Matthew 6
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Matthew 6:2-18

2“SoG3767 whenG3752 you 1giveG4160 to the poor, do not soundG4537 a trumpetG4537 beforeG1715 you, as the hypocritesG5273 doG4160 in the synagoguesG4864 and in the streetsG4505, soG3767 that they 2may be honoredG1392 by menG444. 3TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, they haveG568 their rewardG3408 in fullG568. 3But when you 4giveG4160 to the poor, do not let your leftG710 handG710 knowG1097 whatG5101 your rightG1188 handG1188 is doingG4160, 4soG3704 that your 5givingG1654 will be in secretG2927; and 6your FatherG3962 who seesG991 what is done in secretG2927 will rewardG591 you.

5“WhenG3752 you prayG4336, you are not to be likeG5613 the hypocritesG5273; for they loveG5368 to 7standG2476 and prayG4336 in the synagoguesG4864 and on the streetG4116 cornersG1137 89soG3704 that they may be seenG5316 by menG444. 10TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, they haveG568 their rewardG3408 in fullG568. 6But you, whenG3752 you prayG4336, 11goG1525 into your innerG5009 roomG5009, closeG2808 your doorG2374 and prayG4336 to your FatherG3962 whoG3588 is in secretG2927, and 12your FatherG3962 whoG3588 seesG991 what is done in secretG2927 will rewardG591 you.

7“And when you are prayingG4336, do not useG945 meaninglessG945 repetitionG945 as the GentilesG1482 do, for they supposeG1380 that they will be heardG1522 for their 13manyG4180 wordsG4180. 8SoG3767 do not be likeG3666 them; for 14your FatherG3962 knowsG3609 whatG3739 you needG5532 beforeG4253 you askG154 Him.

9“15PrayG4336, thenG3767, in thisG3779 wayG3779: ‘Our FatherG3962 whoG3588 is in heavenG3772, HallowedG37 be Your nameG3686.1016Your kingdomG932 comeG2064. 17Your willG2307 be doneG1096, On earthG1093 as it is in heavenG3772.1118GiveG1325 us thisG4594 dayG4594 19our dailyG1967 breadG740.12And 20forgiveG863 us our debtsG3783, as we alsoG2532 have forgivenG863 our debtorsG3781.13And do not leadG1533 us into temptationG3986, but 21deliverG4506 us from 2223evilG4190. 24[For YoursG4771 is the kingdomG932 and the powerG1411 and the gloryG1391 foreverG165. AmenG281.’] 1425For ifG1437 you forgiveG863 26othersG444 for their transgressionsG3900, your heavenlyG3770 FatherG3962 will alsoG2532 forgiveG863 you. 15But 27ifG1437 you do not forgiveG863 28othersG444, thenG3761 your FatherG3962 will not forgiveG863 your transgressionsG3900.

16“29WheneverG3752 you fastG3522, do not putG1096 on a gloomyG4659 faceG4659 as the hypocritesG5273 do, for they 30neglectG853 their appearanceG4383 soG3704 that they will be noticedG5316 by menG444 when they are fastingG3522. 31TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, they haveG568 their rewardG3408 in fullG568. 17But you, when you fastG3522, 32anointG218 your headG2776 and washG3538 your faceG4383 18soG3704 that your fastingG3522 will not be noticedG5316 by menG444, but by your FatherG3962 whoG3588 is in secretG2931; and your 33FatherG3962 whoG3588 seesG991 what is done in secretG2931 will rewardG591 you.

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Notes

  1. 1. Matthew 6:2 Or give alms ↩
  2. 2. Matthew 6:2 Matt 6:5, 16; 23:5 ↩
  3. 3. Matthew 6:2 Matt 6:5, 16; Luke 6:24 ↩
  4. 4. Matthew 6:3 Or give alms ↩
  5. 5. Matthew 6:4 Or alms ↩
  6. 6. Matthew 6:4 Jer 17:10; Matt 6:6, 18; Heb 4:13 ↩
  7. 7. Matthew 6:5 Mark 11:25; Luke 18:11, 13 ↩
  8. 8. Matthew 6:5 Lit to be apparent to men ↩
  9. 9. Matthew 6:5 Matt 6:1, 16 ↩
  10. 10. Matthew 6:5 Matt 6:2, 16; Luke 6:24 ↩
  11. 11. Matthew 6:6 Is 26:20; Matt 26:36-39; Acts 9:40 ↩
  12. 12. Matthew 6:6 Matt 6:4, 18 ↩
  13. 13. Matthew 6:7 1 Kin 18:26f ↩
  14. 14. Matthew 6:8 Ps 38:9; 69:17-19; Matt 6:32; Luke 12:30 ↩
  15. 15. Matthew 6:9 Matt 6:9-13: Luke 11:2-4 ↩
  16. 16. Matthew 6:10 Matt 3:2; 4:17 ↩
  17. 17. Matthew 6:10 Matt 26:42; Luke 22:42; Acts 21:14 ↩
  18. 18. Matthew 6:11 Prov 30:8; Is 33:16; Luke 11:3 ↩
  19. 19. Matthew 6:11 Or our bread for tomorrow ↩
  20. 20. Matthew 6:12 Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1; 130:4; Matt 9:2; 26:28; Eph 1:7; 1 John 1:7-9 ↩
  21. 21. Matthew 6:13 John 17:15; 1 Cor 10:13; 2 Thess 3:3; 2 Tim 4:18; 2 Pet 2:9; 1 John 5:18 ↩
  22. 22. Matthew 6:13 Or the evil one ↩
  23. 23. Matthew 6:13 Matt 5:37 ↩
  24. 24. Matthew 6:13 This clause not found in early mss ↩
  25. 25. Matthew 6:14 Matt 7:2; Mark 11:25f; Eph 4:32; Col 3:13 ↩
  26. 26. Matthew 6:14 Gr anthropoi ↩
  27. 27. Matthew 6:15 Matt 18:35 ↩
  28. 28. Matthew 6:15 Gr anthropoi ↩
  29. 29. Matthew 6:16 Is 58:5 ↩
  30. 30. Matthew 6:16 Lit distort their faces, i.e. discolor their faces with makeup ↩
  31. 31. Matthew 6:16 Matt 6:2 ↩
  32. 32. Matthew 6:17 Ruth 3:3; 2 Sam 12:20 ↩
  33. 33. Matthew 6:18 Matt 6:4, 6 ↩

Commentaries on Matthew 6

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