New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 5:14-20

14“You arethe lightφῶςphōsG5457of the worldκόσμου·kosmouG2889.A cityπόλιςpolisG4172setκειμένη·keimenēG2749on ahillὄρουςorousG3735cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410 G3756be hiddenκρυβῆναιkrubēnaiG2928;

15norοὐδὲoudeG3761do peoplelightκαίουσινkaiousinG2545a lampλύχνονluchnonG3088and putτιθέασινtitheasinG5087it underὑπὸhupoG5259abasketμόδιονmodionG3426,but on the lampstandλυχνίαν,luchnianG3087,and it givesG2989lightG2989to allπᾶσινpasinG3956who are in the houseοἰκίᾳ.oikiaG3614.

16Your lightφῶςphōsG5457must shineλαμψάτωlampsatōG2989beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715peopleἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444inG3779suchG3779aG3779wayG3779that they mayseeG3708your goodκαλὰkalaG2570worksἔργαergaG2041, andglorifyδοξάσωσινdoxasōsinG1392your FatherπατέραpateraG3962who is in heavenοὐρανοῖς.¶ouranoisG3772.

17“Do not presumeνομίσητεnomisēteG3543that I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to abolishκαταλῦσαιkatalusaiG2647theLawνόμονnomonG3551orἢēG2228the Prophetsπροφήτας·prophētasG4396;I did not comeἦλθονēlthonG2064to abolishκαταλῦσαιkatalusaiG2647,but to fulfillπληρῶσαι.plērōsaiG4137.

18For trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193heavenοὐρανὸςouranosG3772and earthγῆ,gēG1093passπαρέλθῃparelthēG3928awayπαρέλθῃparelthēG3928, notthe smallestG1520letterἰῶταiōtaG2503orἢēG2228strokeκεραίαkeraiaG2762ofG2762aG2762letterG2762shall passG3928from the LawνόμουnomouG3551,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193allπάνταpantaG3956is accomplishedγένηται.¶genētaiG1096!

19ThereforeοὖνounG3767,whoeverὋς ἐὰνHos eanG3739 G1437nullifiesλύσῃlusēG3089oneμίανmianG1520of the leastἐλαχίστωνelachistōnG1646of theseG3778commandmentsἐντολῶνentolōnG1785,and teachesδιδάξῃdidaxēG1321othersἀνθρώπους,anthrōpousG444to dothe sameοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,shall be calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564leastἐλάχιστοςelachistosG1646in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772;but whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302keepsποιήσῃpoiēsēG4160and teachesδιδάξῃ,didaxēG1321them,he shall be calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564greatμέγαςmegasG3173in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772.

20“For I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that unlessἐὰνeanG1437 G3361yourrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343farG4183surpassesπερισσεύσῃperisseusēG4052thatof the scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122and PhariseesΦαρισαίων,PharisaiōnG5330,you will not enterεἰσέλθητεeiselthēteG1525the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of heavenοὐρανῶν.¶ouranōnG3772.

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