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Matthew 6:19-34

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.

25ThereforeIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,BeG1510notanxiousμεριμνᾶτεmerimnateG3309foryourlifeψυχῇpsuchēaG5590,whatyeshalleatG2068,orwhatyeshalldrink;noryetforyourbodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,whatyeshallputἐνδύσησθε.endusēstheG1746on.IsG1510notthelifeψυχὴpsuchēG5590moreG4183thanthefoodτροφῆςtrophēsG5160,andthebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983thantheraiment?

26BeholdthebirdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071oftheheavenG3772,thattheysowσπείρουσινspeirousinG4687not,neitherdotheyreapθερίζουσινtherizousinG2325,norgatherσυνάγουσινsunagousinG4863intobarnsἀποθήκας,apothēkasG596;andyourheavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770FatherπατὴρpatērG3962feedeththem.ArenotyeofmuchmoreG3123valuethanthey?

27AndwhichofyoubybeinganxiousμεριμνῶνmerimnōnG3309canaddπροσθεῖναιprostheinaiG4369oneἕνα;henaG1520cubit untothemeasureofhislife?

28AndwhyτίtiG5101areyeanxiousμεριμνᾶτε;merimnateG3309concerningG4012raiment? ConsidertheliliesκρίναkrinaG2918ofthefieldἀγροῦ,agrouG68,howπῶςpōsG4459theygrowαὐξάνουσιν·auxanousinG837;theytoilG2872not,neitherdotheyspinνήθουσιν.nēthousinG3514:

29yetIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thatevenοὐδὲoudeG3761SolomonΣολομὼνSolomōnG4672inallhisgloryδόξῃdoxēG1391wasnotarrayedlikeoneἓνhenG1520ofthese.

30ButifGodθεὸςtheosG2316dothsoclothethegrassχόρτονchortonG5528ofthefieldἀγροῦ,agrouG68,whichto-dayisG1510,andto-morrowisG1510castG906intotheoven,shallhenotmuchπολλῷpollōG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123clotheyou, O yeoflittle faith?

31BenotthereforeοὖνounG3767anxiousμεριμνήσητεmerimnēsēteG3309,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WhatshallweeatG2068?or,WhatshallwedrinkπίωμενpiōmenG4095?or, Wherewithal shallwebeclothed?

32ForafterallthesethingsG3778dotheGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484seekἐπιζητοῦσιν·epizētousinG1934;foryourheavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770FatherπατὴρpatērG3962knoweththatyehaveneedχρῄζετεchrēzeteG5535ofallthesethingsG3778.

33ButseekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212yefirstπρῶτονprōtonG4413hiskingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932,andhisrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343;andallthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778shallbeaddedπροστεθήσεταιprostethēsetaiG4369untoyou.

34BenotthereforeοὖνounG3767anxiousμεριμνήσητεmerimnēsēteG3309forthemorrow:forthemorrowwillbeanxiousμεριμνήσειmerimnēseiG3309foritself.SufficientἀρκετὸνarketonG713untothedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250istheevilG2549thereof.

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