17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,

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17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

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17 But you, when you fast, (A)anoint your head and wash your face,

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18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.(A)

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18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

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18 so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you [a]openly.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:18 NU, M omit openly