Verse List for MAT 6:7

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OET (OET-RV) “And when you do pray, don’t babble away like people of other religions who think they’ll be listened to just because of how much they pray.

OET-LV And praying, you _all _may_ not _babble as the pagans for they _are _supposing that in the many _messages of _them they _will _be _being _listened _to.

ULT Now praying, do not make useless repetitions even as the Gentiles, for they think that because of their many words they will be heard.

UST Further, as you are praying, do not repeat yourself as non-Jews do. They suppose that their gods will listen to them if they use many words.

BSB And [when] you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.

MSB And [when] you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.

BLB And praying, do not use vain repetitions like the pagans, for they think that in their many words they will be heard.

AICNT “And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.

OEB When praying, do not repeat the same words over and over again, as is done by the Gentiles, who think that by using many words they will obtain a hearing.

WEBBE & WMBB In praying, don’t use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.

NET When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard.

LSV And—praying—you may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their speaking much they will be heard,

FBV When you pray, don't babble on meaninglessly like the foreigners do, who think they will be heard because of all the words they repeat.

TCNT “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.

T4T When you pray, do not repeat words many times as the people who do not know God do when they pray. They repeat meaningless words because they think that if they use many words, their gods will listen to them and give them what they ask for.

LEB “But when you[fn] pray, do not babble repetitiously like the pagans, for they think that because of their many words they will be heard.

BBE And in your prayer do not make use of the same words again and again, as the Gentiles do: for they have the idea that God will give attention to them because of the number of their words.

Moff Do not pray by idle rote like pagans, ⇔  for they suppose they will be heard the more they say;

Wymth "And when praying, do not use needless repetitions as the Gentiles do, for they expect to be listened to because of their multitude of words.

ASV And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

DRA And when you are praying, speak not much, as the heathens. For they think that in their much speaking they may be heard.

YLT 'And — praying — ye may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard,

Drby But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as those who are of the nations: for they think they shall be heard through their much speaking.

RV And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

SLT And praying, talk ye not vainly as the nations; for they think that by their profaneness of speech they shall be listened to.

Wbstr But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

KJB-1769 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
( But when ye/you_all pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.)

KJB-1611 But when yee pray, vse not vaine repetitions, as the heathen doe. For they thinke that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Bshps But when ye pray, babble not much, as the heathen do. For they thynke it wyl come to passe, that they shalbe heard, for theyr much bablinges sake.
(But when ye/you_all pray, babble not much, as the heathen do. For they think it will come to pass, that they shall be heard, for their much babblings sake.)

Gnva Also when ye pray, vse no vaine repetitions as the Heathen: for they thinke to be heard for their much babbling.
(Also when ye/you_all pray, use no vain repetitions as the Heathen: for they think to be heard for their much babbling.)

Cvdl And when ye praye, bable not moch, as ye Hethen do: for they thinke that they shalbe herde, for their moch bablynges sake.
(And when ye/you_all pray, babble not much, as ye/you_all Heathen do: for they think that they shall be herd/heard, for their much babblings sake.)

TNT And when ye praye bable not moche as the hethe do: for they thincke that they shalbe herde for their moche bablynges sake.
(And when ye/you_all pray babble not much as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be herd/heard for their much babblings sake.)

Wycl But in preiyng nyle yee speke myche, as hethene men doon, for thei gessen that thei ben herd in her myche speche.
(But in praying won’t ye/you_all speak much, as heathen men done, for they guessing that they been herd in her much speech.)

Luth Und wenn ihr betet, sollt ihr nicht viel plappern wie die Heiden; denn sie meinen, sie werden erhöret, wenn sie viel Worte machen.
(And when you(pl)/their/her prays, should you(pl)/their/her not many chatter/babble(v) as/like the heathens; because/than they/she/them my, they/she/them become heart, when they/she/them many words make.)

ClVg Orantes autem, nolite multum loqui, sicut ethnici, putant enim quod in multiloquio suo exaudiantur.[fn]
(Praying however, don’t a_lot to_speak, like pagans, they_think because that in/into/on talk_a_lot his_own be_heard.)

SR-GNT Προσευχόμενοι δὲ μὴ βατταλογήσητε ὥσπερ οἱ ἐθνικοί, δοκοῦσιν γὰρ ὅτι ἐν τῇ πολυλογίᾳ αὐτῶν εἰσακουσθήσονται. ‡

UGNT προσευχόμενοι δὲ μὴ βατταλογήσητε ὥσπερ οἱ ἐθνικοί; δοκοῦσιν γὰρ ὅτι ἐν τῇ πολυλογίᾳ αὐτῶν εἰσακουσθήσονται.

SBL-GNT Προσευχόμενοι δὲ μὴ βατταλογήσητε ὥσπερ οἱ ἐθνικοί, δοκοῦσιν γὰρ ὅτι ἐν τῇ πολυλογίᾳ αὐτῶν εἰσακουσθήσονται·

RP-GNT Προσευχόμενοι δὲ μὴ βαττολογήσητε, ὥσπερ οἱ ἐθνικοί· δοκοῦσιν γὰρ ὅτι ἐν τῇ πολυλογίᾳ αὐτῶν εἰσακουσθήσονται.

TC-GNT Προσευχόμενοι δὲ μὴ [fn]βαττολογήσητε, ὥσπερ οἱ ἐθνικοί· δοκοῦσι γὰρ ὅτι ἐν τῇ πολυλογίᾳ αὐτῶν εἰσακουσθήσονται.