Matthew 6:5

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. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

Cross References (31)

  • Matthew 6:2 (28)

    So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the stre

  • Luke 18:10–11 (28)

    “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

  • Luke 18:13 (26)

    But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and

  • Mark 11:25 (24)

    And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive

  • Isaiah 55:6–7 (18)

    Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.

  • Jeremiah 29:12 (14)

    Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

  • Isaiah 1:15 (13)

    When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will no

  • James 4:6 (10)

    But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

  • Daniel 6:10 (9)

    Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room o

  • Luke 18:1 (9)

    Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:

  • Luke 20:47 (9)

    They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

  • Matthew 7:7–8 (9)

    Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

  • Ephesians 6:18 (8)

    Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance i

  • Luke 11:43 (7)

    Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.

  • Psalms 5:2 (6)

    Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.

  • Psalms 55:17 (6)

    Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.

  • Matthew 21:22 (6)

    If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

  • James 5:15–16 (6)

    And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will

  • Luke 14:12–14 (5)

    Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brot

  • Daniel 9:4–19 (5)

    And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving dev

  • Proverbs 16:5 (5)

    Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.

  • Mark 12:38 (4)

    In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greeting

  • Matthew 9:38 (4)

    Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”

  • Colossians 4:2–3 (4)

    Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,

  • John 16:24 (3)

    Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

  • Matthew 23:13 (3)

    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (3)

    Pray without ceasing.

  • Matthew 23:6 (2)

    They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,

  • Proverbs 15:8 (2)

    The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

  • Job 27:8–10 (2)

    For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

  • Matthew 6:16 (1)

    When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly