New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 6:5-15

5“And whenὅτανhotanG3752you prayπροσεύχησθε,proseuchēstheG4336,you are not to be likeὡςhōsG5613the hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273;for they loveφιλοῦσινphilousinG5368tostandἑστῶτεςhestōtesG2476and prayπροσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaiG4336in the synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864and on the streetπλατειῶνplateiōnG4116cornersγωνίαιςgōniaisG1137soὅπωςhopōsG3704thatG3704theywill be seenφανῶσινphanōsinG5316by peopleἀνθρώποις.anthrōpoisG444.TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, they haveG568their rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408in fullG568.

6But as for you, whenὅτανhotanG3752you prayπροσεύχῃ,proseuchēG4336,goεἴσελθεeiseltheG1525into your innerG5009roomG5009,closeκλείσαςkleisasG2808your doorθύρανthuranG2374,and prayπρόσευξαιproseuxaiG4336to your FatherπατρίpatriG3962whoG3588is in secretκρυπτῷ.kruptōG2927; andyour FatherπατήρpatērG3962whoG3588seesβλέπωνblepōnG991what is donein secretκρυπτῷkruptōG2927will rewardἀποδώσειapodōseiG591you.

7“And when you are prayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336,do not useG945thoughtlessG945repetitionG945as the Gentilesἐθνικοί·ethnikoiG1482do, for they thinkδοκοῦσινdokousinG1380that they will be heardεἰσακουσθήσονται.eisakousthēsontaiG1522becauseἐνenG1722of theirmanyG4180wordsG4180.

8SoοὖνounG3767do not be likeὁμοιωθῆτεhomoiōthēteG3666them; foryour FatherπατὴρpatērG3962knowsG3609whatὧνhōnG3739you needχρείανchreianG5532beforeπρὸproG4253you askαἰτῆσαιaitēsaiG154Him.

9“PrayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336,thenοὖνounG3767,inG3779thisG3779wayG3779:‘Our FatherπάτερpaterG3962,whoG3588is 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.’

14For ifἐὰνeanG1437you forgiveἀφῆτεaphēteG863otherpeopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444for theiroffensesπαραπτώματαparaptōmataG3900,your heavenlyοὐράνιος.ouraniosG3770FatherπατὴρpatērG3962will alsoκαὶkaiG2532forgiveἀφήσειaphēseiG863you.

15ButifἐὰνeanG1437you do not forgiveἀφῆτεaphēteG863otherpeopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444,thenοὐδὲoudeG3761your FatherπατὴρpatērG3962will not forgiveἀφήσειaphēseiG863youroffensesπαραπτώματαparaptōmataG3900.

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