Revised Literal Translation

Matthew 6:19-34

19LayG2343notΜὴMēG3361upG2343for yourselvesὑμῖνhuminG4771treasuresθησαυροὺςthēsaurousG2344uponἐπὶepiG1909earthτῆς γῆς,tēs gēsG3588 G1093,whereὅπουhopouG3699mothσὴςsēsG4597andκαὶkaiG2532rustβρῶσιςbrōsisG1035doth corruptἀφανίζειaphanizeiG853,andκαὶkaiG2532whereὅπουhopouG3699thievesκλέπταιkleptaiG2812break throughδιορύσσουσινdiorussousinG1358andκαὶkaiG2532stealκλέπτουσιν·kleptousinG2813:

20ButδὲdeG1161lay upθησαυρίζετεthēsaurizeteG2343for yourselvesὑμῖνhuminG4771treasuresθησαυροὺςthēsaurousG2344inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανῷ,ouranōG3772,whereὅπουhopouG3699neitherοὔτεouteG3777mothσὴςsēsG4597norοὔτεouteG3777rustβρῶσιςbrōsisG1035doth corruptἀφανίζειaphanizeiG853,andκαὶkaiG2532whereὅπουhopouG3699thievesκλέπταιkleptaiG2812doG1358notοὐouG3756break throughδιορύσσουσινdiorussousinG1358norοὐδὲoudeG3761stealκλέπτουσιν·kleptousinG2813:

21ForγάρgarG1063whereὅπουhopouG3699yourσου,souG4771treasureὁ θησαυρόςho thēsaurosG3588 G2344isG1510,thereἐκεῖekeiG1563willG1510yourσου.¶souG4771heartἡ καρδίαhē kardiaG3588 G2588beG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

22The lightὉ λύχνοςHo luchnosG3588 G3088of the bodyτοῦ σώματόςtou sōmatosG3588 G4983isἐστινestinG1510the eyeὁ ὀφθαλμός.ho ophthalmosG3588 G3788:ifἐὰνeanG1437thereforeοὖνounG3767thineσουsouG4771eyeὁ ὀφθαλμόςho ophthalmosG3588 G3788beᾖēG1510singleἁπλοῦς,haplousG573,thyσουsouG4771wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyτὸ σῶμάto sōmaG3588 G4983shall beἔσται·estaiG1510full of lightφωτεινὸνphōteinonG5460.

23ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437thineσουsouG4771eyeὁ ὀφθαλμόςho ophthalmosG3588 G3788beᾖ,ēG1510evilπονηρὸςponērosG4190,thyσουsouG4771wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyτὸ σῶμάto sōmaG3588 G4983shall beἔσται.estaiG1510full of darknessσκοτεινὸνskoteinonG4652.IfεἰeiG1487thereforeοὖνounG3767the lightτὸ φῶςto phōsG3588 G5457that isτὸtoG3588inἐνenG1722theeσοὶsoiG4771beἐστίν,estinG1510darknessσκότοςskotosG4655,how greatπόσον.¶posonG4214isthat darknessτὸ σκότοςto skotosG3588 G4655!

24No manΟὐδεὶςOudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410serveδουλεύειν·douleueinG1398twoδυσὶdusiG1417mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962:forγὰρgarG1063eitherἢēG2228he will hateμισήσειmisēseiG3404the oneτὸν ἕναton henaG3588 G1520,andκαὶkaiG2532loveἀγαπήσειagapēseiG25the otherτὸν ἕτερονton heteronG3588 G2087;or elseἢēG2228he will hold toἀνθέξεταιanthexetaiG472the oneἑνὸςhenosG1520,andκαὶkaiG2532despiseκαταφρονήσει.kataphronēseiG2706the otherτοῦ ἑτέρουtou heterouG3588 G2087.Ye cannotοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG3756 G1410serveδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398GodθεῷtheōG2316andκαὶkaiG2532mammonμαμωνᾷ.¶mamōnaG3126.

25ThereforeΔιὰDiaG1223τοῦτοtoutoG3778I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖν·huminG4771,TakeG3309noμὴmēG3361thoughtG3309forG3588 G5590yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771lifeψυχῇpsuchēaG3588 G5590,whatτίtiG5101ye shall eatφάγητεphagēteG5315,orG2532whatτίtiG5101ye shall drinkπίητε,piēteG4095;nor yetμηδὲmēdeG3366forG3588 G4983yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771bodyσώματιsōmatiG3588 G4983,whatτίtiG5101ye shall put onἐνδύσησθε.endusēstheG1746.IsἐστινestinG1510notοὐχὶouchiG3780the lifeψυχὴpsuchēG3588 G5590moreπλεῖόνpleionG4119than meatτροφῆςtrophēsG3588 G5160,andG2532the bodyσῶμαsōmaG3588 G4983than raimentἐνδύματος;endumatosG3588 G1742?

26τὰtaG3588BeholdἐμβλέψατεemblepsateG1689εἰςeisG1519the fowlsπετεινὰ τοῦpeteina touG3588 G4071of the airοὐρανοῦ ὁouranou hoG3588 G3772:forὅτιhotiG3754they sowσπείρουσινspeirousinG4687notοὐouG3756,neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761do they reapθερίζουσινtherizousinG2325,norοὐδὲoudeG3761gatherσυνάγουσινsunagousinG4863intoεἰςeisG1519barnsἀποθήκας,apothēkasG596;yetκαὶkaiG2532yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771heavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770Fatherπατὴρ ὁpatēr hoG3588 G3962feedethτρέφειtrepheiG5142themαὐτά·autaG846.AreG1308yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771notοὐχouchG3756muchμᾶλλονmallonG3123betterG1308than theyαὐτῶν;autōnG846?

27WhichτίςtisG5101δὲdeG1161ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771by taking thoughtμεριμνῶνmerimnōnG3309canδύναταιdunataiG1410addπροσθεῖναιprostheinaiG4369oneἕνα;henaG1520cubitπῆχυνpēchunG4083untoἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846statureτὴν ἡλικίανtēn hēlikianG3588 G2244?

28AndκαὶkaiG2532whyτίtiG5101take ye thoughtμεριμνᾶτε;merimnateG3309forπερὶperiG4012raimentἐνδύματοςendumatosG1742?ConsiderκαταμάθετεkatamatheteG2648the liliesτὰ κρίναta krinaG3588 G2918of the fieldτοῦ ἀγροῦ,tou agrouG3588 G68,howπῶςpōsG4459they growαὐξάνουσιν·auxanousinG837;they toilκοπιῶσινkopiōsinG2872notοὐouG3756,neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761do they spinνήθουσιν.nēthousinG3514:

29And yetδὲdeG1161I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754evenοὐδὲoudeG3761SolomonΣολομὼνSolomōnG4672inἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956hisαὐτοῦautouG846gloryτῇ δόξῃtēa doxēG3588 G1391wasG4016notG3761arrayedG4016likeὡςhōsG5613oneἓνhenG1520of theseτούτων.toutōnG3778.

30WhereforeδὲdeG1161,ifεἰeiG1487Godτὸν θεὸςton theosG3588 G2316soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779clotheἀμφιέννυσιν,amphiennusinG294the grassχόρτον τοῦchorton touG3588 G5528of the fieldἀγροῦ, ὁagrou hoG3588 G68,whichG1510to dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594isG1510,andκαὶkaiG2532to morrowαὔριονaurionG839is castβαλλόμενον,ballomenonG906intoεἰςeisG1519the ovenκλίβανονklibanonG2823, shall henotοὐouG3756muchπολλῷpollōG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123clotheyouὑμᾶς,humasG4771,O ye of little faithὀλιγόπιστοι;oligopistoiG3640?

31ThereforeοὖνounG3767takeG3309noμὴmēG3361thoughtG3309,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WhatτίtiG5101shall we eatφάγωμενphagōmenG5315?orἢēG2228,WhatτίtiG5101shall we drinkπίωμενpiōmenG4095?orἢēG2228,WherewithalτίtiG5101shall we be clothedπεριβαλώμεθα;peribalōmethaG4016?

32τὰtaG3588(ForγὰρgarG1063after allπάνταpantaG3956these thingsG3778doG1934the Gentilesἔθνη ὁethnē hoG3588 G1484seekἐπιζητοῦσιν·epizētousinG1934:)forγὰρgarG1063yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771heavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770Fatherπατὴρ ὁpatēr hoG3588 G3962knowethG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754ye have needχρῄζετεchrēzeteG5535ofG3778allἁπάντων.hapantōnG537these thingsG3778.

33ButδὲdeG1161seek yeζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212firstG4412the kingdomτὴν βασιλείανtēn basileianG3588 G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846righteousnessτὴν δικαιοσύνηνtēn dikaiosunēnG3588 G1343;andκαὶkaiG2532allπάνταpantaG3956these thingsταῦταtautaG3778shall be addedπροστεθήσεταιprostethēsetaiG4369unto youὑμῖν.huminG4771.

34G3588G3588TakeG3309thereforeοὖνounG3767noμὴmēG3361thoughtG3309forεἰςeisG1519the morrowαὔριον·aurionG839:forγὰρgarG1063the morrowαὔριονaurionG839shall take thoughtG3309for the thingsG3588of itselfἑαυτῆς.he'autēsG1438.SufficientἀρκετὸνarketonG713unto the dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG3588 G2250isthe evilκακίαkakiaG3588 G2549thereofαὐτῆς.¶autēsG846.

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