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


In Context

14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

16 "When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.

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

18 so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:17But thou, when fasting, 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;