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Matthew 6:8

Matthew 6:8
Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Be not ye therefore like unto them,..... Do not be imitators of them, and follow their ways, who have only the dim light…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Matthew 6:5-8

In prayer we have more immediately to do with God than in giving alms, and therefore are yet more concerned to be…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

for your Father knoweth … before ye ask him Our Father knows our wants, still we are bound to express them. Why? because…

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