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17 No: when you fast, tidy your hair and beard the way you normally do, and wash your face, 18 so that others won’t notice you’re fasting—except your father, privately. Then your father, who sees in private, will repay you.

19 “Don’t store up treasure on earth. Moths and rust will eat it away, and robbers will break in and steal it.

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17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.(A)

Treasures in Heaven(B)

19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,(C) where moths and vermin destroy,(D) and where thieves break in and steal.

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