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840 B
840 B
General Information:
Jesus is talking to a group of people about what they as individuals should and should not do. All occurrences of "you" and "your" in verses 5 and 7 are plural; in verse 6 they are singular, but in some languages they may need to be plural. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-you)
enter your inner chamber. Shut the door
"go to a private place" or "go where you can be alone"
Father, who is in secret
Possible meanings are 1) no one can see God. Alternate translation: "Father, who is invisible" or 2) God is in that private place with the praying person. Alternate translation: "Father, who is with you in private"
Father
This is an important title for God. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples)
your Father who sees in secret
"your Father will see what you do in private and"