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And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. |
“And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. |
“And when you pray, you are not to be as the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners, in order to be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward in full. |
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“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. |
Also when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward in full already. |
And whenever you are praying you shall not be as the actors on the stage of life, because they are fond of praying in the synagogues and while standing at the corners of avenues in order that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I am saying to you, they have their reward and the receipt for the same in full. |
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“And then, when you pray, don’t be like the play-actors. They love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at street-corners so that people may see them at it. Believe Me, they have had all the reward they are going to get. |
Also, whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, to attract the attention of people. I solemnly say to you, they already have their reward. |
And 2532 when 3752 thou prayest, 4336 thou shalt not 3756 be 2071 as 5618 the 3588 hypocrites 5273 are: for 3754 they love 5368 to pray 4336 standing 2476 in 1722 the 3588 synagogues 4864 and 2532 in 1722 the 3588 corners 1137 of the 3588 streets, 4113 that 3704 they may 302 be seen 5316 of men. 444 Verily 281 I say 3004 unto you, 5213 They have 568 their 848 reward. 3408 |
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