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⥃Giving to the Needy ^{[ Deuteronomy 15:7–11 ]}

[1] Take heed² that ye do not your alms³ before men, to be⁴ seen of them: otherwise⁵ ye have no reward of your⁶ Father which is in heaven. [2] Therefore when⁷ thou doest [thine] alms, do not sound a trumpet⁸ before thee, as⁹ the hypocrites do in the synagogues¹⁰ and in the streets, that they may have glory¹¹ of men. Verily¹² I say unto you, They have their reward. [3] But when thou doest alms, let¹³ not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: [4] That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth¹⁴ in secret himself shall reward¹⁵ thee openly.

⥃The Lord’s Prayer ^{[ Luke 11:1–4 ]}

[5] And when¹⁶ thou prayest, thou shalt not¹⁷ be as the hypocrites [are]: for¹⁸ they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily¹⁹ I say unto you, They have their reward. [6] But thou, when thou prayest, enter²⁰ into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray²¹ to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. [7] But when ye pray, use²² not vain repetitions²³, as the heathen²⁴ [do]: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. [8] Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your²⁵ Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. [9] After this²⁶ manner therefore pray ye: Our²⁷ Father which²⁸ art in heaven, Hallowed²⁹ be thy name. [10] Thy kingdom³⁰ come. Thy will³¹ be done in earth, as³² [it is] in heaven. [11] Give us this day our daily bread.³³ [12] And forgive³⁴ us our debts³⁵, as³⁶ we forgive our debtors. [13] And lead³⁷ us not into temptation, but deliver³⁸ us from evil: For thine³⁹ is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen⁴⁰. [14] For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:⁴¹ [15] But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

⥃Proper Fasting

[16] Moreover when⁴² ye fast, be⁴³ not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. [17] But thou, when thou fastest, anoint⁴⁴ thine head, and wash thy face; [18] That thou appear⁴⁵ not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall⁴⁶ reward thee openly.

⥃Treasures in Heaven ^{[ Luke 12:32–34 ]}

[19] Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:⁴⁷ [20] But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:⁴⁸ [21] For where⁴⁹ your treasure is, there⁵⁰ will your heart be also.

⥃The Lamp of the Body ^{[ Luke 11:33–36 ]}

[22] The light of⁵¹ the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single⁵², thy whole body shall be full of light. [23] But if thine⁵³ eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If⁵⁴ therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great [is] that darkness!

[24] No man can serve⁵⁵ two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon⁵⁶.

⥃Do Not Worry ^{[ Luke 12:22–31 ]}

[25] Therefore I say⁵⁷ unto you, Take⁵⁸ no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not⁵⁹ the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? [26] Behold the fowls⁶⁰ of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your⁶¹ heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? [27] Which of you by⁶² taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? [28] And why⁶³ take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies⁶⁴ of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: [29] And yet I say unto you, That even⁶⁵ Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. [30] Wherefore, if God so clothe⁶⁶ the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, [shall he] not much more [clothe] you, O ye⁶⁷ of little faith? [31] Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat⁶⁸? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? [32] (For after⁶⁹ all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your⁷⁰ heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. [33] But seek⁷¹ ye first the kingdom⁷² of God, and his⁷³ righteousness; and all⁷⁴ these things shall be added unto you. [34] Take therefore no⁷⁵ thought for⁷⁶ the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient⁷⁷ unto the day [is] the evil thereof.

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