Matthew 6
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Greek, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Greek implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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Προσέχετεdo bewareδὲnowτὴνtheδικαιοσύνηνrighteousnessὑμῶνof youμὴnotποιεῖνyou are to doἔμπροσθενbeforeτῶνtheἀνθρώπωνmenπρὸςin orderτὸtheθεαθῆναιto be seenαὐτοῖς·by them;εἰlestδὲthenμήexceptγε,indeedμισθὸνrewardοὐκnotἔχετεhave youπαρὰwithτῷtheπατρὶFatherὑμῶνof youτῷwho isἐνinτοῖςtheοὐρανοῖς.¶heavens.
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ὍτανWhenοὖνthereforeποιῇςyou may doἐλεημοσύνην,acts of charity,μὴnotσαλπίσῃςmay sound a trumpetἔμπροσθένbeforeσου,you,ὥσπερasοἱtheὑποκριταὶhypocritesποιοῦσινdoἐνinταῖςtheσυναγωγαῖςsynagoguesκαὶandἐνinταῖςtheῥύμαιςstreetsὅπωςso thatδοξασθῶσινthey may have gloryὑπὸfromτῶνtheἀνθρώπων.men.ἀμὴνAmenλέγωI sayὑμῖν·to you;ἀπέχουσινthey haveτὸνtheμισθὸνrewardαὐτῶν.of them.
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ΚαὶAndὅτανwhenπροσεύχησθε,you pl. may pray,οὐκnotἔσεσθεyou pl. will beὡςlikeοἱtheὑποκριταί,hypocrites,ὅτιforφιλοῦσινthey love to beἐνinταῖςtheσυναγωγαῖςsynagoguesκαὶandἐνonταῖςtheγωνίαιςcornersτῶνof theπλατειῶνstreetsἑστῶτεςhaving stoodπροσεύχεσθαιto prayὅπωςso thatἂνmaybeφανῶσινthey may be seenτοῖςtheἀνθρώποις.by men.ἀμὴνAmenλέγωI sayὑμῖνto youὅτι·that:ἀπέχουσινthey haveτὸνtheμισθὸνrewardαὐτῶν.of them.
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σὺYou yourselfδέ,however,ὅτανwhenπροσεύχῃ,you may pray,εἴσελθεdo enterεἰςintoτὸtheταμεῖόνroomσου,of you,καὶandκλείσαςhaving shutτὴνtheθύρανdoorσουof youπρόσευξαιdo prayτῷto theπατρίFatherσουof youτῷtheἐνinτῷtheκρυπτῷ.secret.καὶAndὁtheπατήρFatherσουof youὁthe Oneβλέπωνseeingἐνinτῷtheκρυπτῷsecretἀποδώσειwill rewardσοιyouἐνinτῷtheφανερῷ.public.
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ὍτανWheneverδὲnowνηστεύητε,you may fast,μὴnotγίνεσθεdo beὡςlikeοἱtheὑποκριταὶhypocritesσκυθρωποί·gloomy;ἀφανίζουσινthey disfigureγὰρforτὰtheπρόσωπαappearanceαὐτῶνof themὅπωςso thatφανῶσινthey may appearτοῖςtheἀνθρώποιςto menνηστεύοντες.as fasting.ἀμὴνAmenλέγωI sayὑμῖνto youὅτι·that:ἀπέχουσινthey haveτὸνtheμισθὸνrewardαὐτῶν.of them.
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ΟὐδεὶςNo oneδύναταιis ableδυσὶtwoκυρίοιςmastersδουλεύειν·to serve;ἢeitherγὰρforτὸνtheἕναoneμισήσειhe will hateκαὶandτὸνtheἕτερονotherἀγαπήσειhe will loveἢorἑνὸςto the oneἀνθέξεταιhe will be devotedκαὶandτοῦtheἑτέρουotherκαταφρονήσει.he will despise.οὐNotδύνασθεyou are ableθεῷGodδουλεύεινto serveκαὶandμαμωνᾷ.¶money.
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ΔιὰBecause ofτοῦτοthisλέγωI sayὑμῖν·to you;μὴnotμεριμνᾶτεdo be anxious aboutτῇtheψυχῇlifeὑμῶνof youτίwhatφάγητεyou may eatἢorτίwhatπίητε,you may drink,μηδὲnorτῷabout theσώματιbodyὑμῶνof youτίwhatἐνδύσησθε.you may put on.οὐχὶSurelyἡtheψυχὴlifeπλεῖόνmoreἐστινisτῆςtheτροφῆςthan foodκαὶandτὸtheσῶμαbodyτοῦtheἐνδύματος;than clothing?
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ἐμβλέψατεdo lookεἰςatτὰtheπετεινὰbirdsτοῦof theοὐρανοῦairὅτιthatοὐnotσπείρουσινthey sowοὐδὲnorθερίζουσινdo they reapοὐδὲnorσυνάγουσινdo they gatherεἰςintoἀποθήκας,barns —καὶandὁtheπατὴρFatherὑμῶνof youὁtheοὐράνιοςHeavenlyτρέφειfeedsαὐτά·them;οὐχSurelyὑμεῖςyou yourselvesμᾶλλονmuchδιαφέρετεare more valuableαὐτῶν;than they?
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