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THE PRECEPTS OF JESUS.
salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others t\
do not even the publicans so ? Be ye therefore perfect,
even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
* Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to
be seen of them : otherwise ye have no reward of your
Father, which is in heaven. Therefore, when thou doest
thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the
hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that
they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you,
They have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let
not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth : that
thine alms may be in secret : and thy Father, which
seeth in secret, himself shall reward thee openly.
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the
hypocrites are : for they love to pray standing in the
synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they
may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have
their reward. 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 when ye pray,
use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do : for they think,
that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not
ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth
what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. After
this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father, which art
in rieaven, hallowed be thy name : Thy kingdom come :
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven : give us
this day our daily bread: and forgive us our debts, as
we forgive our debtors^: and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and
* Matthew, chap. vi.
salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others t\
do not even the publicans so ? Be ye therefore perfect,
even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
* Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to
be seen of them : otherwise ye have no reward of your
Father, which is in heaven. Therefore, when thou doest
thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the
hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that
they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you,
They have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let
not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth : that
thine alms may be in secret : and thy Father, which
seeth in secret, himself shall reward thee openly.
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the
hypocrites are : for they love to pray standing in the
synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they
may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have
their reward. 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 when ye pray,
use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do : for they think,
that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not
ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth
what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. After
this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father, which art
in rieaven, hallowed be thy name : Thy kingdom come :
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven : give us
this day our daily bread: and forgive us our debts, as
we forgive our debtors^: and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and
* Matthew, chap. vi.