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Matthew 5:48,
6:1-15
Be you therefore
perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect....Take heed that you
do not your justice before men, to be seen by them: otherwise you shall
not have a reward of your Father who is in heaven. Therefore when thou
dost an almsdeed, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do
in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be honoured by men.
Amen I say to you, they have received their reward. But when thou dost
alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth. That thy
alms may be in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret will repay
thee. And when ye pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, that love
to stand and pray in the synagogues and corners of the streets, that
they may be seen by men: Amen I say to you, they have received their
reward. But thou when thou shalt pray, enter into thy chamber, and
having shut the door, pray to thy Father in secret: and thy Father who
seeth in secret will repay thee. And when you are praying, speak not
much, as the heathens. For they think that in their much speaking they
may be heard. Be not you therefore like to them, for your Father
knoweth what is needful for you, before you ask him. Thus therefore
shall you pray: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy
kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us
this day our supersubstantial bread. And forgive us our debts, as we
also forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation. But deliver
us from evil. Amen. For if you will forgive men their offences, your
heavenly Father will forgive you also your offences. But if you will
not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive you your offences.
Prayers for the 12-Day
Preparatory Period
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