Verse Comparison: Matthew 6:18
American Standard Version
that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall recompense thee.
Amplified® Bible
So that your fasting may not be noticed by men but by your Father, Who sees in secret; and your Father, Who sees in secret, will reward you {in the open.}
Contemporary English Version
Then others won't know that you are going without eating. But your Father sees what is done in private, and he will reward you.
Darby English Version
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.
Good News Bible
so that others cannot know that you are fasting---only your Father, who is unseen, will know. And your Father, who sees what you do in private, will reward you.
International Standard Version
so that your fasting will not be noticed by others but by your Father who sees in secret. And your Father who is in secret will reward you."
King James Version
That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
New American Standard Bible
so that your fasting will not be noticed by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees {what is done} in secret will reward you.
New International Version
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.
New King James Version
so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
so that men will not notice your fasting, but by your Father who sees it in secret; and your Father who sees what you do in secret will reward you.
Revised Standard Version
that your fasting may not be seen by men but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Young's Literal Translation
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.
