Revised Version 1895

Matthew 6

1TakeΠροσέχετεProsecheteG4337heedthatG846yedoποιεῖνpoieinG4160notG3756yourG2192righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715menG444,toπρὸςprosG4314beG444seenθεαθῆναιtheathēnaiG2300ofG3962themG846: else ye havenoG3756rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408withG1722yourG2192FatherπατρὶpatriG3962whichG3588isinG1722heavenοὐρανοῖς.¶ouranoisG3772.

2WhenὍτανHotanG3752thereforeοὖνounG3767thou doestalmsἐλεημοσύνην,eleēmosunēnG1654,soundσαλπίσῃςsalpisēsG4537notμὴmēG3361atrumpetG4537beforeἔμπροσθένemprosthenG1715thee,asG1722theG3588hypocritesὑποκριταὶhupokritaiG5273doG4160inG1722theG3588synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864andG2532inG1722theG3588streetsῥύμαιςrhumaisG4505,thatG3004theyG846mayG2532havegloryδοξασθῶσινdoxasthōsinG1392ofG1722menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444. VerilyIἀμὴνamēnG281sayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouG5210,TheyG846havereceivedἀπέχουσινapechousinG568theirG846rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.

3ButG1161whenG1161thou doestalmsἐλεημοσύνηνeleēmosunēnG1654,letG1097notμὴmēG3361thyleftἀριστεράaristeraG710handδεξιάdexiaG1188knowγνώτωgnōtōG1097whatτίtiG5101thyrightG1188handG1188doeth:

4thatὅπωςhopōsG3704thinealmsἐλεημοσύνηeleēmosunēG1654mayG2532beᾖēG1510inἐνenG1722secretκρυπτῷ.kruptōG2927:andG2532thyFatherπατήρpatērG3962whichG3588seethinἐνenG1722secretκρυπτῷkruptōG2927shallG2532recompense thee.

5AndG2532whenὅτανhotanG3752yeprayπροσεύχησθε,proseuchēstheG4336, yeshallG444notοὐκoukG3756beἔσεσθεesestheG1510asὡςhōsG5613theG3588hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273:forG3754theyG846loveφιλοῦσινphilousinG5368toG3004standἑστῶτεςhestōtesG2476andG2532prayπροσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaiG4336inG1722theG3588synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864andG2532inG1722theG3588cornersγωνίαιςgōniaisG1137ofG1722theG3588streetsπλατειῶνplateiōnG4116,thatG3754theyG846mayG2532beG1510seenφανῶσινphanōsinG5316ofG1722menG444. VerilyIἀμὴνamēnG281sayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouG5210,TheyG846haveG1510receivedἀπέχουσινapechousinG568theirG846rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.

6Butδέ,deG1161thou,whenὅτανhotanG3752thou prayest,enterεἴσελθεeiseltheG1525intoG1519thineinnerταμεῖόνtameionG5009chamber,andG2532havingshutκλείσαςkleisasG2808thydoorθύρανthuranG2374,prayG4336toG1519thyFatherπατρίpatriG3962whichG3588isinἐνenG1722secretκρυπτῷ.kruptōG2927,andG2532thyFatherπατήρpatērG3962whichG3588seethinἐνenG1722secretκρυπτῷkruptōG2927shallG2532recompense thee.

7AndδὲdeG1161inG1722prayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336useβατταλογήσητεbattalogēsēteG945notG3361vain repetitions,asG1722theG3588Gentilesἐθνικοί·ethnikoiG1482doG1380:forG1063theyG846thinkδοκοῦσινdokousinG1380thatὅτιhotiG3754theyG846shallbeG3361heardεἰσακουσθήσονται.eisakousthēsontaiG1522forG1063theirG846much speaking.

8BeG3767notμὴmēG3361thereforeοὖνounG3767likeὁμοιωθῆτεhomoiōthēteG3666untothemαὐτοῖς·autoisG846:forγὰρgarG1063yourἔχετεecheteG2192FatherπατὴρpatērG3962knowethwhatG3739thingsὧνhōnG3739ye haveneedχρείανchreianG5532ofG3962,beforeπρὸproG4253yeaskαἰτῆσαιaitēsaiG154himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

9AfterG3767thisG3779mannerG3779thereforeοὖνounG3767prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336ye:OurG1722FatherπάτερpaterG3962whichG3588artinG1722heavenοὐρανοῖς,ouranoisG3772,HallowedἁγιασθήτωhagiasthētōG37beG3767thynameὄνομάonomaG3686.

10ThykingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932comeἐλθέτωelthetōG2064. ThywillθέλημάthelēmaG2307beG1096doneG1096,asὡςhōsG5613inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772,soκαὶkaiG2532onἐπὶepiG1909earthγῆς·gēsG1093.

11GiveG1325usG1325thisG3588dayσήμερον·sēmeronG4594ourdailyἐπιούσιονepiousionG1967breadἄρτονartonG740.

12AndG2532forgiveG863usG863ourG2532debtsὀφειλήματαopheilēmataG3783,asὡςhōsG5613weG2249alsoG2532haveforgivenG863ourG2532debtorsὀφειλέταιςopheiletaisG3781.

13AndκαὶkaiG2532bringεἰσενέγκῃςeisenegkēsG1533usG1519notμὴmēG3361intoG1519temptationπειρασμόν,peirasmonG3986,butἀλλὰallaG235deliverῥῦσαιrhusaiG4506usG1519fromἀπὸapoG575theG3588evilπονηροῦponērouG4190oneG3588.

14ForγὰρgarG1063ifG1437yeforgiveἀφῆτεaphēteG863menG444theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846trespassesπαραπτώματαparaptōmataG3900,yourG1437heavenlyοὐράνιος.ouraniosG3770FatherπατὴρpatērG3962willG444alsoκαὶkaiG2532forgiveἀφήσειaphēseiG863youG5210.

15ButδὲdeG1161ifG1437yeforgiveἀφῆτεaphēteG863notμὴmēG3361menG444theirG863trespassesG3900,neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761willG444yourG1437FatherπατὴρpatērG3962forgiveἀφήσειaphēseiG863yourG1437trespassesG3900.

16MoreoverδὲdeG1161whenὍτανHotanG3752yefastνηστεύητε,nēsteuēteG3522,beG1096notμὴmēG3361,asὡςhōsG5613theG3588hypocritesὑποκριταὶhupokritaiG5273,ofG444asadσκυθρωποί·skuthrōpoiG4659countenance:forγὰρgarG1063theyG846disfiguretheirG846facesπρόσωπαprosōpaG4383,thatG3004theyG846mayG3004beG1096seenφανῶσινphanōsinG5316ofG444menG444toG3004fastνηστεύοντες.nēsteuontesG3522. VerilyIἀμὴνamēnG281sayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouG5210,TheyG846havereceivedἀπέχουσινapechousinG568theirG846rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.

17ButδὲdeG1161thou,whenG2532thou fastest,anointἄλειψαίaleipsaiG218thyheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776,andG2532washνίψαιnipsaiG3538thyfaceπρόσωπόνprosōponG4383;

18thatὅπωςhopōsG3704thoubeG2532notμὴmēG3361seenβλέπωνblepōnG991ofG3962menG444toG2532fastνηστεύωνnēsteuōnG3522,butἀλλὰallaG235ofG3962thyFatherπατρίpatriG3962whichG3588isinἐνenG1722secretG2927:andG2532thyFatherπατήρpatērG3962,whichG3588seethinἐνenG1722secretG2927,shallG444recompense thee.

19LaynotΜὴMēG3361upθησαυρίζετεthēsaurizeteG2343forG1909yourselvesὑμῖνhuminG4771treasuresθησαυροὺςthēsaurousG2344uponG1909theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093,whereὅπουhopouG3699mothσὴςsēsG4597andκαὶkaiG2532rustβρῶσιςbrōsisG1035doth consume,andκαὶkaiG2532whereὅπουhopouG3699thievesκλέπταιkleptaiG2812breakδιορύσσουσινdiorussousinG1358throughandκαὶkaiG2532stealκλέπτουσιν·kleptousinG2813:

20butδὲdeG1161layupθησαυρίζετεthēsaurizeteG2343forG1722yourselvesὑμῖνhuminG4771treasuresθησαυροὺςthēsaurousG2344inG1722heavenοὐρανῷ,ouranōG3772,whereὅπουhopouG3699neitherG3777mothσὴςsēsG4597norG3761rustβρῶσιςbrōsisG1035doth consume,andκαὶkaiG2532whereὅπουhopouG3699thievesκλέπταιkleptaiG2812doG2813notοὐouG3756breakδιορύσσουσινdiorussousinG1358throughG1722norG3761stealκλέπτουσιν·kleptousinG2813:

21forγάρgarG1063whereὅπουhopouG3699thytreasureθησαυρόςthēsaurosG2344isG1510,thereἐκεῖekeiG1563willG1510thyheartκαρδίαkardiaG2588beG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

22TheG3588lampλύχνοςluchnosG3088ofG4983theG3588bodyσώματόςsōmatosG4983isἐστινestinG1510theG3588eyeὀφθαλμός.ophthalmosG3788:ifἐὰνeanG1437thereforeοὖνounG3767thineeyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788beᾖēG1510single, thywholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983shallbeἔσται·estaiG1510fullG5460ofG4983lightφωτεινὸνphōteinonG5460.

23ButδὲdeG1161ifG1487thineeyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788beG1510evilπονηρὸςponērosG4190, thywholeG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983shallG5457beG1510fullσκοτεινὸνskoteinonG4652ofG4983darknessσκότοςskotosG4655.IfG1487thereforeοὖνounG3767theG3588lightφῶςphōsG5457thatG3650isG1510inἐνenG1722theebeG1510darknessσκότοςskotosG4655,howπόσον.¶posonG4214greatG4214isG1510theG3588darknessG4655!

24NoG3756manG1520canδύναταιdunataiG1410serveδουλεύειν·douleueinG1398twoδυσὶdusiG1417mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962:forγὰρgarG1063eitherἢēG2228heG2532willG2316hateμισήσειmisēseiG3404theτὸνtonG3588oneἕναhenaG1520,andG2532loveἀγαπήσειagapēseiG25theτὸνtonG3588otherἕτερονheteronG2087;orἢēG2228elseG2087heG2532willG2316holdtoδύνασθεdunastheG1410oneἑνὸςhenosG1520,andG2532despiseκαταφρονήσει.kataphronēseiG2706theτοῦtouG3588otherἑτέρουheterouG2087. YecannotG3756serveδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398GodθεῷtheōG2316andG2532mammon.

25ThereforeG1223IG2532sayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouG5210,BeG1510notG3361anxiousμεριμνᾶτεmerimnateG3309forG1223yourG2532lifeψυχῇpsuchēaG5590,whatτίtiG5101yeshallG3778eatG2068,orG3366whatτίtiG5101yeshallG3778drink;norG3366yetG2532forG1223yourG2532bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,whatτίtiG5101yeshallG3778putἐνδύσησθε.endusēstheG1746onG1510.IsG1510notG3361theG3588lifeψυχὴpsuchēG5590moreG4183thanG4183theG3588foodτροφῆςtrophēsG5160,andG2532theG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983thanG4183theG3588raiment?

26BeholdtheG3588birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071ofG3962theG3588heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,thatὅτιhotiG3754theyG846sowσπείρουσινspeirousinG4687notG3756,neitherG3756doG2532theyG846reapθερίζουσινtherizousinG2325,norG3761gatherσυνάγουσινsunagousinG4863intoG1519barnsἀποθήκας,apothēkasG596;andG2532yourG2532heavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770FatherπατὴρpatērG3962feedeththemG846. ArenotG3756yeofG3962muchG3123moreG3123valuethanG2532theyG846?

27AndδὲdeG1161whichτίςtisG5101ofG1537youG5210byG1537beingὑμῶνhumōnG4771anxiousμεριμνῶνmerimnōnG3309canδύναταιdunataiG1410addπροσθεῖναιprostheinaiG4369oneἕνα;henaG1520cubit untohisαὐτοῦautouG846statureἡλικίανhēlikianG2244?

28AndG2532whyτίtiG5101are yeanxiousμεριμνᾶτε;merimnateG3309concerningG4012raiment? ConsidertheτὰtaG3588liliesκρίναkrinaG2918ofG4012theτοῦtouG3588fieldἀγροῦ,agrouG68,howπῶςpōsG4459theyG2532growαὐξάνουσιν·auxanousinG837;theyG2532toilκοπιῶσινkopiōsinG2872notG3756,neitherG3756doG3309theyG2532spinνήθουσιν.nēthousinG3514:

29yetδὲdeG1161IG3778sayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouG5210,thatὅτιhotiG3754evenοὐδὲoudeG3761SolomonΣολομὼνSolomōnG4672inἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956hisαὐτοῦautouG846gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391wasnotG3761arrayedlikeὡςhōsG5613oneἓνhenG1520ofG1391theseG3778.

30ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316dothsoG2532clothetheG3588grassχόρτονchortonG5528ofG2316theG3588fieldἀγροῦ,agrouG68,whichG3588todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594isG1510,andG2532tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839isG1510castβαλλόμενον,ballomenonG906intoεἰςeisG1519theG3588oven,shallG2532heG2532notοὐouG3756muchπολλῷpollōG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123clotheyouG5210, O yeofG2316little faith?

31BeG3767notμὴmēG3361thereforeοὖνounG3767anxiousμεριμνήσητεmerimnēsēteG3309,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WhatG5101shallweG3767eatG2068?orἢēG2228,WhatG5101shalldrinkπίωμενpiōmenG4095?orἢēG2228, Wherewithal shallweG3767beG3767clothedπεριβαλώμεθα;peribalōmethaG4016?

32ForG1063afterG1063allG3956theseG3778thingsG3778doG1492theG3956GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484seekἐπιζητοῦσιν·epizētousinG1934;forG1063yourG3956heavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770FatherπατὴρpatērG3962knoweththatὅτιhotiG3754ye haveneedχρῄζετεchrēzeteG5535ofG3962allG3956theseG3778thingsG3778.

33ButδὲdeG1161seekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212yefirstπρῶτονprōtonG4413hisG846kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932,andG2532hisG846righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343;andG2532allπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778shallG3778beG2532addedπροστεθήσεταιprostethēsetaiG4369untoyouG5210.

34BeG3767notμὴmēG3361thereforeοὖνounG3767anxiousμεριμνήσητεmerimnēsēteG3309forG1063theτὴνtēnG3588morrow:forG1063theἡhēG3588morrowwillG2250beG3767anxiousμεριμνήσειmerimnēseiG3309forG1063itselfἑαυτῆς.he'autēsG1438.SufficientἀρκετὸνarketonG713untotheτῇtēaG3588dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250istheἡhēG3588evilκακίαkakiaG2549thereof.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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