Matthew 6:7 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
And when you are praying, speak not much, as the heathens. For they think that in their much speaking they may be heard.
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
And when praying, do not choose many words, as the pagans do. For they think that by their excess of words they might be heeded.
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
In praying, don’t use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
In praying, don’t use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen [do]: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
LSV Literal Standard Version
And—praying—you may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their speaking much they will be heard,
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby Darby Translation
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as those who are of the nations: for they think they shall be heard through their much speaking.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
Also when ye pray, vse no vaine repetitions as the Heathen: for they thinke to be heard for their much babbling.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
When you pray, do not make useless repetitions as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard because of their many words.
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
And when ye praye bable not moche as the hethe do: for they thincke that they shalbe herde for their moche bablynges sake.
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
'And — praying — ye may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard,
FBV Free Bible Version
When you pray, don't babble on meaninglessly like the foreigners do, who think they will be heard because of all the words they repeat.
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
And in your prayer do not make use of the same words again and again, as the Gentiles do: for they have the idea that God will give attention to them because of the number of their words.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Y quando oráreis, no hableis mucho, como los Gentiles. Pues piensan, que por mucho hablar serán oídos.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y orando, no seáis prolijos, como los Gentiles; que piensan que por su parlería serán oídos.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
»Cuando estén orando, no hagan como los paganos que se ponen a repetir la misma oración, porque piensan que mientras más palabras usen más los va a escuchar Dios.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Cuando hablen con Dios, no parloteen como los gentiles que piensan que por su palabrería serán oídos.
Read in context · Palabra de Dios para ti © 2020 Asociación Bíblica Latinoamericana. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spapddpt/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Cuando oren, no usen palabrerías incoherentes como hacen los gentiles, que piensan que serán escuchados por todas las palabras que repiten.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Al orar, no repitan palabras sin sentido, como hacen los gentiles, porque ellos piensan que por hablar mucho serán escuchados.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
Προσευχόμενοι δὲ μὴ βαττολογήσητε ὥσπερ οἱ ἐθνικοί· δοκοῦσι γὰρ ὅτι ἐν τῇ πολυλογίᾳ αὐτῶν εἰσακουσθήσονται.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
προσευχομενοι δε μη βαττολογησητε ωσπερ οι εθνικοι· δοκουσιν γαρ οτι εν τη πολυλογια αυτων εισακουσθησονται.
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Προσευχόμενοι δὲ μὴ βαττολογήσητε, ὥσπερ οἱ ἐθνικοί· δοκοῦσι γὰρ ὅτι ἐν τῇ πολυλογίᾳ αὐτῶν εἰσακουσθήσονται.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
προσευχομενοι δε μη βαττολογησητε ωσπερ οι εθνικοι δοκουσιν γαρ οτι εν τη πολυλογια αυτων εισακουσθησονται
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
Προσευχόμενοι δὲ μὴ βατταλογήσητε ὥσπερ οἱ ἐθνικοί· δοκοῦσιν γὰρ ὅτι ἐν τῇ πολυλογίᾳ αὐτῶν εἰσακουσθήσονται.
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
Προσευχόμενοι δὲ μὴ βατταλογήσητε ὥσπερ οἱ ἐθνικοί, δοκοῦσιν γὰρ ὅτι ἐν τῇ πολυλογίᾳ αὐτῶν εἰσακουσθήσονται·
Read in context · The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/grcsbl/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Orantes autem, nolite multum loqui, sicut ethnici, putant enim quod in multiloquio suo exaudiantur.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Молѧ́щесѧ же не ли́шше глаго́лите, ꙗ҆́коже ꙗ҆зы̑чницы: мнѧ́тъ бо, ꙗ҆́кѡ во многоглаго́ланїи свое́мъ ᲂу҆слы́шани бꙋ́дꙋтъ:
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
А молясь, не говорите лишнего, как язычники, ибо они думают, что в многословии своем будут услышаны;
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Όταν δε προσεύχησθε, μη βαττολογήσητε ως οι εθνικοί· διότι νομίζουσιν ότι με την πολυλογίαν αυτών θέλουσιν εισακουσθή.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
А кад се молите, не говорите много ко незнабошци; јер они мисле да ће за многе речи своје бити услишени.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
A kad se molite, ne govorite mnogo ko neznabošci; jer oni misle da će za mnoge reči svoje biti uslišeni.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
وَحِينَمَا تُصَلُّونَ لَا تُكَرِّرُوا ٱلْكَلَامَ بَاطِلًا كَٱلْأُمَمِ، فَإِنَّهُمْ يَظُنُّونَ أَنَّهُ بِكَثْرَةِ كَلَامِهِمْ يُسْتَجَابُ لَهُمْ.
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC