2009-07-21T17:16:56-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/heathen/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt.6.7&version=NIV 2009-07-21T17:16:56-05:00 In the NIV the word heathen is rendered as pagan, and in this verse we are told that while we are praying we should not babble like the pagans. Jesus says that they think they'll be heard because of the number of words they speak.