Matthew 6:7
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordBut when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
— Matthew 6:7, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
In praying, don't use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
'And--praying--ye may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard,