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For if you let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will have forgiveness from your Father in heaven.

And why are you troubled about clothing? See the flowers of the field, how they come up; they do no work, they make no thread:

And when you make your prayers, be not like the false-hearted men, who take pleasure in getting up and saying their prayers in the Synagogues and at the street turnings so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

So be not like them; because your Father has knowledge of your needs even before you make your requests to him.

And make us free of our debts, as we have made those free who are in debt to us.

Then have no care for tomorrow: tomorrow will take care of itself. Take the trouble of the day as it comes.

Give us this day bread for our needs.

And in your prayer do not make use of the same words again and again, as the Gentiles do: for they have the idea that God will give attention to them because of the number of their words.

Because to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire, and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.

See the birds of heaven; they do not put seeds in the earth, they do not get in grain, or put it in store-houses; and your Father in heaven gives them food. Are you not of much more value than they?

So that your giving may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.

If you, then, being evil, are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who make requests to him?

Or which of you, if his son makes a request for bread, will give him a stone?

Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged.

No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

Matthew 7

Be then complete in righteousness, even as your Father in heaven is complete.

For as you have been judging, so you will be judged, and with your measure will it be measured to you.

And if you say, Good day, to your brothers only, what do you do more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?

You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you:

For if you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? do not the tax-farmers the same?

You have knowledge that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

And if any man goes to law with you and takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe from him.

Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.

But let your words be simply, Yes or No: and whatever is more than these is of the Evil One.

So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner.

But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.

And whoever makes you go one mile, go with him two.

But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;