⁵“Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward! ⁶But whenever you pray, go into your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. ⁷When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles because they think that by their many words they will be heard. ⁸Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. ⁹So pray this way: “Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,