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Berean Standard Bible

“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.”

Matthew 6:18

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Jesus is teaching about fasting in the Sermon on the Mount. He warns against doing it to be seen by others.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

so that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall recompense thee.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So that no one may see that you are going without food, but your Father in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

that you may not appear to men fasting, but to your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who is seeing in secret, shall reward you openly.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Para no parecer á los hombres que ayunas, sino á tu Padre que está en secreto: y tu Padre que ve en secreto, te recompensará en público.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

para que nadie, excepto el Padre que ve lo secreto, se dé cuenta de que están ayunando. Y el Padre, que conoce lo secreto, los recompensará.

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