Matthew 6

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¹Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

KJVTake heed^G4337^(G5720) that ye do^G4160^(G5721) not^G3361 your^G5216 alms^G1654 before^G1715 men^G444, to be seen^G4314^G2300^(G5683) of them^G846: otherwise^G1490 ye have^G2192^(G5719) no^G3756 reward^G3408 of^G3844 your^G5216 Father^G3962 which^G3588 is in^G1722 heaven^G3772.

² Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

KJVTherefore^G3767 when^G3752 thou doest^G4160^(G5725) thine alms^G1654, do^G4537 not^G3361 sound a trumpet^G4537^(G5661) before^G1715 thee^G4675, as^G5618 the hypocrites^G5273 do^G4160^(G5719) in^G1722 the synagogues^G4864 and^G2532 in^G1722 the streets^G4505, that^G3704 they may have glory^G1392^(G5686) of^G5259 men^G444. Verily^G281 I say^G3004^(G5719) unto you^G5213, They have^G568^(G5719) their^G846 reward^G3408.

³ But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

KJVBut^G1161 when thou^G4675 doest^G4160^(G5723) alms^G1654, let^G1097 not^G3361 thy^G4675 left hand^G710 know^G1097^(G5628) what^G5101 thy^G4675 right hand^G1188 doeth^G4160^(G5719):

⁴ That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

KJVThat^G3704 thine^G4675 alms^G1654 may be^G5600^(G5753) in^G1722 secret^G2927: and^G2532 thy^G4675 Father^G3962 which^G3588 seeth^G991^(G5723) in^G1722 secret^G2927 himself^G846 shall reward^G591^(G5692) thee^G4671 openly^G1722^G5318.

⁵ And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

KJVAnd^G2532 when^G3752 thou prayest^G4336^(G5741), thou shalt^G2071 not^G3756 be^G2071^(G5704) as^G5618 the hypocrites^G5273 are: for^G3754 they love^G5368^(G5719) to pray^G4336^(G5738) standing^G2476^(G5761) in^G1722 the synagogues^G4864 and^G2532 in^G1722 the corners^G1137 of the streets^G4113, that^G3704 they may^G302 be seen^G5316^(G5652) of men^G444. Verily^G281 I say^G3004^(G5719) unto you^G5213,^G3754 They have^G568^(G5719) their^G846 reward^G3408.

⁶ But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

KJVBut^G1161 thou^G4771, when^G3752 thou prayest^G4336^(G5741), enter^G1525^(G5628) into^G1519 thy^G4675 closet^G5009, and^G2532 when thou hast shut^G2808^(G5660) thy^G4675 door^G2374, pray^G4336^(G5663) to thy^G4675 Father^G3962 which^G3588 is in^G1722 secret^G2927; and^G2532 thy^G4675 Father^G3962 which^G3588 seeth^G991^(G5723) in^G1722 secret^G2927 shall reward^G591^(G5692) thee^G4671 openly^G1722^G5318.

⁷ But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

KJVBut^G1161 when ye pray^G4336^(G5740), use^G945 not^G3361 vain repetitions^G945^(G5661), as^G5618 the heathen^G1482 do: for^G1063 they think^G1380^(G5719) that^G3754 they shall be heard^G1522^(G5701) for^G1722 their^G846 much speaking^G4180.

⁸ Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

KJVBe^G3666 not^G3361 ye^G3666 therefore^G3767 like^G3666^(G5686) unto them^G846: for^G1063 your^G5216 Father^G3962 knoweth^G1492^(G5758) what things^G3739 ye have^G2192^(G5719) need of^G5532, before^G4253 ye^G5209 ask^G154^(G5658) him^G846.

⁹ After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

KJVAfter this manner^G3779 therefore^G3767 pray^G4336^(G5737) ye^G5210: Our^G2257 Father^G3962 which^G3588 art in^G1722 heaven^G3772, Hallowed be^G37^(G5682) thy^G4675 name^G3686.

¹⁰ Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

KJVThy^G4675 kingdom^G932 come^G2064^(G5628). Thy^G4675 will^G2307 be done^G1096^(G5676) in^G1909 earth^G1093, as^G2532^G5613 it is in^G1722 heaven^G3772.

¹¹ Give us this day our daily bread.

KJVGive^G1325^(G5628) us^G2254 this day^G4594 our^G2257 daily^G1967 bread^G740.

¹² And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

KJVAnd^G2532 forgive^G863^(G5628) us^G2254 our^G2257 debts^G3783, as^G2532^G5613 we^G2249 forgive^G863^(G5719) our^G2257 debtors^G3781.

¹³ And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

KJVAnd^G2532 lead^G1533^(G5661) us^G2248 not^G3361 into^G1519 temptation^G3986, but^G235 deliver^G4506^(G5663) us^G2248 from^G575 evil^G4190: For^G3754 thine^G4675 is^G2076^(G5748) the kingdom^G932, and^G2532 the power^G1411, and^G2532 the glory^G1391, for^G1519 ever^G165. Amen^G281.

¹⁴ For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

KJVFor^G1063 if^G1437 ye forgive^G863^(G5632) men^G444 their^G846 trespasses^G3900, your^G5216 heavenly^G3770 Father^G3962 will also^G2532 forgive^G863^(G5692) you^G5213:

¹⁵ But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

KJVBut^G1161 if^G3362 ye forgive^G863^(G5632) not^G3362 men^G444 their^G846 trespasses^G3900, neither^G3761 will your^G5216 Father^G3962 forgive^G863^(G5692) your^G5216 trespasses^G3900.

¹⁶ Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

KJVMoreover^G1161 when^G3752 ye fast^G3522^(G5725), be^G1096^(G5737) not^G3361, as^G5618 the hypocrites^G5273, of a sad countenance^G4659: for^G1063 they disfigure^G853^(G5719) their^G846 faces^G4383, that^G3704 they may appear^G5316^(G5652) unto men^G444 to fast^G3522^(G5723). Verily^G281 I say^G3004^(G5719) unto you^G5213,^G3754 They have^G568^(G5719) their^G846 reward^G3408.

¹⁷ But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

KJVBut^G1161 thou^G4771, when thou fastest^G3522^(G5723), anoint^G218^(G5669) thine^G4675 head^G2776, and^G2532 wash^G3538^(G5669) thy^G4675 face^G4383;

¹⁸ That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

KJVThat^G3704 thou appear^G5316^(G5652) not^G3361 unto men^G444 to fast^G3522^(G5723), but^G235 unto thy^G4675 Father^G3962 which^G3588 is in^G1722 secret^G2927: and^G2532 thy^G4675 Father^G3962, which^G3588 seeth^G991^(G5723) in^G1722 secret^G2927, shall reward^G591^(G5692) thee^G4671 openly^G1722^G5318.

¹⁹ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

KJVLay^G2343 not^G3361 up^G2343^(G5720) for yourselves^G5213 treasures^G2344 upon^G1909 earth^G1093, where^G3699 moth^G4597 and^G2532 rust^G1035 doth corrupt^G853^(G5719), and^G2532 where^G3699 thieves^G2812 break through^G1358^(G5719) and^G2532 steal^G2813^(G5719):

²⁰ But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

KJVBut^G1161 lay up^G2343^(G5720) for yourselves^G5213 treasures^G2344 in^G1722 heaven^G3772, where^G3699 neither^G3777 moth^G4597 nor^G3777 rust^G1035 doth corrupt^G853^(G5719), and^G2532 where^G3699 thieves^G2812 do^G1358 not^G3756 break through^G1358^(G5719) nor^G3761 steal^G2813^(G5719):

²¹ For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

KJVFor^G1063 where^G3699 your^G5216 treasure^G2344 is^G2076^(G5748), there^G1563 will^G2071 your^G5216 heart^G2588 be^G2071^(G5704) also^G2532.

²² The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

KJVThe light^G3088 of the body^G4983 is^G2076^(G5748) the eye^G3788: if^G1437 therefore^G3767 thine^G4675 eye^G3788 be^G5600^(G5753) single^G573, thy^G4675 whole^G3650 body^G4983 shall be^G2071^(G5704) full of light^G5460.

²³ But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

KJVBut^G1161 if^G1437 thine^G4675 eye^G3788 be^G5600^(G5753) evil^G4190, thy^G4675 whole^G3650 body^G4983 shall be^G2071^(G5704) full of darkness^G4652. If^G1487 therefore^G3767 the light^G5457 that is^G2076^(G5748) in^G1722 thee^G4671 be darkness^G4655, how great^G4214 is that darkness^G4655!

²⁴ No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

KJVNo man^G3762 can^G1410^(G5736) serve^G1398^(G5721) two^G1417 masters^G2962: for^G1063 either^G2228 he will hate^G3404^(G5692) the one^G1520, and^G2532 love^G25^(G5692) the other^G2087; or else^G2228 he will hold^G472^(G5695) to the one^G1520, and^G2532 despise^G2706^(G5692) the other^G2087. Ye cannot^G3756^G1410^(G5736) serve^G1398^(G5721) God^G2316 and^G2532 mammon^G3126.

²⁵ Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

KJVTherefore^G1223^G5124 I say^G3004^(G5719) unto you^G5213, Take no^G3361 thought^G3309^(G5720) for your^G5216 life^G5590, what^G5101 ye shall eat^G5315^(G5632), or^G2532 what^G5101 ye shall drink^G4095^(G5632); nor yet for^G3366 your^G5216 body^G4983, what^G5101 ye shall put on^G1746^(G5672). Is^G2076^(G5748) not^G3780 the life^G5590 more than^G4119 meat^G5160, and^G2532 the body^G4983 than raiment^G1742?

²⁶ Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

KJVBehold^G1689^(G5657)^G1519 the fowls^G4071 of the air^G3772: for^G3754 they sow^G4687^(G5719) not^G3756, neither^G3761 do they reap^G2325^(G5719), nor^G3761 gather^G4863^(G5719) into^G1519 barns^G596; yet^G2532 your^G5216 heavenly^G3770 Father^G3962 feedeth^G5142^(G5719) them^G846. Are^G1308 ye^G5210 not^G3756 much^G3123 better than^G1308^(G5719) they^G846?

²⁷ Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

KJV^G1161 Which^G1537^G5101 of you^G5216 by taking thought^G3309^(G5723) can^G1410^(G5736) add^G4369^(G5629) one^G1520 cubit^G4083 unto^G1909 his^G846 stature^G2244?

²⁸ And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

KJVAnd^G2532 why^G5101 take ye thought^G3309^(G5720) for^G4012 raiment^G1742? Consider^G2648^(G5628) the lilies^G2918 of the field^G68, how^G4459 they grow^G837^(G5719); they toil^G2872^(G5719) not^G3756, neither^G3761 do they spin^G3514^(G5719):

²⁹ And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

KJVAnd yet^G1161 I say^G3004^(G5719) unto you^G5213, That^G3754 even^G3761 Solomon^G4672 in^G1722 all^G3956 his^G846 glory^G1391 was^G4016 not^G3761 arrayed^G4016^(G5639) like^G5613 one^G1520 of these^G5130.

³⁰ Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

KJVWherefore^G1161, if^G1487 God^G2316 so^G3779 clothe^G294^(G5719) the grass^G5528 of the field^G68, which to day^G4594 is^G5607^(G5752), and^G2532 to morrow^G839 is cast^G906^(G5746) into^G1519 the oven^G2823, shall he not^G3756 much^G4183 more^G3123 clothe you^G5209, O ye of little faith^G3640?

³¹ Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

KJVTherefore^G3767 take no^G3361 thought^G3309^(G5661), saying^G3004^(G5723), What^G5101 shall we eat^G5315^(G5632)? or^G2228, What^G5101 shall we drink^G4095^(G5632)? or^G2228, Wherewithal^G5101 shall we be clothed^G4016^(G5643)?

³² (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

KJV(For^G1063 after^G1934 all^G3956 these things^G5023 do the Gentiles^G1484 seek^G1934^(G5719):) for^G1063 your^G5216 heavenly^G3770 Father^G3962 knoweth^G1492^(G5758) that^G3754 ye have need^G5535^(G5719) of all^G537 these things^G5130.

³³ But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

KJVBut^G1161 seek ye^G2212^(G5720) first^G4412 the kingdom^G932 of God^G2316, and^G2532 his^G846 righteousness^G1343; and^G2532 all^G3956 these things^G5023 shall be added^G4369^(G5701) unto you^G5213.

³⁴ Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

KJVTake^G3309 therefore^G3767 no^G3361 thought^G3309^(G5661) for^G1519 the morrow^G839: for^G1063 the morrow^G839 shall take thought^G3309^(G5692) for the things^G3588 of itself^G1438. Sufficient^G713 unto the day^G2250 is the evil^G2549 thereof^G846.

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