KJV
ASV
7. And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

ESV
7. "And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.

ERVEN
7. "And when you pray, don't be like the people who don't know God. They say the same things again and again. They think that if they say it enough, their god will hear them.

NLT
7. "When you pray, don't babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again.

WEB
7. In praying, don't use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.

NET
7. When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard.

NLV
7. When you pray, do not say the same thing over and over again making long prayers like the people who do not know God. They think they are heard because their prayers are long.

HCSB
7. When you pray, don't babble like the idolaters, since they imagine they'll be heard for their many words.

YLT
7. `And -- praying -- ye may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard,

LITV
7. But when you pray, do not be babbling vain words, as the nations; for they think that they shall be heard in their much speaking.

RV
7. And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

NCV
7. "And when you pray, don't be like those people who don't know God. They continue saying things that mean nothing, thinking that God will hear them because of their many words.

MKJV
7. But when you pray, do not babble vain words, as the nations. For they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard.

AKJV
7. But when you pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

LXXEN



KJV
7. {SCJ}But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen [do:] for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. {SCJ.}

AMP
7. And when you pray, do not heap up phrases (multiply words, repeating the same ones over and over) as the Gentiles do, for they think they will be heard for their much speaking. [I Kings 18:25-29.]

KJVP
7. {SCJ} But G1161 CONJ when ye pray G4336 V-PNP-NPM , use not vain repetitions G945 V-AAS-2P , as G5618 ADV the G3588 T-NPM heathen G1482 A-NPM [ do ] : for G1063 CONJ they think G1380 V-PAI-3P that G3754 CONJ they shall be heard G1522 V-FPI-3P for G1722 PREP their G3588 T-DSF much speaking G4180 N-DSF . {SCJ.}

YLT
7. `And -- praying -- ye may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard,

ASV
7. And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

WEB
7. In praying, don't use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.

NASB
7. In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words.

ESV
7. "And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.

RV
7. And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

RSV
7. "And in praying do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their many words.

NKJV
7. "And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen [do.] For they think that they will be heard for their many words.

MKJV
7. But when you pray, do not babble vain words, as the nations. For they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard.

AKJV
7. But when you pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

NRSV
7. "When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words.

NIV
7. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.

NIRV
7. "When you pray, do not keep talking on and on the way ungodly people do. They think they will be heard because they talk a lot.

NLT
7. "When you pray, don't babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again.

MSG
7. "The world is full of so-called prayer warriors who are prayer-ignorant. They're full of formulas and programs and advice, peddling techniques for getting what you want from God.

GNB
7. "When you pray, do not use a lot of meaningless words, as the pagans do, who think that their gods will hear them because their prayers are long.

NET
7. When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard.

ERVEN
7. "And when you pray, don't be like the people who don't know God. They say the same things again and again. They think that if they say it enough, their god will hear them.