Block Diagram of Matthew 6:5-15 (ESV)

Block Diagram of Matthew 6:5-15 (ESV)

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And

when you pray,

you must not be

like the hypocrites.

For they love to stand

and

pray in the synagogues

and

at the street corners,

that they may be seen by others.

Truly, I say to you,

they have received their reward.

But when you pray,

Go

into your room

and

shut the door

and

pray to your Father

who is in secret.

and

your Father who sees in secret

will reward you.

and

when you pray,

do not heap up empty phrases

as the Gentiles do,

for they think that they will be heard

for their many words.

Do not be like them,

for your Father knows

what you need before you ask him.

Pray then like this:

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be .

Your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth

as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

And

forgive us our debts,

as we also have forgiven our debtors.

And

lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For

if you forgive others their trespasses,

your heavenly Father will also forgive you,

but

if you do not forgive others their trespasses,

neither will your Father forgive your trespasses (Matthew 6:5-15)

Analysis

The passage begins with the word 'and' which means that it is a continuation of another passage and is therefore indented. The next phrase 'and when you pray' is indented before 'and' because it does not modify this phrase. the phrase 'you must not be' is a focal phrase due to which it is not indented. It modifies the next phrase due to which it is placed indented. The phrase 'for they love to stand' is modified by the previous phrase due to which it is indented after the previous one. The next two phrases are about the places where hypocrites pray and are therefore written directly below each other. The next phrase 'that they may be seen by others' is written indented to the previous phrase since it is modified by it. The next phrase ...