17But thou, when fasting, anoint thy head and wash thy face,


In Context

14 For if ye forgive men their offences, your heavenly Father also will forgive you yours,

15 but if ye do not forgive men their offences, neither will your Father forgive your offences.

16 And when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, downcast in countenance; for they disfigure their faces, so that they may appear fasting to men: verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

17 But thou, when fasting, anoint thy head and wash thy face,

18 so that thou mayest not appear fasting unto men, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who sees in secret shall render it to thee.

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust spoils, and where thieves dig through and steal;

Matthew 6:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:17But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:17But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:17But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:17But thou, when thou fastest anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:17But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:17But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:17But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:17'But thou, fasting, anoint thy head, and wash thy face,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:17But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face;