5. “When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites. They love to stand in the synagogues and on the street corners and pray loudly. They want people to see them pray. I tell you the truth. They already have their full reward.
6. When you pray, you should go into your room and close the door. Then pray to your Father who cannot be seen. Your Father can see what is done in secret, and he will reward you.
7. “And when you pray, don’t be like those people who don’t know God. They continue saying things that mean nothing. They think that God will hear them because of the many things they say.
8. Don’t be like them. Your Father knows the things you need before you ask him.
9. So when you pray, you should pray like this:‘Our Father in heaven,we pray that your name will always be kept holy.