Matthew 6:7 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And when you are praying, speak not much, as the heathens. For they think that in their much speaking they may be heard.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And when you pray, do not heap up phrases (multiply words, repeating the same ones over and over) as the Gentiles do, for they think they will be heard for their much speaking. [I Kings 18:25-29.]

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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.

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Common English Bible

“When you pray, don’t pour out a flood of empty words, as the Gentiles do. They think that by saying many words they’ll be heard.

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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.

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