Matthew 6:8 · KJV
“Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.”
— Matthew 6:8
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen {do}: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Matthew 6 — Context
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
7But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen {do}: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
9After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as {it is} in heaven.