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Matthew 6:5

"And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.

Prayer, praise and worship Hypocrisy and sincere devotion

Key words: proseuchomai hypokritēs phainō synagōgē

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English	Original word	Root	#
And	kai Καὶ	kai	104
when	hotan ὅταν	hotan	5
thou prayest	proseuchē προσεύχῃ	proseuchomai	7
thou shalt	esē ἔσῃ	esomai	11
not	ouk οὐκ	ou	25
be	esē ἔσῃ	esomai	11
as	hōsper ὥσπερ	hōsper	5
the	hoi οἱ	ho	145
hypocrites	hypokritai ὑποκριταί	hypokritēs	4
[are]	supplied in English
for	hoti ὅτι	hoti	33
they love	philousin φιλοῦσιν	phileō	1
to pray	proseuchesthai προσεύχεσθαι	proseuchomai	7
standing	hestōtes ἑστῶτες	histēmi	1
in	en ἐν	en	40
the	tais ταῖς	ho	145
synagogues	synagōgais συναγωγαῖς	synagōgē	2
and	kai καὶ	kai	104
in	en ἐν	en	40
the	tais ταῖς	ho	145
corners	gōniais γωνίαις	gōnia	1
of the	tōn τῶν	ho	145
streets	plateiōn πλατειῶν	plateia	1
that	hopōs ὅπως	hopōs	7
they may be seen	phanōsin φανῶσιν	phainō	3
of men	anthrōpois ἀνθρώποις	anthrōpos	12
Verily	amēn ἀμὴν	amēn	6
I say	legō λέγω	legō	17
unto you	hymin ὑμῖν	hymin	21
They have	apechousin ἀπέχουσιν	apechō	3
their	autōn αὐτῶν	autos	70
reward	misthon μισθὸν	misthos	6

Memory passages these point to

J-34 Matthew 23:13-22 J-36 Luke 18:9-17 P-36 Matthew 23:1-12 P-98 John 16:16-27 S-11 James 4:6-10 S-34 Daniel 9:4-11

Cross-references 28

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when thou prayest 16

Matthew 7:7-8 Matthew 7:7Matthew 7:8
7"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
Matthew 9:38
38Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest."
Matthew 21:22
22And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."
Psalms 5:2
2Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray.
Psalms 55:17
17Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice.
Proverbs 15:8
8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, But the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Isaiah 55:6-7
6Seek the LORD while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. 7Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the LORD, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.
Jeremiah 29:12
12Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
Daniel 6:10
10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.
Daniel 9:4 S-34 Daniel 9:4-11
4And I prayed to the LORD my God, and made confession, and said, "O Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments,
Luke 18:1
1Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart,
John 16:24 P-98 John 16:16-27
24Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
Ephesians 6:18
18praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints--
Colossians 4:2-3
2Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; 3meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains,
1 Thessalonians 5:17
17pray without ceasing,
James 5:15-16
15And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 16Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

thou shalt not be as the hypocrites [are] 6

Matthew 6:2 Matthew 6:2
2Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
Matthew 23:14 J-34 Matthew 23:13-22
14Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
Job 27:8-10
8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, Though he may gain much, If God takes away his life? 9Will God hear his cry When trouble comes upon him? 10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call on God?
Isaiah 1:15
15When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.
Luke 18:10-11 J-36 Luke 18:9-17
10"Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, "God, I thank You that I am not like other men--extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.
Luke 20:47
47who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation."

for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets 3

Matthew 23:6 P-36 Matthew 23:1-12
6They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,
Mark 12:38
38Then He said to them in His teaching, "Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, love greetings in the marketplaces,
Luke 11:43
43Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

Verily I say unto you 4

Matthew 6:2 Matthew 6:2
2Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
Proverbs 16:5
5Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; Though they join forces, none will go unpunished.
Luke 14:12-14
12Then He also said to him who invited Him, "When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid. 13But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. 14And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just."
James 4:6 S-11 James 4:6-10
6But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble."