Matthew 6 › verse
Matthew 6:6
But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
Prayer, praise and worshipHypocrisy and sincere devotion
Original words
| English | Original word | Root | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| But | de δὲ | de | 32 |
| thou | sy σὺ | sy | 2 |
| when | hotan ὅταν | hotan | 5 |
| thou prayest | proseuchē προσεύχῃ | proseuchomai | 7 |
| enter | eiselthe εἴσελθε | eiserchomai | 6 |
| into | eis εἰς | eis | 18 |
| thy | sou σου | sou | 50 |
| closet | tamieion ταμιεῖόν | tameion | 1 |
| and | kai καὶ | kai | 104 |
| when thou hast shut | kleisas κλείσας | kleiō | 1 |
| thy | sou σου | sou | 50 |
| door | thyran θύραν | thyra | 1 |
| pray | proseuxai πρόσευξαι | proseuchomai | 7 |
| to thy | sou σου | sou | 50 |
| Father | patri πατρί | patēr | 17 |
| which | tō τῷ | ho | 145 |
| is in | en ἐν | en | 40 |
| secret | kryptō κρυπτῷ | kryptos | 6 |
| and | kai καὶ | kai | 104 |
| thy | sou σου | sou | 50 |
| Father | patēr πατήρ | patēr | 17 |
| which | ho ὁ | ho | 145 |
| seeth | blepōn βλέπων | blepō | 5 |
| in | en ἐν | en | 40 |
| secret | kryptō κρυπτῷ | kryptos | 6 |
| shall reward | apodōsei ἀποδώσει | apodidōmi | 5 |
| thee | soi σοι | soi | 8 |
| openly | phanerō φανερῷ | phaneros | 3 |
Cross-references 14
enter into thy closet 8
- Matthew 14:23
23And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there.
- Matthew 26:36-39
36Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, "Sit here while I go and pray over there." 37And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. 38Then He said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me." 39He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will."
- Genesis 32:24-29
24Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day. 25Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob's hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him. 26And He said, "Let Me go, for the day breaks." But he said, "I will not let You go unless You bless me!" 27So He said to him, "What is your name?" He said, "Jacob." 28And He said, "Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed." 29Then Jacob asked, saying, "Tell me Your name, I pray." And He said, "Why is it that you ask about My name?" And He blessed him there.
- 2 Kings 4:33
33He went in therefore, shut the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.
- Isaiah 26:20
20Come, my people, enter your chambers, And shut your doors behind you; Hide yourself, as it were, for a little moment, Until the indignation is past.
- John 1:48
48Nathanael said to Him, "How do You know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
- Acts 9:40
40But Peter put them all out, and knelt down and prayed. And turning to the body he said, "Tabitha, arise." And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up.
- Acts 10:9, 30
9The next day, as they went on their journey and drew near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour.
30So Cornelius said, "Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
pray to thy Father which is in secret 5
- Psalms 34:15
15The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry.
- Isaiah 65:24
24"It shall come to pass That before they call, I will answer; And while they are still speaking, I will hear.
- John 20:17
17Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, "I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God."'
- Romans 8:5
5For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
- Ephesians 3:14
14For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,