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Matthew 6:1-24

1TakeG4337heedthatyedonotyourrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343beforemenG444,tobeseenG2300ofthem: else yehavenorewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408withyourFatherπατρὶpatriG3962whoisinheavenοὐρανοῖς.¶ouranoisG3772.

2WhenὍτανHotanG3752thereforeοὖνounG3767thou doestalmsG1654,soundσαλπίσῃςsalpisēsG4537notatrumpetG4537beforethee,asthehypocritesG5273dointhesynagoguesG4864andinthestreetsG4505,thattheymayhavegloryofmenG444. VerilyIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,TheyhavereceivedtheirrewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.

3Butwhenthou doestalmsG1654,letnotthylefthandδεξιάdexiaG1188knowγνώτωgnōtōG1097whatthyrightG1188handG1188doeth:

4thatthinealmsG1654maybeᾖēG1510insecretκρυπτῷ.kruptōG2927:andthyFatherπατήρpatērG3962whoseethinsecretκρυπτῷkruptōG2927shallrecompense thee.

5AndwhenὅτανhotanG3752yeprayπροσεύχησθε,proseuchēstheG4336, yeshallnotbeἔσεσθεesestheG1510asthehypocritesG5273:fortheyloveφιλοῦσινphilousinG5368tostandG2476andprayπροσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaiG4336inthesynagoguesG4864andinthecornersγωνίαιςgōniaisG1137ofthestreetsπλατειῶνplateiōnG4116,thattheymaybeG1510seenofmenG444. VerilyIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,TheyhavereceivedtheirrewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.

6Butthou,whenὅτανhotanG3752thou prayest,enterεἴσελθεeiseltheG1525intothineinnerG5009chamber,andhavingshutκλείσαςkleisasG2808thydoorθύρανthuranG2374,prayG4336tothyFatherπατρίpatriG3962whoisinsecretκρυπτῷ.kruptōG2927,andthyFatherπατήρpatērG3962whoseethinsecretκρυπτῷkruptōG2927shallrecompense thee.

7AndinprayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336usenotvain repetitions,astheGentilesdo:fortheythinkδοκοῦσινdokousinG1380thattheyshallbeheardfortheirmuch speaking.

8BenotthereforeοὖνounG3767likeuntothem:foryourFatherπατὴρpatērG3962knowethwhatthingsὧνhōnG3739yehaveneedχρείανchreianG5532of,beforeyeaskαἰτῆσαιaitēsaiG154him.

9AfterthismannerG3779thereforeοὖνounG3767prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336ye:OurFatherπάτερpaterG3962whoartinheavenοὐρανοῖς,ouranoisG3772,HallowedἁγιασθήτωhagiasthētōG37bethynameὄνομάonomaG3686.

10ThykingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932comeἐλθέτωelthetōG2064. Thywillbedone,asinheavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772,soonearthγῆς·gēsG1093.

11GiveG1325usthisdayG4594ourdailyἐπιούσιονepiousionG1967breadἄρτονartonG740.

12AndforgiveG863usourdebts,aswealsoG2532haveforgivenG863ourdebtorsὀφειλέταιςopheiletaisG3781.

13AndbringG1533usnotintotemptationπειρασμόν,peirasmonG3986,butdeliverῥῦσαιrhusaiG4506usfromtheevilπονηροῦponērouG4190oneG3588.

14ForifyeforgiveἀφῆτεaphēteG863menG444theirtrespassesG3900,yourheavenlyοὐράνιος.ouraniosG3770FatherπατὴρpatērG3962willalsoκαὶkaiG2532forgiveἀφήσειaphēseiG863you.

15ButifyeforgiveἀφῆτεaphēteG863notmenG444theirtrespassesG3900,neitherwillyourFatherπατὴρpatērG3962forgiveἀφήσειaphēseiG863yourtrespassesG3900.

16MoreoverwhenG3752yefastνηστεύητε,nēsteuēteG3522,benot,asthehypocritesG5273,ofasadcountenance:fortheydisfiguretheirfacesG4383,thattheymaybeseenofmenG444tofastνηστεύοντες.nēsteuontesG3522. VerilyIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,TheyhavereceivedtheirrewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.

17Butthou,whenthou fastest,anointἄλειψαίaleipsaiG218thyheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776,andwashνίψαιnipsaiG3538thyfaceπρόσωπόνprosōponG4383;

18thatthoubenotseenβλέπωνblepōnG991ofmenG444tofastνηστεύωνnēsteuōnG3522,butofthyFatherπατρίpatriG3962whoisinsecretG2927:andthyFatherπατήρpatērG3962,whoseethinsecretG2927,shallrecompense thee.

19LaynotupforyourselvesG4771treasuresG2344upontheearthγῆς,gēsG1093,whereὅπουhopouG3699mothσὴςsēsG4597andrustβρῶσιςbrōsisG1035consume,andwhereὅπουhopouG3699thievesG2812breakδιορύσσουσινdiorussousinG1358throughandstealκλέπτουσιν·kleptousinG2813:

20butlayupforyourselvesG4771treasuresG2344inheavenοὐρανῷ,ouranōG3772,whereὅπουhopouG3699neithermothσὴςsēsG4597norrustβρῶσιςbrōsisG1035doth consume,andwhereὅπουhopouG3699thievesG2812donotbreakδιορύσσουσινdiorussousinG1358throughnorstealκλέπτουσιν·kleptousinG2813:

21forwhereὅπουhopouG3699thytreasureθησαυρόςthēsaurosG2344isG1510,therewillthyheartκαρδίαkardiaG2588beG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

22ThelampλύχνοςluchnosG3088ofthebodyσώματόςsōmatosG4983isG1510theeyeὀφθαλμός.ophthalmosG3788:ifthereforeοὖνounG3767thineeyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788beG1510single, thywholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983shallbeG1510fulloflightφωτεινὸνphōteinonG5460.

23ButifthineeyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788beG1510evilπονηρὸςponērosG4190, thywholeG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983shallbeG1510fullofdarknessσκότοςskotosG4655.IfthereforeG3767thelightφῶςphōsG5457thatisG1510intheebeG1510darknessσκότοςskotosG4655,howπόσον.¶posonG4214greatisG1510thedarknessG4655!

24Nomancanserveδουλεύειν·douleueinG1398twoδυσὶdusiG1417mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962:foreitherhewillhateμισήσειmisēseiG3404theoneἕναhenaG1520,andloveἀγαπήσειagapēseiG25theotherἕτερονheteronG2087;orelsehewillholdtooneἑνὸςhenosG1520,anddespiseκαταφρονήσει.kataphronēseiG2706theotherἑτέρουheterouG2087. YecannotserveδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398GodθεῷtheōG2316andmammon.

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