6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
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He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.
And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-8)In prayer we have more immediately to do with God than in giving alms , and therefore are yet more concerned to be sincere , which is what we are here directed to. When thou prayest (Matt. 6:5). It is taken for granted that all the disciples of Christ pray . As soon as ever Paul was converted, behold he prayeth . You may as soon find a living man that does not breathe, as a living Christian that d…
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