Matthew
Matthew 6:7–8
7And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard. 8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
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Matthew 6:7
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| you pray | Προσευχόμενοι | Proseuchomenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4336 I pray, pray for |
| do not babble on | βατταλογήσητε | battalogēsēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G945 I chatter, utter empty words |
| like | ὥσπερ | hōsper | Adverb | G5618 just as, as |
| pagans | ἐθνικοί | ethnikoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1482 pagan, heathen, gentile; a Gentile, non-Jew |
| for | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| they think | δοκοῦσιν | dokousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1380 I think, seem, appear, it seems |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| by | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| many words | πολυλογίᾳ | polylogia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4180 much-speaking |
| they will be heard | εἰσακουσθήσονται | eisakousthēsontai | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G1522 I hear, listen to |
Matthew 6:8
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| be like | ὁμοιωθῆτε | homoiōthēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G3666 I make like, liken, compare |
| them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| for | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| Father | Πατὴρ | Patēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| knows | οἶδεν | oiden | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1492 I know, remember |
| what | ὧν | hōn | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| you | ἔχετε | echete | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| need | χρείαν | chreian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5532 need, necessity, business |
| before | πρὸ | pro | Preposition | G4253 before |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| ask | αἰτῆσαι | aitēsai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G154 I ask, request, beg, petition |
| Him | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 6:7 Ecclesiastes 5:2–3 · Ecclesiastes 5:7 · 1 Kings 18:26–29 · Matthew 6:32 · Matthew 26:44 · Daniel 9:18–19 · Matthew 26:42 · Acts 19:34 · Matthew 26:39 · 1 Kings 8:26–54
Matthew 6:8 Matthew 6:32 · Luke 12:30 · Philippians 4:6 · John 16:23–27 · Psalm 38:9 · Psalm 69:17–19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.