Matthew 6:7 meaning and explanation
And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
Matthew 6:7, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is speaking to his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount, continuing his teaching on prayer. He contrasts them with pagans, whose prayers he calls babbling, a word suggesting empty repetition or a flood of words.
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