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Matthew 6:7

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7“But when you* pray, do not babble repetitiously like the pagans, for they think that because of their many words they will be heard.

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  1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“pray”) which is understood as temporal

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When you pray, don’t babble like the Gentiles, since they imagine they’ll be heard for their many words.

NLTNew Living Translation

“When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again.

KJV 1900King James Version

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.