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Matthew 6:17

Fasting

15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.

16 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.

But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

18 so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

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BSB
But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
KJV
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
WEB
But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
ASV
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
DARBY
But *thou*, [when] fasting, anoint thy head and wash thy face,
BLB
But you, fasting, anoint your head and wash your face,
ÅB
Men når du faster, salv hodet ditt og vask ansiktet ditt
OTB
Men når du faster, ta vare på ditt utseende ved å salve hodet ditt og vaske ansiktet ditt,
B1930
Men du, når du faster, da salv ditt hode og vask ditt ansikt,

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Cross references

  • Ruth 3:3

    Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:8

    Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head.

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  • 2 Samuel 12:20

    Then David got up from the ground, washed and anointed himself, changed his clothes, and went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they set food before him, and he ate.

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  • Daniel 10:2–3

    In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks.

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  • 2 Samuel 14:2

    So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.

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