New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Matthew 6:17
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But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
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But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
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But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
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But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
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But you, fasting, anoint your head and wash your face,
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Matthew 6
15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.
16 When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
18 so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
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