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NASB | Matthew 6:5 ¶ "When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 6:5 ¶ "Also, when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to pray [publicly] standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets so that they may be seen by men. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, they [already] have their reward in full. |
Bible Question: i dont have a verse but i have alway prayed in my head ,someone told me that the lord will not hear that prayer . that i need to say it out loud. is one better than the other |
Bible Answer: Mike - Some of my colleagues already have answered your question correctly, to wit, that there is nothing in Scripture which teaches that prayer must be vocalized. Some years ago I adopted a practice which has served me exceedingly well and which I would like to commend to you without reservation. Whenever "someone" tells me something, especially something about what he thinks the Bible teaches, I am not the least bit shy about asking this "someone" to prove it. False teachers are flying around like an army of rapacious bats emerging en masse from their cave on a starless night, and one can hardly be too careful these days. The Bible says, "Test all things; hold fast what is good" (1 Thess. 5:21, NKJV). ...... Years ago "someone" (probably the same one who told you about prayer) told me that if I handled frogs, I'd get warts. Well, I was extremely fond of frogs back in those days -- I bear them no ill will even now! -- and I paid no attention to my ill-advised advisor, but handled frogs to my heart's content. And I'm happy to report that to this very day I don't have a single wart. :-) ...... It's mighty important, friend, to be careful from whom one takes his marching orders. In all matters of faith and practice, you'll never go wrong to take them from God's word, the Bible, and from it alone. --Hank |