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World English Bible

Matthew 6 (WEBP)

[1] “Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
[2] Therefore, when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.
[3] But when you do merciful deeds, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand does,
[4] so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
[5] “When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward.
[6] But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
[7] In praying, don’t use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.
[8] Therefore don’t be like them, for your Father knows what things you need before you ask him.
[9] Pray like this: “ ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.
[10] Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
[11] Give us today our daily bread.
[12] Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.
[13] Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’
[14] “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
[15] But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
[16] “Moreover when you fast, don’t be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.
[17] But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
[18] so that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
[19] “Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
[20] but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;
[21] for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
[22] “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.
[23] But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
[24] “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.
[25] Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
[26] See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?
[27] “Which of you by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?
[28] Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin,
[29] yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.
[30] But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won’t he much more clothe you, you of little faith?
[31] “Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’
[32] For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
[33] But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
[34] Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.

Matthew 6:1 NU reads “acts of righteousness” instead of “charitable giving”
Matthew 6:13 NU omits “For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.”
Matthew 6:27 Literally, cubit

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Matthew 6 (KJVS)

[1] Take 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.
[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.
[3] But when thou doest () alms, let not thy left hand know () what thy right hand doeth: ()
[4] that thine alms may be () in secret: and thy Father which seeth () in secret himself shall reward () thee openly.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[8] Be not ye therefore like () unto them: for your Father knoweth () what things ye have () need of, before ye ask () him.
[9] After this manner therefore pray () ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be () thy name.
[10] Thy kingdom come. () Thy will be done () in earth, as it is in heaven.
[11] Give () us this day our daily bread.
[12] And forgive () us our debts, as we forgive () our debtors.
[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.
[14] For if ye forgive () men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive () you:
[15] but if ye forgive () not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive () your trespasses.
[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.
[17] But thou, when thou fastest, () anoint () thine head, and wash () thy face;
[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.
[19] Lay not up () for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, () and where thieves break through () and steal: ()
[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: ()
[21] for where your treasure is, () there will your heart be () also.
[22] The light of the body is () the eye: if therefore thine eye be () single, thy whole body shall be () full of light.
[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!
[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.
[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?
[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?
[27] Which of you by taking thought () can () add () one cubit unto his stature?
[28] And why take ye thought () for raiment? Consider () the lilies of the field, how they grow; () they toil () not, neither do they spin: ()
[29] and yet I say () unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed () like one of these.
[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?
[31] Therefore take no thought, () saying, () What shall we eat? () or, What shall we drink? () or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? ()
[32] (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) () for your heavenly Father knoweth () that ye have need () of all these things.
[33] But seek ye () first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added () unto you.
[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.

Matthew 6:1 Or, with
Matthew 6:2 Or, cause not a trumpet to be sounded

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Matthew 6 (BYZ)

[1] Προσέχετε () τὴν () ἐλεημοσύνην () ὑμῶν () μὴ () ποιεῖν () ἔμπροσθεν () τῶν () ἀνθρώπων, () πρὸς () τὸ () θεαθῆναι () αὐτοῖς· () εἰ () δὲ () μήγε, () μισθὸν () οὐκ () ἔχετε () παρὰ () τῷ () πατρὶ () ὑμῶν () τῷ () ἐν () τοῖς () οὐρανοῖς. ()
[2] Ὅταν () οὖν () ποιῇς () ἐλεημοσύνην, () μὴ () σαλπίσῃς () ἔμπροσθέν () σου, () ὥσπερ () οἱ () ὑποκριταὶ () ποιοῦσιν () ἐν () ταῖς () συναγωγαῖς () καὶ () ἐν () ταῖς () ῥύμαις, () ὅπως () δοξασθῶσιν () ὑπὸ () τῶν () ἀνθρώπων· () ἀμὴν () λέγω () ὑμῖν, () ἀπέχουσιν () τὸν () μισθὸν () αὐτῶν. ()
[3] Σοῦ () δὲ () ποιοῦντος () ἐλεημοσύνην, () μὴ () γνώτω () ἡ () ἀριστερά () σου () τί () ποιεῖ () ἡ () δεξιά () σου, ()
[4] ὅπως () ᾖ () σου () ἡ () ἐλεημοσύνη () ἐν () τῷ () κρυπτῷ· () καὶ () ὁ () πατήρ () σου () ὁ () βλέπων () ἐν () τῷ () κρυπτῷ () αὐτὸς () ἀποδώσει () σοι () ἐν () τῷ () φανερῷ. ()
[5] Καὶ () ὅταν () προσεύχῃ, () οὐκ () ἔσῃ () ὥσπερ () οἱ () ὑποκριταί, () ὅτι () φιλοῦσιν () ἐν () ταῖς () συναγωγαῖς () καὶ () ἐν () ταῖς () γωνίαις () τῶν () πλατειῶν () ἑστῶτες () προσεύχεσθαι, () ὅπως () ἂν () φανῶσιν () τοῖς () ἀνθρώποις· () ἀμὴν () λέγω () ὑμῖν () ὅτι () ἀπέχουσιν () τὸν () μισθὸν () αὐτῶν. ()
[6] Σὺ () δέ, () ὅταν () προσεύχῃ, () εἴσελθε () εἰς () τὸ () ταμιεῖόν () σου, () καὶ () κλείσας () τὴν () θύραν () σου, () πρόσευξαι () τῷ () πατρί () σου () τῷ () ἐν () τῷ () κρυπτῷ· () καὶ () ὁ () πατήρ () σου () ὁ () βλέπων () ἐν () τῷ () κρυπτῷ () ἀποδώσει () σοι () ἐν () τῷ () φανερῷ. ()
[7] Προσευχόμενοι () δὲ () μὴ () βαττολογήσητε, () ὥσπερ () οἱ () ἐθνικοί· () δοκοῦσιν () γὰρ () ὅτι () ἐν () τῇ () πολυλογίᾳ () αὐτῶν () εἰσακουσθήσονται. ()
[8] Μὴ () οὖν () ὁμοιωθῆτε () αὐτοῖς· () οἶδεν () γὰρ () ὁ () πατὴρ () ὑμῶν () ὧν () χρείαν () ἔχετε, () πρὸ () τοῦ () ὑμᾶς () αἰτῆσαι () αὐτόν. ()
[9] Οὕτως () οὖν () προσεύχεσθε () ὑμεῖς· () Πάτερ () ἡμῶν () ὁ () ἐν () τοῖς () οὐρανοῖς, () ἁγιασθήτω () τὸ () ὄνομά () σου. ()
[10] Ἐλθέτω () ἡ () βασιλεία () σου. () Γενηθήτω () τὸ () θέλημά () σου, () ὡς () ἐν () οὐρανῷ, () καὶ () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς. ()
[11] Τὸν () ἄρτον () ἡμῶν () τὸν () ἐπιούσιον () δὸς () ἡμῖν () σήμερον. ()
[12] Καὶ () ἄφες () ἡμῖν () τὰ () ὀφειλήματα () ἡμῶν, () ὡς () καὶ () ἡμεῖς () ἀφίεμεν () τοῖς () ὀφειλέταις () ἡμῶν. ()
[13] Καὶ () μὴ () εἰσενέγκῃς () ἡμᾶς () εἰς () πειρασμόν, () ἀλλὰ () ῥῦσαι () ἡμᾶς () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () πονηροῦ. () Ὅτι () σοῦ () ἐστιν () ἡ () βασιλεία () καὶ () ἡ () δύναμις () καὶ () ἡ () δόξα () εἰς () τοὺς () αἰῶνας. () Ἀμήν. ()
[14] Ἐὰν () γὰρ () ἀφῆτε () τοῖς () ἀνθρώποις () τὰ () παραπτώματα () αὐτῶν, () ἀφήσει () καὶ () ὑμῖν () ὁ () πατὴρ () ὑμῶν () ὁ () οὐράνιος· ()
[15] ἐὰν () δὲ () μὴ () ἀφῆτε () τοῖς () ἀνθρώποις () τὰ () παραπτώματα () αὐτῶν, () οὐδὲ () ὁ () πατὴρ () ὑμῶν () ἀφήσει () τὰ () παραπτώματα () ὑμῶν. ()
[16] Ὅταν () δὲ () νηστεύητε, () μὴ () γίνεσθε () ὥσπερ () οἱ () ὑποκριταὶ () σκυθρωποί· () ἀφανίζουσιν () γὰρ () τὰ () πρόσωπα () αὐτῶν, () ὅπως () φανῶσιν () τοῖς () ἀνθρώποις () νηστεύοντες· () ἀμὴν () λέγω () ὑμῖν () ὅτι () ἀπέχουσιν () τὸν () μισθὸν () αὐτῶν. ()
[17] Σὺ () δὲ () νηστεύων () ἄλειψαί () σου () τὴν () κεφαλήν, () καὶ () τὸ () πρόσωπόν () σου () νίψαι, ()
[18] ὅπως () μὴ () φανῇς () τοῖς () ἀνθρώποις () νηστεύων, () ἀλλὰ () τῷ () πατρί () σου () τῷ () ἐν () τῷ () κρυπτῷ· () καὶ () ὁ () πατήρ () σου () ὁ () βλέπων () ἐν () τῷ () κρυπτῷ () ἀποδώσει () σοι. ()
[19] Μὴ () θησαυρίζετε () ὑμῖν () θησαυροὺς () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς, () ὅπου () σὴς () καὶ () βρῶσις () ἀφανίζει, () καὶ () ὅπου () κλέπται () διορύσσουσιν () καὶ () κλέπτουσιν· ()
[20] θησαυρίζετε () δὲ () ὑμῖν () θησαυροὺς () ἐν () οὐρανῷ, () ὅπου () οὔτε () σὴς () οὔτε () βρῶσις () ἀφανίζει, () καὶ () ὅπου () κλέπται () οὐ () διορύσσουσιν () οὐδὲ () κλέπτουσιν. ()
[21] Ὅπου () γάρ () ἐστιν () ὁ () θησαυρὸς () ὑμῶν, () ἐκεῖ () ἔσται () καὶ () ἡ () καρδία () ὑμῶν. ()
[22] Ὁ () λύχνος () τοῦ () σώματός () ἐστιν () ὁ () ὀφθαλμός· () ἐὰν () οὖν () ὁ () ὀφθαλμός () σου () ἁπλοῦς () ᾖ, () ὅλον () τὸ () σῶμά () σου () φωτεινὸν () ἔσται· ()
[23] ἐὰν () δὲ () ὁ () ὀφθαλμός () σου () πονηρὸς () ᾖ, () ὅλον () τὸ () σῶμά () σου () σκοτεινὸν () ἔσται. () Εἰ () οὖν () τὸ () φῶς () τὸ () ἐν () σοὶ () σκότος () ἐστίν, () τὸ () σκότος () πόσον; ()
[24] Οὐδεὶς () δύναται () δυσὶν () κυρίοις () δουλεύειν· () ἢ () γὰρ () τὸν () ἕνα () μισήσει, () καὶ () τὸν () ἕτερον () ἀγαπήσει· () ἢ () ἑνὸς () ἀνθέξεται, () καὶ () τοῦ () ἑτέρου () καταφρονήσει. () Οὐ () δύνασθε () θεῷ () δουλεύειν () καὶ () μαμωνᾷ. ()
[25] Διὰ () τοῦτο () λέγω () ὑμῖν, () μὴ () μεριμνᾶτε () τῇ () ψυχῇ () ὑμῶν, () τί () φάγητε () καὶ () τί () πίητε· () μηδὲ () τῷ () σώματι () ὑμῶν, () τί () ἐνδύσησθε. () Οὐχὶ () ἡ () ψυχὴ () πλεῖόν () ἐστιν () τῆς () τροφῆς, () καὶ () τὸ () σῶμα () τοῦ () ἐνδύματος; ()
[26] Ἐμβλέψατε () εἰς () τὰ () πετεινὰ () τοῦ () οὐρανοῦ, () ὅτι () οὐ () σπείρουσιν, () οὐδὲ () θερίζουσιν, () οὐδὲ () συνάγουσιν () εἰς () ἀποθήκας, () καὶ () ὁ () πατὴρ () ὑμῶν () ὁ () οὐράνιος () τρέφει () αὐτά· () οὐχ () ὑμεῖς () μᾶλλον () διαφέρετε () αὐτῶν; ()
[27] Τίς () δὲ () ἐξ () ὑμῶν () μεριμνῶν () δύναται () προσθεῖναι () ἐπὶ () τὴν () ἡλικίαν () αὐτοῦ () πῆχυν () ἕνα; ()
[28] Καὶ () περὶ () ἐνδύματος () τί () μεριμνᾶτε; () Καταμάθετε () τὰ () κρίνα () τοῦ () ἀγροῦ, () πῶς () αὐξάνει· () οὐ () κοπιᾷ, () οὐδὲ () νήθει· ()
[29] λέγω () δὲ () ὑμῖν () ὅτι () οὐδὲ () Σολομὼν () ἐν () πάσῃ () τῇ () δόξῃ () αὐτοῦ () περιεβάλετο () ὡς () ἓν () τούτων. ()
[30] Εἰ () δὲ () τὸν () χόρτον () τοῦ () ἀγροῦ, () σήμερον () ὄντα, () καὶ () αὔριον () εἰς () κλίβανον () βαλλόμενον, () ὁ () θεὸς () οὕτως () ἀμφιέννυσιν, () οὐ () πολλῷ () μᾶλλον () ὑμᾶς, () ὀλιγόπιστοι; ()
[31] Μὴ () οὖν () μεριμνήσητε, () λέγοντες, () Τί () φάγωμεν, () ἢ () τί () πίωμεν, () ἢ () τί () περιβαλώμεθα; ()
[32] Πάντα () γὰρ () ταῦτα () τὰ () ἔθνη () ἐπιζητεῖ· () οἶδεν () γὰρ () ὁ () πατὴρ () ὑμῶν () ὁ () οὐράνιος () ὅτι () χρῄζετε () τούτων () ἁπάντων. ()
[33] Ζητεῖτε () δὲ () πρῶτον () τὴν () βασιλείαν () τοῦ () θεοῦ () καὶ () τὴν () δικαιοσύνην () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ταῦτα () πάντα () προστεθήσεται () ὑμῖν. ()
[34] Μὴ () οὖν () μεριμνήσητε () εἰς () τὴν () αὔριον· () ἡ () γὰρ () αὔριον () μεριμνήσει () τὰ () ἑαυτῆς. () Ἀρκετὸν () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () ἡ () κακία () αὐτῆς. ()

Matthew 6:1a N τὴν ἐλεημοσύνην ⇒ [δὲ] τὴν δικαιοσύνην
Matthew 6:1b N μήγε ⇒ μή γε
Matthew 6:4a N αὐτὸς ⇒ -
Matthew 6:4b N ἐν τῷ φανερῷ ⇒ -
Matthew 6:5a N προσεύχῃ οὐκ ἔσῃ ὥσπερ ⇒ προσεύχησθε οὐκ ἔσεσθε ὡς
Matthew 6:5b N ἂν ⇒ -
Matthew 6:5c N ὅτι ἀπέχουσιν ⇒ ἀπέχουσιν
Matthew 6:6a N ταμιεῖόν ⇒ ταμεῖόν
Matthew 6:6b N ἐν τῷ φανερῷ ⇒ -
Matthew 6:7 N βαττολογήσητε ⇒ βατταλογήσητε
Matthew 6:10 N τῆς ⇒ -
Matthew 6:12 N ἀφίεμεν ⇒ ἀφήκαμεν
Matthew 6:13 N Ὅτι σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας Ἀμήν ⇒ -
Matthew 6:15 N τὰ παραπτώματα αὐτῶν ⇒ -
Matthew 6:16a N ὥσπερ ⇒ ὡς
Matthew 6:16b N ὅτι ⇒ -
Matthew 6:18a N κρυπτῷ καὶ ⇒ κρυφαίῳ καὶ
Matthew 6:18b N κρυπτῷ ἀποδώσει ⇒ κρυφαίῳ ἀποδώσει
Matthew 6:21a N ὑμῶν ἐκεῖ ⇒ σου ἐκεῖ
Matthew 6:21b N καρδία ὑμῶν ⇒ καρδία σου
Matthew 6:22a N οὖν ὁ ⇒ οὖν ᾖ ὁ
Matthew 6:22b N ᾖ ⇒ -
Matthew 6:25 N καὶ τί πίητε ⇒ [ἢ τί πίητε]
Matthew 6:28 N αὐξάνει οὐ κοπιᾷ οὐδὲ νήθει ⇒ αὐξάνουσιν οὐ κοπιῶσιν οὐδὲ νήθουσιν
Matthew 6:32 N ἐπιζητεῖ ⇒ ἐπιζητοῦσιν
Matthew 6:33 N τοῦ θεοῦ ⇒ [τοῦ θεοῦ]
Matthew 6:34 N τὰ ⇒ -