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


In Context

14 For, if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

16 Moreover, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to fast. Verily, I say to you, they have their reward.

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

18 That thou mayest not appear to men to fast, but to thy Father, who is in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break 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 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 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;