ⇔  pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.

Wymth But you, whenever you pray, go into your own room and shut the door: then pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father—He who sees in secret—will recompense you.

ASV But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

DRA But thou when thou shalt pray, enter into thy chamber, and having shut the door, pray to thy Father in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret will repay thee.

YLT 'But thou, when thou mayest pray, go into thy chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who [is] in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret, shall reward thee manifestly.

Drby But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will render [it] to thee.

RV But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret shall recompense thee.
(But thou/you, when thou/you prayest, enter into thine/your inner chamber/room, and having shut thy/your door, pray to thy/your Father which is in secret, and thy/your Father which seeth/sees in secret shall recompense thee/you.)

SLT But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy store-house, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father which in secret; and thy Father who seeing in secret shall give back to thee openly.

Wbstr But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret, will reward thee openly.

KJB-1769 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
( But thou/you, when thou/you prayest, enter into thy/your closet, and when thou/you hast shut thy/your door, pray to thy/your Father which is in secret; and thy/your Father which seeth/sees in secret shall reward thee/you openly.)

KJB-1611 But thou when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy doore, pray to thy father which is in secret, and thy father which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps But when thou prayest, enter into thy chaumber, and when thou hast shut thy dore, pray to thy father, which is in secrete, and thy father which seeth in secrete, shall rewarde thee openly.
(But when thou/you prayest, enter into thy/your chamber/room, and when thou/you hast shut thy/your door, pray to thy/your father, which is in secret, and thy/your father which seeth/sees in secret, shall reward thee/you openly.)

Gnva But when thou prayest, enter into thy chamber and when thou hast shut thy doore, pray vnto thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret, shall rewarde thee openly.
(But when thou/you prayest, enter into thy/your chamber/room and when thou/you hast shut thy/your door, pray unto thy/your Father which is in secret, and thy/your Father which seeth/sees in secret, shall reward thee/you openly.)

Cvdl But when thou prayest, entre in to thy chamber, and shut thy dore to the, & praye to thy father which is in secrete: and thy father which seith in secrete, shall rewarde the openly.
(But when thou/you prayest, enter in to thy/your chamber/room, and shut thy/your door to them, and pray to thy/your father which is in secret: and thy/your father which saith/says in secret, shall reward the openly.)

TNT But when thou prayest entre into thy chamber and shut thy dore to the and praye to thy father which ys in secrete: and thy father which seith in secret shall rewarde the openly.
(But when thou/you prayest enter into thy/your chamber/room and shut thy/your door to the and pray to thy/your father which is in secret: and thy/your father which saith/says in secret shall reward the openly.)

Wycl But whanne thou schalt preye, entre in to thi couche, and whanne the dore is schet, preye thi fadir in hidils, and thi fadir that seeth in hidils, schal yelde to thee.
(But when thou/you shalt/shall pray, enter in to thy/your couch, and when the door is shut, pray thy/your father in secrecy, and thy/your father that seeth/sees in secrecy, shall yield to thee/you.)

Luth Wenn du aber betest, so gehe in dein Kämmerlein und schließe die Tür zu und bete zu deinem Vater im Verborgenen; und dein Vater, der in das Verborgene siehet, wird dir‘s vergelten öffentlich.
(When you(sg) but pray, so go in your(s) small_room and close/clasp(v) the door to/for and pray to/for your father in_the hidden_(things/ones); and your(s) father, the/of_the in the hidden_(things/ones) see/look, becomes it’s_yours(sg) retaliate public.)

ClVg Tu autem cum oraveris, intra in cubiculum tuum, et clauso ostio, ora Patrem tuum in abscondito: et Pater tuus, qui videt in abscondito, reddet tibi.[fn]
(You(sg) however when/with you_will_pray, inside in/into/on chamber/bedroom your(sg), and closed door, pray Father your(sg) in/into/on secretly: and Father/Chief your(sg), who/which he_sees in/into/on secretly, will_return to_you.)

SR-GNT Σὺ δὲ ὅταν προσεύχῃ, εἴσελθε εἰς τὸ ταμεῖόν σου καὶ κλείσας τὴν θύραν σου, πρόσευξαι τῷ Πατρί σου, τῷ ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ, καὶ ὁ Πατήρ σου, ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ, ἀποδώσει σοι. ‡

UGNT σὺ δὲ ὅταν προσεύχῃ, εἴσελθε εἰς τὸ ταμεῖόν σου καὶ κλείσας τὴν θύραν σου, πρόσευξαι τῷ Πατρί σου τῷ ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ, καὶ ὁ Πατήρ σου, ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ, ἀποδώσει σοι.

SBL-GNT σὺ δὲ ὅταν προσεύχῃ, εἴσελθε εἰς τὸ ταμεῖόν σου καὶ κλείσας τὴν θύραν σου πρόσευξαι τῷ πατρί σου τῷ ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ· καὶ ὁ πατήρ σου ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ ἀποδώσει ⸀σοι.

RP-GNT Σὺ δέ, ὅταν προσεύχῃ, εἴσελθε εἰς τὸ ταμιεῖόν σου, καὶ κλείσας τὴν θύραν σου, πρόσευξαι τῷ πατρί σου τῷ ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ· καὶ ὁ πατήρ σου ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ ἀποδώσει σοι ἐν τῷ φανερῷ.

TC-GNT σὺ δέ, ὅταν προσεύχῃ, εἴσελθε εἰς τὸ [fn]ταμιεῖόν σου, καὶ κλείσας τὴν θύραν σου, πρόσευξαι τῷ πατρί σου τῷ ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ· καὶ ὁ πατήρ σου ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ ἀποδώσει σοι [fn]ἐν τῷ φανερῷ.