Matthew
Matthew 6:19
19Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rustc destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
Footnotes
- c 6:19 Or worm; also in verse 20
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| not | Μὴ | Mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| store up | θησαυρίζετε | thēsaurizete | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2343 I store up, treasure up, save |
| for yourselves | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| treasures | θησαυροὺς | thēsaurous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2344 a treasure, store |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| earth | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| where | ὅπου | hopou | Adverb | G3699 where, whither |
| moth | σὴς | sēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4597 a moth |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| rust | βρῶσις | brōsis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1035 eating, food, a meal, rust |
| destroy | ἀφανίζει | aphanizei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G853 I cause to disappear, I hide, remove, disfigure |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| where | ὅπου | hopou | Adverb | G3699 where, whither |
| thieves | κλέπται | kleptai | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2812 a thief |
| break in | διορύσσουσιν | dioryssousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1358 I dig through, break through |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| steal | κλέπτουσιν | kleptousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2813 I steal |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hebrews 13:5 · 1 John 2:15–16 · Luke 12:21 · Proverbs 23:4–5 · James 5:1–3 · Proverbs 11:4 · Proverbs 16:16 · 1 Timothy 6:17 · 1 Timothy 6:8–10 · Luke 18:22 · Luke 12:33 · Ecclesiastes 5:10–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.