New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 6:5-15

5“WhenὅτανhotanG3752you prayπροσεύχησθε,proseuchēstheG4336,you are not to be likeὡςhōsG5613the hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273;for they loveφιλοῦσινphilousinG5368tostandἑστῶτεςhestōtesG2476and prayπροσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaiG4336in the synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864and on the streetπλατειῶνplateiōnG4116cornersγωνίαιςgōniaisG1137soὅπωςhopōsG3704that they may be seenφανῶσινphanōsinG5316by menἀνθρώποις.anthrōpoisG444.TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, they haveG568their rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408in fullG568.

6But you, whenὅτανhotanG3752you prayπροσεύχῃ,proseuchēG4336,goεἴσελθεeiseltheG1525into your innerG5009roomG5009,closeκλείσαςkleisasG2808your doorθύρανthuranG2374and prayπρόσευξαιproseuxaiG4336to your FatherπατρίpatriG3962whoG3588is in secretκρυπτῷ.kruptōG2927, andyour FatherπατήρpatērG3962whoG3588seesβλέπωνblepōnG991what is donein secretκρυπτῷkruptōG2927will rewardἀποδώσειapodōseiG591you.

7“And when you are prayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336,do not useG945meaninglessG945repetitionG945as the Gentilesἐθνικοί·ethnikoiG1482do, for they supposeδοκοῦσινdokousinG1380that they will be heardεἰσακουσθήσονται.eisakousthēsontaiG1522for theirmanyG4180wordsG4180.

8SoοὖνounG3767do not be likeὁμοιωθῆτεhomoiōthēteG3666them; foryour FatherπατὴρpatērG3962knowsG3609whatὧνhōnG3739you needχρείανchreianG5532beforeπρὸproG4253you askαἰτῆσαιaitēsaiG154Him.

9“PrayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336,thenοὖνounG3767,in thisG3779wayG3779:‘Our FatherπάτερpaterG3962whoG3588is in heavenοὐρανοῖς,ouranoisG3772,HallowedἁγιασθήτωhagiasthētōG37be Your nameὄνομάonomaG3686.

10Your kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932comeἐλθέτωelthetōG2064.Your willθέλημάthelēmaG2307be doneγενηθήτωgenēthētōG1096,On earthγῆς·gēsG1093as it is in heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772.

11GiveδὸςdosG1325us thisG4594dayG4594our dailyἐπιούσιονepiousionG1967breadἄρτονartonG740.

12AndforgiveἄφεςaphesG863us our debtsὀφειλήματαopheilēmataG3783,as we alsoG2532have forgivenἀφήκαμενaphēkamenG863our debtorsὀφειλέταιςopheiletaisG3781.

13And do not leadεἰσενέγκῃςeisenegkēsG1533us into temptationπειρασμόν,peirasmonG3986, butdeliverῥῦσαιrhusaiG4506us fromevilπονηροῦponērouG4190. [For YoursG4771is the kingdomG932and the powerG1411and the gloryG1391foreverG165.AmenG281.’]

14For ifἐὰνeanG1437you forgiveἀφῆτεaphēteG863othersἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444for their transgressionsπαραπτώματαparaptōmataG3900,your heavenlyοὐράνιος.ouraniosG3770FatherπατὴρpatērG3962will alsoκαὶkaiG2532forgiveἀφήσειaphēseiG863you.

15ButifἐὰνeanG1437you do not forgiveἀφῆτεaphēteG863othersἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444,thenοὐδὲoudeG3761your FatherπατὴρpatērG3962will not forgiveἀφήσειaphēseiG863your transgressionsπαραπτώματαparaptōmataG3900.

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