Matthew 6
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Matthew 6:2-18

2“SoG3767 whenG3752 you 1giveG4160 to the poor, do not soundG4537 aG4537 trumpetG4537 beforeG1715 you, as the hypocritesG5273 doG4160 in the synagoguesG4864 and on the streetsG4505, soG3704 thatG3704 they 2will be praisedG1392 by peopleG444. 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 thatG3704 your charitableG1654 givingG1654 will be in secretG2927; and 5your FatherG3962 who seesG991 what is done in secretG2927 will rewardG591 you.

5“And whenG3752 you prayG4336, you are not to be likeG5613 the hypocritesG5273; for they loveG5368 to 6standG2476 and prayG4336 in the synagoguesG4864 and on the streetG4116 cornersG1137 7soG3704 thatG3704 they 8will be seenG5316 by peopleG444. 9TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, they haveG568 their rewardG3408 in fullG568. 6But as for you, whenG3752 you prayG4336, 10goG1525 into your innerG5009 roomG5009, closeG2808 your doorG2374, and prayG4336 to your FatherG3962 whoG3588 is in secretG2927; and 11your FatherG3962 whoG3588 seesG991 what is done in secretG2927 will rewardG591 you.

7“And when you are prayingG4336, do not useG945 thoughtlessG945 repetitionG945 as the GentilesG1482 do, for they thinkG1380 that they will be heardG1522 becauseG1722 of their 12manyG4180 wordsG4180. 8SoG3767 do not be likeG3666 them; for 13your FatherG3962 knowsG3609 whatG3739 you needG5532 beforeG4253 you askG154 Him.

9“14PrayG4336, thenG3767, inG3779 thisG3779 wayG3779: ‘Our FatherG3962, whoG3588 is in heavenG3772, 15HallowedG37 be Your nameG3686.101617Your kingdomG932 comeG2064. 18Your willG2307 be doneG1096, 19On earthG1093 as it is in heavenG3772.1120GiveG1325 us thisG4594 dayG4594 21our dailyG1967 breadG740.12And 22forgiveG863 us our debtsG3783, as we alsoG2532 have forgivenG863 our debtorsG3781.13And do not leadG1533 us into temptationG3986, but 23deliverG4506 us from 2425evilG4190.26’ 1427For ifG1437 you forgiveG863 other peopleG444 for their 28offensesG3900, your heavenlyG3770 FatherG3962 will alsoG2532 forgiveG863 you. 15But 29ifG1437 you do not forgiveG863 other peopleG444, thenG3761 your FatherG3962 will not forgiveG863 your 30offensesG3900.

16“NowG1161 31wheneverG3752 you fastG3522, do not makeG1096 a gloomyG4659 faceG4659 as the hypocritesG5273 do, for they 32distortG853 their facesG4383 soG3704 thatG3704 they will be noticedG5316 by peopleG444 when they are fastingG3522. 33TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, they haveG568 their rewardG3408 in fullG568. 17But as for you, when you fastG3522, 3435anointG218 your headG2776 and washG3538 your faceG4383, 18soG3704 thatG3704 your fastingG3522 will not be noticedG5316 by peopleG444 but by your FatherG3962 whoG3588 is in secretG2931; and your 36FatherG3962 whoG3588 seesG991 what is done in secretG2931 will rewardG591 you.

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Notes

  1. 1. Matthew 6:2 Lit make a charitable gift ↩
  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 Lit make a charitable gift ↩
  5. 5. Matthew 6:4 Jer 17:10; Matt 6:6, 18; Heb 4:13 ↩
  6. 6. Matthew 6:5 Mark 11:25; Luke 18:11, 13 ↩
  7. 7. Matthew 6:5 Matt 6:1, 16 ↩
  8. 8. Matthew 6:5 Lit may show themselves to ↩
  9. 9. Matthew 6:5 Matt 6:2, 16; Luke 6:24 ↩
  10. 10. Matthew 6:6 Is 26:20; Matt 26:36-39; Acts 9:40 ↩
  11. 11. Matthew 6:6 Matt 6:4, 18 ↩
  12. 12. Matthew 6:7 1 Kin 18:26f ↩
  13. 13. Matthew 6:8 Ps 38:9; 69:17-19; Matt 6:32; Luke 12:30 ↩
  14. 14. Matthew 6:9 Matt 6:9-13: Luke 11:2-4 ↩
  15. 15. Matthew 6:9 I.e., treated as sacred or holy ↩
  16. 16. Matthew 6:10 Or May Your...come ↩
  17. 17. Matthew 6:10 Matt 3:2; 4:17 ↩
  18. 18. Matthew 6:10 Matt 26:42; Luke 22:42; Acts 21:14 ↩
  19. 19. Matthew 6:10 Lit as in heaven, also on earth ↩
  20. 20. Matthew 6:11 Prov 30:8; Is 33:16; Luke 11:3 ↩
  21. 21. Matthew 6:11 Or our bread for tomorrow ↩
  22. 22. Matthew 6:12 Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1; 130:4; Matt 9:2; 26:28; Eph 1:7; 1 John 1:7-9 ↩
  23. 23. 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 ↩
  24. 24. Matthew 6:13 Or the evil one ↩
  25. 25. Matthew 6:13 Matt 5:37 ↩
  26. 26. Matthew 6:13 Late mss add For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen ↩
  27. 27. Matthew 6:14 Matt 7:2; Mark 11:25f; Eph 4:32; Col 3:13 ↩
  28. 28. Matthew 6:14 Or wrongdoings ↩
  29. 29. Matthew 6:15 Matt 18:35 ↩
  30. 30. Matthew 6:15 Or wrongdoings ↩
  31. 31. Matthew 6:16 Is 58:5 ↩
  32. 32. Matthew 6:16 I.e., leave unwashed, or discolor their faces with makeup ↩
  33. 33. Matthew 6:16 Matt 6:2 ↩
  34. 34. Matthew 6:17 I.e., rub oil in the hair ↩
  35. 35. Matthew 6:17 Ruth 3:3; 2 Sam 12:20 ↩
  36. 36. Matthew 6:18 Matt 6:4, 6 ↩

Commentaries on Matthew 6

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