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


In Context

14 For, if ye may forgive men their trespasses He also will forgive you — your Father who is in the heavens;

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

16 '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 'But thou, fasting, anoint thy head, and wash thy face,

18 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 'Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, 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 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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