Berean Standard Bible
“Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.”
Jesus is teaching on prayer and contrasts his disciples with people who pile up words hoping to be heard. Right after this he gives the pattern we call the Lord's Prayer.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
World English Bible (WEB)
Therefore don’t be like them, for your Father knows what things you need, before you ask him.
King James Version (KJV)
Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
So be not like them; because your Father has knowledge of your needs even before you make your requests to him.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
be you not therefore like to them, for your Father does know those things that you have need of before your asking him;
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
No os hagáis, pues, semejantes á ellos; porque vuestro Padre sabe de qué cosas tenéis necesidad, antes que vosotros le pidáis.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
No los imiten. Dios Padre sabe exactamente lo que ustedes necesitan antes que se lo pidan.
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