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Matthew 6:5, 6 - "And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly." [NKJV]

Other scriptures reveal that this teaching is more figurative than literal. Behind a closed door in one's own room is certainly not the only place you should ever pray; the point is to pray privately - not making a show of it.

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