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Matthew 6:17

Fasting

15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

16 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.

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

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.

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through 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

    Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:8

    Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.

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  • 2 Samuel 12:20

    Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.

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  • Daniel 10:2–3

    In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.

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  • 2 Samuel 14:2

    And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

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