Matthew

Matthew 6:1–2

¹“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts^a before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

²So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

Footnotes

a 6:1 BYZ and TR charitable acts or alms

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Matthew 6:1

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Be careful	Προσέχετε	Prosechete	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4337 I pay attention to, devote myself to
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
to perform	ποιεῖν	poiein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G4160 I do, make
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
righteous acts	δικαιοσύνην	dikaiosynēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1343 justice, justness, righteousness
before	ἔμπροσθεν	emprosthen	Preposition	G1715 in front, before the face
men	ἀνθρώπων	anthrōpōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G444 a man, one of the human race
to be seen	θεαθῆναι	theathēnai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive	G2300 I see, behold, contemplate, visit
by them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
If	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
you will have	ἔχετε	echete	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
no	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
reward	μισθὸν	misthon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3408 wages, reward
from	παρὰ	para	Preposition	G3844 from, in the presence of
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
Father	Πατρὶ	Patri	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
heaven	οὐρανοῖς	ouranois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G3772 the sky, the heaven

Matthew 6:2

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
when	Ὅταν	Hotan	Conjunction	G3752 when, whensoever
you give to the needy	ποιῇς	poiēs	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
do not sound a trumpet	σαλπίσῃς	salpisēs	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular	G4537 I sound a trumpet
before	ἔμπροσθέν	emprosthen	Preposition	G1715 in front, before the face
you	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
as	ὥσπερ	hōsper	Adverb	G5618 just as, as
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
hypocrites	ὑποκριταὶ	hypokritai	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5273 a hypocrite, dissembler
do	ποιοῦσιν	poiousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4160 I do, make
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	ταῖς	tais	Article - Dative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
synagogues	συναγωγαῖς	synagōgais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G4864 an assembly, congregation, synagogue
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
on	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	ταῖς	tais	Article - Dative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
streets	ῥύμαις	rhymais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G4505 a street, lane
to	ὅπως	hopōs	Conjunction	G3704 how, in order that, so that
be honored	δοξασθῶσιν	doxasthōsin	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G1392 I glorify, honor, bestow glory on
by	ὑπὸ	hypo	Preposition	G5259 by, under, about
men	ἀνθρώπων	anthrōpōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G444 a man, one of the human race
Truly	ἀμὴν	amēn	Hebrew Word	G281 verily, truly, amen, so let it be
I tell	λέγω	legō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
they already have	ἀπέχουσιν	apechousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G568 I have in full, am far, it is enough
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
full reward	μισθὸν	misthon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3408 wages, reward

Cross-references

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Matthew 6:1 Matthew 23:5 · John 12:43 · Hebrews 6:10 · Matthew 23:28–30 · Luke 16:15 · Galatians 6:12 · Matthew 6:4–6 · Ezekiel 33:31 · John 5:44 · 2 John 1:8 · Matthew 16:6 · Mark 8:15

Matthew 6:2 Matthew 6:5 · 2 Corinthians 9:6–15 · Matthew 6:16 · John 5:41 · James 2:15–16 · Luke 20:46 · 1 John 3:17–19 · Hebrews 13:16 · 1 Peter 4:11 · John 7:18 · Psalm 37:21 · Hosea 8:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.