5. “When you pray, don’t be like hypocrites. They like to stand in synagogues and on street corners to pray so that everyone can see them. I can guarantee this truth: That will be their only reward.
6. When you pray, go to your room and close the door. Pray privately to your Father who is with you. Your Father sees what you do in private. He will reward you.
7. “When you pray, don’t ramble like heathens who think they’ll be heard if they talk a lot.
8. Don’t be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9. “This is how you should pray:Our Father in heaven,let your name be kept holy.
10. Let your kingdom come.Let your will be done on earthas it is done in heaven.
11. Give us our daily bread today.
12. Forgive us as we forgive others.
13. Don’t allow us to be tempted.Instead, rescue us from the evil one.
14. “If you forgive the failures of others, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15. But if you don’t forgive others, your Father will not forgive your failures.
16. “When you fast, stop looking sad like hypocrites. They put on sad faces to make it obvious that they’re fasting. I can guarantee this truth: That will be their only reward.
17. When you fast, wash your face and comb your hair.
18. Then your fasting won’t be obvious. Instead, it will be obvious to your Father who is with you in private. Your Father sees what you do in private. He will reward you.
19. “Stop storing up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and rust destroy and thieves break in and steal.
20. Instead, store up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust don’t destroy and thieves don’t break in and steal.
21. Your heart will be where your treasure is.