Be careful not to practice your righteousness
in front of others to be seen by them.
If you do, you will have no reward
from your Father in heaven.
Matthew 6:1 (NIV)
So when you give to the needy,
do not announce it with trumpets,
as the hypocrites do in the synagogues
and on the streets, to be honored by others.
Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
But when you give to the needy, do not let
your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
so that your giving may be in secret.
Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret,
will reward you.
Matthew 6:2-4 (NIV)
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites,
for they love to pray standing in the synagogues
and on the street corners to be seen by others.
Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
But when you pray, go into your room,
close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen.
Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans
for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need
before you ask him.
Matthew 6:5-8 (NIV)
This, then, is how you should pray:
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come, your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
Matthew 6:9-13 (NIV)
P – Praise God
R – Repent
A – Ask
Y – Yield
When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do,
for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting.
Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,
so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting,
but only to your Father, who is unseen;
and your Father, who sees what is done in secret,
will reward you.
Matthew 6:16-18 (NIV)
…and your Father, who sees what is done in secret,
will reward you.
Matthew 6: 4,18 (NIV)