Matthew 6
1 Be careful not to do your charity before men in order to be seen by them, otherwise ye have no reward from your Father in the heavens.
“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from 'Avikah shebashamayim ·your Father in Heaven·.
2 When therefore thou do charity, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.
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 thou do charity, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand does,
But when you do merciful deeds, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand does,
4 so that thy charity may be in secret. And thy Father who sees in secret will himself reward thee in the open.
so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then 'Avikah ·your Father· who sees in secret will reward you openly.
5 And when thou pray, thou shall not be as the hypocrites, because they love to pray having stood in the synagogues and in the corners of the thoroughfares, so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.
“When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they phileo ·affectionately love, have high regard· 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 thou, when thou pray, enter into thy private room, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will reward thee in the open.
But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to 'Avikah ·your Father· who is in secret, and 'Avikah ·your Father· who sees in secret will reward you openly.
7 And while praying do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do, for they think that they will be heard by their much speaking.
In praying, don’t use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.
8 Be not therefore like them, for your Father knows what things ye have need of before ye ask him.
Therefore don’t be like them, for 'Avikah ·your Father· knows what things you need, before you ask him.
9 Pray ye therefore this way: Our Father in the heavens, hallowed be thy name.
Pray like this: Avinu shebashamayim ·our Father in Heaven·, may your name be kept holy.
10 May thy kingdom come. May thy will happen on the earth as also in heaven.
Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
11 Give us this day the bread sufficient for us.
Provide us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts as we also forgive our debtors.
Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.
13 And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, because from thee is the kingdom and the power and the glory into the ages. Truly.
Do not lead us into hard testing, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen ·So be it·.’
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
“For if you forgive men their lapse and deviation from truth, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
But if you don’t forgive men their lapse and deviation from truth, neither will 'Avikah ·your Father· forgive your lapse and deviation from truth.
16 And when ye fast, become not like the gloomy looking hypocrites, for they make their faces unsightly, so that they may appear fasting to men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.
“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 when thou fast, anoint thy head, and wash thy face,
But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face;
18 so that thou may not appear fasting to men, but to thy Father in secret. And thy Father, who sees in secret, will reward thee.
so that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by 'Avikah ·your Father· who is in secret, and 'Avikah ·your Father·, who sees in secret, will reward you.
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust deteriorates, and where thieves break through and steal,
“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 deteriorates, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.
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 will your heart be also.
for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
22 The light of the body is the eye. If therefore thine eye is sound, thy whole body will be bright.
“The lamp candle of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.
23 But if thine eye is bad, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee is darkness, how great is the darkness!
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 man can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or he will hold to one, and disparage the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and have agapao ·total devotion love· to the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon ·Wealth·.
25 Because of this I say to you, be not anxious about your life, what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, nor yet for your body, what ye may wear. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the clothing?
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. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
26 Look to the birds of the sky, because they sow not, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns, and your heavenly Father feeds them. Are ye not more valuable then they?
See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you of much more value than they?
27 And which man of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his life span?
“Which of you, by being anxious, can add one cubit [18 in; 45.72 cm] to his lifespan?
28 And why are ye anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, nor do they spin,
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 say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these.
yet I tell you that even Solomon [Peaceable, Recompense] in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.
30 And if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into an oven, will he not much more you, O ye of little faith?
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 trusting faith?
31 Be not therefore anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we wear?
“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 ye need all these things.
For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
34 Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow will be anxious about things of itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil of it.
Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.
