King James Version
Matthew 6:16-25
16MoreoverδὲdeG1161whenὍτανHotanG3752ye fastνηστεύητε,nēsteuēteG3522,beγίνεσθεginestheG1096notμὴmēG3361,asG5618the hypocritesοἱ ὑποκριταὶhoi hupokritaiG3588G5273,of a sad countenanceσκυθρωποί·skuthrōpoiG4659:forγὰρgarG1063they disfigureἀφανίζουσινaphanizousinG853theirαὐτῶνautōnG846facesτὰ πρόσωπαta prosōpaG3588G4383,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704they may appearφανῶσινphanōsinG5316unto menτοῖς ἀνθρώποιςtois anthrōpoisG3588G444to fastνηστεύοντες.nēsteuontesG3522.VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,G3754They haveἀπέχουσινapechousinG568theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846rewardτὸν μισθὸνton misthonG3588G3408.
18ThatὅπωςhopōsG3704thou appearφανῇςphanēasG5316notμὴmēG3361unto menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG3588G444to fastνηστεύωνnēsteuōnG3522,butἀλλὰallaG235untoG3588G3962thyσουsouG4771FatherπατρίpatriG3588G3962which isG3588inG1722secretG3588G2927:andκαὶkaiG2532thyσουsouG4771FatherπατήρpatērG3588G3962,which seethβλέπωνblepōnG3588G991inG1722secretG3588G2927,shall rewardἀποδώσειapodōseiG591theeσοιsoiG4771openlyG1722G3588G5318.
19LayG2343notΜὴMēG3361upG2343for yourselvesὑμῖνhuminG4771treasuresθησαυροὺςthēsaurousG2344uponἐπὶepiG1909earthτῆς γῆς,tēs gēsG3588G1093,whereὅπουhopouG3699mothσὴςsēsG4597andκαὶkaiG2532rustβρῶσιςbrōsisG1035doth corruptἀφανίζειaphanizeiG853,andκαὶkaiG2532whereὅπουhopouG3699thievesκλέπταιkleptaiG2812break throughδιορύσσουσινdiorussousinG1358andκαὶkaiG2532stealκλέπτουσιν·kleptousinG2813:
20ButδὲdeG1161lay upθησαυρίζετεthēsaurizeteG2343for yourselvesὑμῖνhuminG4771treasuresθησαυροὺςthēsaurousG2344inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανῷ,ouranōG3772,whereὅπουhopouG3699neitherοὔτεouteG3777mothσὴςsēsG4597norοὔτεouteG3777rustβρῶσιςbrōsisG1035doth corruptἀφανίζειaphanizeiG853,andκαὶkaiG2532whereὅπουhopouG3699thievesκλέπταιkleptaiG2812doG1358notοὐouG3756break throughδιορύσσουσινdiorussousinG1358norοὐδὲoudeG3761stealκλέπτουσιν·kleptousinG2813:
22The lightὉ λύχνοςHo luchnosG3588G3088of the bodyτοῦ σώματόςtou sōmatosG3588G4983isἐστινestinG1510the eyeὁ ὀφθαλμός.ho ophthalmosG3588G3788:ifἐὰνeanG1437thereforeοὖνounG3767thineσουsouG4771eyeὁ ὀφθαλμόςho ophthalmosG3588G3788beᾖēG1510singleἁπλοῦς,haplousG573,thyσουsouG4771wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyτὸ σῶμάto sōmaG3588G4983shall beἔσται·estaiG1510full of lightφωτεινὸνphōteinonG5460.
23ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437thineσουsouG4771eyeὁ ὀφθαλμόςho ophthalmosG3588G3788beᾖ,ēG1510evilπονηρὸςponērosG4190,thyσουsouG4771wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyτὸ σῶμάto sōmaG3588G4983shall beἔσται.estaiG1510full of darknessσκοτεινὸνskoteinonG4652.IfεἰeiG1487thereforeοὖνounG3767the lightτὸ φῶςto phōsG3588G5457that isτὸtoG3588inἐνenG1722theeσοὶsoiG4771beἐστίν,estinG1510darknessσκότοςskotosG4655,how greatπόσον.¶posonG4214isthat darknessτὸ σκότοςto skotosG3588G4655!
24No manΟὐδεὶςOudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410serveδουλεύειν·douleueinG1398twoδυσὶdusiG1417mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962:forγὰρgarG1063eitherἢēG2228he will hateμισήσειmisēseiG3404the oneτὸν ἕναton henaG3588G1520,andκαὶkaiG2532loveἀγαπήσειagapēseiG25the otherτὸν ἕτερονton heteronG3588G2087;or elseἢēG2228he will hold toἀνθέξεταιanthexetaiG472the oneἑνὸςhenosG1520,andκαὶkaiG2532despiseκαταφρονήσει.kataphronēseiG2706the otherτοῦ ἑτέρουtou heterouG3588G2087.Ye cannotοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG3756G1410serveδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398GodθεῷtheōG2316andκαὶkaiG2532mammonμαμωνᾷ.¶mamōnaG3126.
25ThereforeΔιὰDiaG1223τοῦτοtoutoG3778I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖν·huminG4771,TakeG3309noμὴmēG3361thoughtG3309forG3588G5590yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771lifeψυχῇpsuchēaG3588G5590,whatτίtiG5101ye shall eatφάγητεphagēteG5315,orG2532whatτίtiG5101ye shall drinkπίητε,piēteG4095;nor yetμηδὲmēdeG3366forG3588G4983yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771bodyσώματιsōmatiG3588G4983,whatτίtiG5101ye shall put onἐνδύσησθε.endusēstheG1746.IsἐστινestinG1510notοὐχὶouchiG3780the lifeψυχὴpsuchēG3588G5590moreπλεῖόνpleionG4119than meatτροφῆςtrophēsG3588G5160,andG2532the bodyσῶμαsōmaG3588G4983than raimentἐνδύματος;endumatosG3588G1742?
Commentaries on Matthew 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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