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## Matthew 6:18 in Context (Verses 15–21 KJV)
 
 [15 ](/kjv/matthew/6/15) But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
 
 [16 ](/kjv/matthew/6/16) ¶ 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.
 
 [17 ](/kjv/matthew/6/17) But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
 
 [18 ](/kjv/matthew/6/18) 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 ](/kjv/matthew/6/19) ¶ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
 
 [20 ](/kjv/matthew/6/20) But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
 
 [21 ](/kjv/matthew/6/21) For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
 
[Matthew 5](/kjv/matthew/5) [Matthew 7](/kjv/matthew/7)

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