New American Standard Bible 1995
Matthew 6:16-25
16“WheneverὍτανHotanG3752you fastνηστεύητε,nēsteuēteG3522,do not putγίνεσθεginestheG1096on a gloomyG4659faceG4659as the hypocritesὑποκριταὶhupokritaiG5273do, for theyneglectἀφανίζουσινaphanizousinG853their appearanceπρόσωπαprosōpaG4383soὅπωςhopōsG3704that they will be noticedφανῶσινphanōsinG5316by menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444when they are fastingνηστεύοντες.nēsteuontesG3522.TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, they haveG568their rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408in fullG568.
18soὅπωςhopōsG3704that your fastingνηστεύωνnēsteuōnG3522will not be noticedφανῇςphanēasG5316by menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444,but by your FatherπατρίpatriG3962whoG3588is in secretG2931; and yourFatherπατήρpatērG3962whoG3588seesβλέπωνblepōnG991what is donein secretG2931will rewardἀποδώσειapodōseiG591you.
19“Do not storeθησαυρίζετεthēsaurizeteG2343up for yourselvesὑμῖνhuminG4771treasuresθησαυροὺςthēsaurousG2344on earthγῆς,gēsG1093,whereὅπουhopouG3699mothσὴςsēsG4597and rustβρῶσιςbrōsisG1035destroyἀφανίζειaphanizeiG853,and whereὅπουhopouG3699thievesκλέπταιkleptaiG2812breakδιορύσσουσινdiorussousinG1358in and stealκλέπτουσιν·kleptousinG2813.
20But storeθησαυρίζετεthēsaurizeteG2343up for yourselvesὑμῖνhuminG4771treasuresθησαυροὺςthēsaurousG2344in heavenοὐρανῷ,ouranōG3772,whereὅπουhopouG3699neitherοὔτεouteG3777mothσὴςsēsG4597norοὔτεouteG3777rustβρῶσιςbrōsisG1035destroysἀφανίζειaphanizeiG853,and whereὅπουhopouG3699thievesκλέπταιkleptaiG2812do not breakδιορύσσουσινdiorussousinG1358in orοὐδὲoudeG3761stealκλέπτουσιν·kleptousinG2813;
23But ifἐὰνeanG1437your eyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788isbadπονηρὸςponērosG4190,your wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983will be fullG4652of darknessG4652.IfεἰeiG1487thenοὖνounG3767the lightφῶςphōsG5457that is in you is darknessσκότοςskotosG4655,howπόσον.¶posonG4214greatG4214is the darknessσκότοςskotosG4655!
24“NoG3762oneΟὐδεὶςOudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410serveδουλεύειν·douleueinG1398twoδυσὶdusiG1417mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962;for eitherἢēG2228he will hateμισήσειmisēseiG3404the oneἕναhenaG1520and loveἀγαπήσειagapēseiG25the otherἕτερονheteronG2087,orἢēG2228he will be devotedἀνθέξεταιanthexetaiG472to oneἑνὸςhenosG1520and despiseκαταφρονήσει.kataphronēseiG2706the otherἑτέρουheterouG2087.You cannotοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG1410G3756serveδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398GodθεῷtheōG2316andwealthμαμωνᾷ.¶mamōnaG3126.
25“For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonΔιὰDiaG1223I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, do not beworriedμεριμνᾶτεmerimnateG3309aboutG3588yourlifeψυχῇpsuchēaG5590, as towhatτίtiG5101you will eatG2068orἢēG2228whatτίtiG5101you will drinkπίητε,piēteG4095;norμηδὲmēdeG3366for your bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983, as towhatτίtiG5101you will putἐνδύσησθε.endusēstheG1746on. Is not lifeψυχὴpsuchēG5590moreG4183than foodτροφῆςtrophēsG5160,and the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983moreG4183than clothingἐνδύματος;endumatosG1742?
Commentaries on Matthew 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- 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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