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Matthew 6:16

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Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Moreover {G1161} when {G3752} ye fast {G3522}, be {G1096} not {G3361}, as {G5618} the hypocrites {G5273}, of a sad countenance {G4659}: for {G1063} they disfigure {G853} their {G846} faces {G4383}, that {G3704} they may appear {G5316} unto men {G444} to fast {G3522}. Verily {G281} I say {G3004} unto you {G5213},{G3754} They have {G568} their {G846} reward {G3408}.
"Now when you fast, don't go around looking miserable, like the hypocrites. They make sour faces so that people will know they are fasting. Yes! I tell you, they have their reward already!
When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
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