↵ Gospel of Matthew 6
Gospel of Matthew 6:7

Προσευχόμενοι δὲ μὴ βαττολογήσητε ὥσπερ οἱ ἐθνικοί· δοκοῦσι γὰρ ὅτι ἐν τῇ πολυλογίᾳ αὐτῶν εἰσακουσθήσονται.

  1. Προσευχόμενοι
    Praying
  2. δὲ
    but
    and
  3. μὴ
    not
  4. βαττολογήσητε
    babble
  5. ὥσπερ
    just as
  6. οἱ
    the
  7. ἐθνικοί
    gentiles
  8.  
    ·
     
  9. δοκοῦσι
    seem
    they seem
  10. γὰρ
    for
  11. ὅτι
    that
    because
  12. ἐν
    in
  13. τῇ
    the
  14. πολυλογίᾳ
    many words
  15. αὐτῶν
    their
    of them
  16. εἰσακουσθήσονται
    they will be heard
  17.  
    .
     

When praying, do not babble just as the gentiles, for they seem to think that in their verbosity they will be heard.