^{16 Ref} `And when ye may fast, be ye not as the hypocrites, of sour countenances, for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men fasting; verily I say to you, that they have their reward.

^{17 Ref} `But thou, fasting, anoint thy head, and wash thy face,

^{18 Ref} that thou mayest not appear to men fasting, but to thy Father who `is' in secret, and thy Father, who is seeing in secret, shall reward thee manifestly.

^{19 Ref} `Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal,

^{16 Ref} "Moreover when you fast, don't be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most assuredly I tell you, they have received their reward.

^{17 Ref} But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face;

^{18 Ref} so that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

^{19 Ref} "Don't lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;