16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; 18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

17 Kun sinä paastoat, voitele hiuksesi ja pese kasvosi.

18 Silloin sinun paastoasi eivät näe ihmiset, vaan Isäsi, joka on salassa. Isäsi, joka näkee myös sen, mikä on salassa, palkitsee sinut.