{"book":"Matthew","slug":"matthew","ch":6,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to Matthew","prev":"matthew/5","next":"matthew/7","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"[“] Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If [you do], you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.","f":["BYZ and TR charitable acts or alms"],"h":"Giving to the Needy","style":"red"},{"v":2,"t":"So 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.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":3,"t":"But [when] you give to the needy, {do} not {let} your left [hand] know what your right hand is doing,","f":[]},{"v":4,"t":"so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.","f":[],"h":"The Lord’s Prayer","style":"red"},{"v":6,"t":"But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, [and] pray to your Father, who [is] unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"And [when] you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":8,"t":"[Do] not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"So then, this is how you should pray:‘ Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"red","t":"So then, this is how you should pray:"},{"style":"indent1stlinered","t":"‘ Our Father in heaven,"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"hallowed be Your name."}],"style":"red"},{"v":10,"t":"Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as [it is] in heaven.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indentred1","t":"Your kingdom come,"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"Your will be done,"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"on earth as [it is] in heaven."}],"style":"indentred1"},{"v":11,"t":"Give us this day our daily bread.","f":[],"style":"indentred1"},{"v":12,"t":"And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indentred1","t":"And forgive us our debts,"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"as we also have forgiven our debtors."}],"style":"indentred1"},{"v":13,"t":"And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil [one].’","f":["Or from evil; BYZ and TR include For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen."],"lines":[{"style":"indentred1","t":"And lead us not into temptation,"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"but deliver us from the evil [one].’"}],"style":"indentred1"},{"v":14,"t":"For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":15,"t":"But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither {will} your Father forgive yours.","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"When you fast, [do] not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.","f":[],"h":"Proper Fasting","style":"red"},{"v":17,"t":"But [when] you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"so that [your] fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who [is] unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"[Do] not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.","f":["Or worm; also in verse 20"],"h":"Treasures in Heaven","style":"red"},{"v":20,"t":"But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth [and] rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in [and] steal.","f":[]},{"v":21,"t":"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.","f":[]},{"v":22,"t":"The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.","f":["Literally If your eye is sound; see Proverbs 22:9"],"h":"The Lamp of the Body","style":"red"},{"v":23,"t":"But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great [is] that darkness!","f":["Literally if your eye is evil; see Proverbs 23:6 and Proverbs 28:22"]},{"v":24,"t":"No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to [the] one and despise the other. You cannot serve [both] God and money.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":25,"t":"Therefore I tell you, [do] not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or [about] your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body [more] than clothes?","f":[],"h":"Do Not Worry","style":"red"},{"v":26,"t":"Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow [or] reap [or] gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. {Are} you not much more valuable than they?","f":[]},{"v":27,"t":"Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?","f":["Or a single cubit to his height; a cubit was approximately 18 inches or 45 centimeters."]},{"v":28,"t":"And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: [They do] not labor [or] spin.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":29,"t":"Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.","f":[]},{"v":30,"t":"If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is [here] today and tomorrow [is] thrown into the furnace, [will He] not much more [clothe] you, O [you] of little faith?","f":[]},{"v":31,"t":"Therefore [do] not worry, saying,‘ What shall we eat?’ or ‘ What shall we drink?’ or ‘ What shall we wear?’","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":32,"t":"For the Gentiles strive after all these things, [and] your heavenly Father knows that you need them.","f":[]},{"v":33,"t":"But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.","f":["SBL, WH, and NE seek first His kingdom; see also Luke 12:31."]},{"v":34,"t":"Therefore [do] not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today [has] enough trouble of its own.[’’]","f":[],"style":"red"}]}