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Matthew 6:16-25

16AndwhenG3752yefastνηστεύητε,nēsteuēteG3522,benotasthehypocritesG5273, downcastincountenance;fortheydisfiguretheirfacesG4383,sothattheymayappearφανῶσινphanōsinG5316fastingνηστεύοντες.nēsteuontesG3522tomenG444: verilyIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,TheyhavetheirrewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.
17Butthou, [when]fastingνηστεύωνnēsteuōnG3522,anointἄλειψαίaleipsaiG218thyheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776andwashνίψαιnipsaiG3538thyfaceπρόσωπόνprosōponG4383,
18sothatthou mayestnotappearφανῇςphanēasG5316fastingνηστεύωνnēsteuōnG3522untomenG444,buttothyFatherπατρίpatriG3962whoisinsecretG2927;andthyFatherπατήρpatērG3962whoseesβλέπωνblepōnG991insecretG2927shallrenderG591[it]tothee.
19LaynotupforyourselvesG4771treasuresG2344upontheearthγῆς,gēsG1093,whereὅπουhopouG3699mothσὴςsēsG4597andrustβρῶσιςbrōsisG1035spoils,andwhereὅπουhopouG3699thievesG2812dig throughandstealκλέπτουσιν·kleptousinG2813;
20butlayupforyourselvesG4771treasuresG2344inheavenοὐρανῷ,ouranōG3772,whereὅπουhopouG3699neithermothσὴςsēsG4597norrustβρῶσιςbrōsisG1035spoils,andwhereὅπουhopouG3699thievesG2812donotdigthroughnorstealκλέπτουσιν·kleptousinG2813;
21forwhereὅπουhopouG3699thytreasureθησαυρόςthēsaurosG2344isG1510,therewillbeG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532thyheartκαρδίαkardiaG2588.
22ThelampλύχνοςluchnosG3088ofthebodyσώματόςsōmatosG4983isG1510theeyeὀφθαλμός.ophthalmosG3788;ifthereforeοὖνounG3767thineeyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788beG1510single, thywholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983willbeG1510lightφωτεινὸνphōteinonG5460:
23butifthineeyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788beG1510wickedG4190, thywholeG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983willbeG1510darkG4652.IfthereforeG3767thelightφῶςphōsG5457thatisG1510intheebeG1510darknessσκότοςskotosG4655,howπόσον.¶posonG4214greatthedarknessσκότοςskotosG4655!
24NooneἕναhenaG1520canserveδουλεύειν·douleueinG1398twoδυσὶdusiG1417mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962;foreitherhewillhateμισήσειmisēseiG3404theoneἑνὸςhenosG1520andwillloveἀγαπήσειagapēseiG25theotherἕτερονheteronG2087,orhewillholdtotheoneG1520anddespiseκαταφρονήσει.kataphronēseiG2706theotherἑτέρουheterouG2087. YecannotserveδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398GodθεῷtheōG2316andmammon.
25ForthiscauseIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,DonotbeG1510carefulaboutyourlifeψυχῇpsuchēaG5590,whatyeshouldeatG2068andwhatyeshoulddrink;norforyourbodyσώματιsōmatiG4983whatyeshouldputἐνδύσησθε.endusēstheG1746on.IsG1510notthelifeψυχὴpsuchēG5590moreG4183thanfoodτροφῆςtrophēsG5160,andthebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983thanraiment?
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