你們禱告的時候、不可像那假冒為善的人、愛站在會堂裡、和十字路口上禱告、故意叫人看見．我實在告訴你們、他們已經得了他們的賞賜。你禱告的時候、要進你的內屋、關上門、禱告你在暗中的父、你父在暗中察看、必然報答你。你們禱告、不可像外邦人、用許多重複話．他們以為話多了必蒙垂聽。 你們不可效法他們．因為你們沒有祈求以先、你們所需用的、你們的父早已知道了。
Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward. But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
马太福音 Matthew 6:5-8 NET