Matthew 6:6

6:6 But whenever you pray, go into your room, ¹  close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. ² 

Matthew 24:26

24:26 So then, if someone ³  says to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ ⁴  do not go out, or ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe him.

[6:6]  ¹ sn The term translated room refers to the inner room of a house, normally without any windows opening outside, the most private location possible (BDAG 988 s.v. ταμεῖον 2).

[6:6]  ² tc See the tc note on “will reward you” in 6:4: The problem is the same and the ms support differs only slightly.

[24:26]  ³ tn Grk “they say.” The third person plural is used here as an indefinite and translated “someone” (ExSyn 402).

[24:26]  ⁴ tn Or “in the desert.”