የማቴዎስ ወንጌል 6: 5 ስትጸልዩም እንደ ግብዞች አትሁኑ ፤ ሰዎች እንዲታዩአቸው በምኩራቦችና በጎዳና ማዕዘኖች መፀለይ ይወዳሉና ።
5 When thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men!