16 Når I faster, da skal I ikke gå med mørkt åsyn som hyklerne; for de gjør sitt ansikt ukjennelig, forat menneskene skal se at de faster; sannelig sier jeg eder: De har allerede fått sin lønn.

16 "Moreover when you fast, don’t be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.