Matthew 6:6-8 But you, when you pray, go into your inner room and shut your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

Riverside⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁶ But you, when you pray, go into your inner room and shut your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. ⁷ "When praying do not keep repeating, as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard because of their multitude of words. ⁸ Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you have need of before you ask him.