Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 6:8-32

8οὖνounG3767DonotμὴmēG3361be likeὁμοιωθῆτεhomoiōthēteG3666themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,forγὰρgarG1063yourὁ ὑμῶνho humōnG3588 G4771FatherπατὴρpatērG3962knowsG1492whatὧνhōnG3739youἔχετεecheteG2192needχρείανchreianG5532beforeπρὸproG4253τοῦtouG3588youὑμᾶςhumasG4771askαἰτῆσαιaitēsaiG154Himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

9So thenοὖνounG3767,this is howΟὕτωςHoutōsG3779youὑμεῖς·humeisG4771should prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336: ‘OurG1473FatherπάτερpaterG3962ὁhoG3588inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588heavenοὐρανοῖς,ouranoisG3772,hallowed beἁγιασθήτωhagiasthētōG37τὸtoG3588Yourσου·souG4771nameὄνομάonomaG3686.

10ἡhēG3588Yourσου·souG4771kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932comeἐλθέτωelthetōG2064τὸtoG3588,Yourσου,souG4771willθέλημάthelēmaG2307be doneγενηθήτωgenēthētōG1096καὶkaiG2532,onἐπὶepiG1909earthγῆς·gēsG1093asὡςhōsG5613it isinἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772.

11GiveδὸςdosG1325usG1473this dayσήμερον·sēmeronG4594τὸνtonG3588ourG1473τὸνtonG3588dailyἐπιούσιονepiousionG1967breadἄρτονartonG740.

12AndκαὶkaiG2532forgiveἄφεςaphesG863usG1473τὰtaG3588ourG1473debtsὀφειλήματαopheilēmataG3783,asὡςhōsG5613weG1473alsoκαὶkaiG2532have forgivenἀφήκαμενaphēkamenG863τοῖςtoisG3588ourG1473debtorsὀφειλέταιςopheiletaisG3781.

13AndκαὶkaiG2532leadεἰσενέγκῃςeisenegkēsG1533usG1473notμὴmēG3361intoεἰςeisG1519temptationπειρασμόν,peirasmonG3986,butἀλλὰallaG235deliverῥῦσαιrhusaiG4506usG1473fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588evilπονηροῦponērouG4190one.’

14ForγὰρgarG1063ifἐὰνeanG1437you forgiveἀφῆτεaphēteG863τοῖςtoisG3588menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444τὰtaG3588theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846trespassesπαραπτώματαparaptōmataG3900ὁhoG3588,yourὑμῖνhuminG4771ὁhoG3588heavenlyοὐράνιος.ouraniosG3770FatherπατὴρpatērG3962will also forgiveἀφήσει καὶaphēsei kaiG863 G2532youὑμῶνhumōnG4771.

15ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437you do not forgiveμὴ ἀφῆτεmē aphēteG863 G3361G3588menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444G3588theirG846trespassesG3900,neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761willG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771FatherπατὴρpatērG3962forgiveἀφήσειaphēseiG863G3588yoursὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771 G3900.

16δὲdeG1161WhenὍτανHotanG3752you fastνηστεύητε,nēsteuēteG3522, donotμὴmēG3361beγίνεσθεginestheG1096somberσκυθρωποί·skuthrōpoiG4659likeὡςhōsG5613theοἱhoiG3588hypocritesὑποκριταὶhupokritaiG5273,forγὰρgarG1063they disfigureἀφανίζουσινaphanizousinG853τὰtaG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846facesπρόσωπαprosōpaG4383to showὅπως φανῶσινhopōs phanōsinG3704 G5316τοῖςtoisG3588menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444they are fastingνηστεύοντες.nēsteuontesG3522.TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771,they already haveἀπέχουσινapechousinG568τὸνtonG3588theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846full rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.

17ButδὲdeG1161whenyouσὺsuG4771fastνηστεύωνnēsteuōnG3522,anointἄλειψαίaleipsaiG218yourσουsouG4771τὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776andκαὶkaiG2532washνίψαιnipsaiG3538τὸtoG3588yourσουsouG4771faceπρόσωπόνprosōponG4383,

18so thatὅπωςhopōsG3704yourfastingνηστεύωνnēsteuōnG3522will not be obviousμὴ φανῇςmē phanēasG5316 G3361τοῖςtoisG3588to menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444,but onlyἀλλὰallaG235toτῷtōG3588yourσουsouG4771FatherπατρίpatriG3962,whoτῷtōG3588isunseenἐν τῷen tōG1722 G3588 G2927.AndκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588yourσουsouG4771FatherπατήρpatērG3962,whoὁhoG3588seesβλέπωνblepōnG991what is doneἐν τῷen tōG1722 G3588in secretG2927,will rewardἀποδώσειapodōseiG591youσοιsoiG4771.

19DonotΜὴMēG3361store upθησαυρίζετεthēsaurizeteG2343for yourselvesὑμῖνhuminG4771treasuresθησαυροὺςthēsaurousG2344onἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093,whereὅπουhopouG3699mothσὴςsēsG4597andκαὶkaiG2532rustβρῶσιςbrōsisG1035destroyἀφανίζειaphanizeiG853,andκαὶkaiG2532whereὅπουhopouG3699thievesκλέπταιkleptaiG2812break inδιορύσσουσινdiorussousinG1358andκαὶkaiG2532stealκλέπτουσιν·kleptousinG2813.

20ButδὲdeG1161store upθησαυρίζετεthēsaurizeteG2343for yourselvesὑμῖνhuminG4771treasuresθησαυροὺςthēsaurousG2344inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανῷ,ouranōG3772,whereὅπουhopouG3699mothσὴςsēsG4597andοὔτεouteG3777rustβρῶσιςbrōsisG1035do not destroyοὔτε ἀφανίζειoute aphanizeiG3777 G853,andκαὶ οὐkai ouG2532 G3756whereὅπουhopouG3699thievesκλέπταιkleptaiG2812do not break inδιορύσσουσιν οὐδὲdiorussousin oudeG1358 G3761andstealκλέπτουσιν·kleptousinG2813.

21ForγάρgarG1063whereὅπουhopouG3699ὁhoG3588yourσου,souG4771treasureθησαυρόςthēsaurosG2344isἐστινestinG1510,thereἐκεῖekeiG1563ἡhēG3588yourσου.¶souG4771heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588will beἔσταιestaiG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

22TheὉHoG3588eyeὀφθαλμός.ophthalmosG3788isἐστινestinG1510theτοῦtouG3588lampλύχνοςluchnosG3088of theὁhoG3588bodyσώματόςsōmatosG4983οὖνounG3767.IfἐὰνeanG1437ὁhoG3588yourσουsouG4771eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788areᾖēG1510goodἁπλοῦς,haplousG573,τὸtoG3588yourσουsouG4771wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983will beἔσται·estaiG1510full of lightφωτεινὸνphōteinonG5460.

23ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437ὁhoG3588yourσουsouG4771eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788areᾖ,ēG1510badπονηρὸςponērosG4190,yourσουsouG4771wholeὅλονholonG3650τὸtoG3588bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983will beἔσται.estaiG1510full of darknessσκοτεινὸνskoteinonG4652.IfεἰeiG1487thenοὖνounG3767theτὸtoG3588lightφῶςphōsG5457τὸtoG3588withinἐνenG1722youσοὶsoiG4771isἐστίν,estinG1510darknessσκότοςskotosG4655,how greatπόσον.¶posonG4214isthatτὸtoG3588darknessσκότοςskotosG4655!

24No oneΟὐδεὶςOudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410serveδουλεύειν·douleueinG1398twoδυσὶdusiG1417mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962γὰρgarG1063:EitherἢēG2228he will hateμισήσειmisēseiG3404theτὸνtonG3588oneἕναhenaG1520andκαὶkaiG2532loveἀγαπήσειagapēseiG25theτὸνtonG3588otherἕτερονheteronG2087,orἢēG2228he will be devoted toἀνθέξεταιanthexetaiG472theoneἑνὸςhenosG1520andκαὶkaiG2532despiseκαταφρονήσει.kataphronēseiG2706theτοῦtouG3588otherἑτέρουheterouG2087.You cannotοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG1410 G3756serveδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398bothGodθεῷtheōG2316andκαὶkaiG2532moneyμαμωνᾷ.¶mamōnaG3126.

25ThereforeΔιὰ τοῦτοDia toutoG1223 G3778I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771, donotμὴmēG3361worry aboutμεριμνᾶτεmerimnateG3309τῇtēaG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771lifeψυχῇpsuchēaG5590,whatτίtiG5101you will eatφάγητεphagēteG5315orἢēG2228τίtiG5101drinkπίητε,piēteG4095;orμηδὲmēdeG3366τῷtōG3588aboutyourὑμῶνhumōnG4771bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,whatτίtiG5101you will wearἐνδύσησθε.endusēstheG1746.IsἐστινestinG1510notοὐχὶouchiG3780ἡhēG3588lifeψυχὴpsuchēG5590moreπλεῖόνpleionG4119thanτῆςtēsG3588foodτροφῆςtrophēsG5160,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983morethanτοῦtouG3588clothesἐνδύματος;endumatosG1742?

26LookἐμβλέψατεemblepsateG1689atεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of theτοῦtouG3588airοὐρανοῦouranouG3772ὅτιhotiG3754:They do not sowοὐ σπείρουσινou speirousinG4687 G3756orοὐδὲoudeG3761reapθερίζουσινtherizousinG2325orοὐδὲoudeG3761gatherσυνάγουσινsunagousinG4863intoεἰςeisG1519barnsἀποθήκας,apothēkasG596,and yetκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ὁhoG3588heavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770FatherπατὴρpatērG3962feedsτρέφειtrepheiG5142themαὐτά·autaG846.Are youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771notοὐχouchG3756muchμᾶλλονmallonG3123more valuableδιαφέρετεdiaphereteG1308than theyαὐτῶν;autōnG846?

27δὲdeG1161WhoτίςtisG5101of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771byἐξexG1537worryingμεριμνῶνmerimnōnG3309canδύναταιdunataiG1410addπροσθεῖναιprostheinaiG4369a singleἕνα;henaG1520hourπῆχυνpēchunG4083toἐπὶepiG1909τὴνtēnG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846lifeἡλικίανhēlikianG2244?

28AndκαὶkaiG2532whyτίtiG5101do you worryμεριμνᾶτε;merimnateG3309aboutπερὶperiG4012clothesἐνδύματοςendumatosG1742?ConsiderκαταμάθετεkatamatheteG2648howπῶςpōsG4459theτὰtaG3588liliesκρίναkrinaG2918of theτοῦtouG3588fieldἀγροῦ,agrouG68growαὐξάνουσιν·auxanousinG837: They donotοὐouG3756laborκοπιῶσινkopiōsinG2872orοὐδὲoudeG3761spinνήθουσιν.nēthousinG3514.

29YetδὲdeG1161I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761SolomonΣολομὼνSolomōnG4672inἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956τῇtēaG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391was adornedπεριεβάλετοperiebaletoG4016likeὡςhōsG5613oneἓνhenG1520of theseτούτων.toutōnG3778.

30δὲdeG1161IfεἰeiG1487that is howοὕτωςhoutōsG3779τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316clothesἀμφιέννυσιν,amphiennusinG294theτοῦtouG3588grassχόρτονchortonG5528of theὁhoG3588fieldἀγροῦ,agrouG68,which isὄνταontaG1510heretodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594andκαὶkaiG2532tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839isthrownβαλλόμενον,ballomenonG906intoεἰςeisG1519the furnaceκλίβανονklibanonG2823, will HenotοὐouG3756muchπολλῷpollōG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123clotheyouὑμᾶς,humasG4771,O you of little faithὀλιγόπιστοι;oligopistoiG3640?

31ThereforeοὖνounG3767donotμὴmēG3361worryμεριμνήσητεmerimnēsēteG3309,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘WhatτίtiG5101shall we eatφάγωμενphagōmenG5315?’orἢēG2228‘WhatτίtiG5101shall we drinkπίωμενpiōmenG4095?’orἢēG2228‘WhatτίtiG5101shall we wearπεριβαλώμεθα;peribalōmethaG4016?’

32ForγὰρgarG1063theτὰtaG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484strive afterἐπιζητοῦσιν·epizētousinG1934allπάνταpantaG3956these thingsταῦταtautaG3778, andγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ὁhoG3588heavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770FatherπατὴρpatērG3962knowsG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754you needχρῄζετεchrēzeteG5535ἁπάντων.hapantōnG537themτούτωνtoutōnG3778.

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