Matthew 6:18 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Let your fasting be visible to God alone, the Father who sees in secret and rewards.
What Does Matthew 6:18 Mean?
This completes the teaching on fasting and echoes the promise made earlier about secret giving and secret prayer. The aim is to be unseen by people but fully seen by God, who notices what is hidden from every other eye.
The same refrain crowns all three disciplines: the Father sees in secret and rewards. Whether we give, pray, or fast, the hidden God is the one audience who matters, and His reward outweighs every human glance. Devotion done for Him alone needs no witnesses to confirm it. Jesus draws the whole pattern to a point: live the life of faith before the Father's face, content that He sees, and trust that the One who watches in secret will not forget.
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What does Matthew 6:18 mean?
Let your fasting be visible to God alone, the Father who sees in secret and rewards.