Focused Passage

Matthew 6:1-4

Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom

Matthew moves from warning against visible-for-applause righteousness, to hidden giving, prayer, and fasting before the Father, to undivided treasure and service, and finally to freedom from anxiety through seeking first the kingdom.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1“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.

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.

3But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

4so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Be carefulΠροσέχετεG4337Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural-δὲG1161Conjunction-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularnotμὴG3361Adverbto performποιεῖνG4160Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Pluralrighteous actsδικαιοσύνηνG1343Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularbeforeἔμπροσθενG1715Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralmenἀνθρώπωνG444Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralvvvπρὸςG4314PrepositionvvvτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularto be seenθεαθῆναιG2300Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passiveby themαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralIfεἰG1487Conjunction[you do]δὲG1161Conjunction. . .μή¦γεG1490Particleyou will haveἔχετεG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralnoοὐκG3756AdverbrewardμισθὸνG3408Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularfromπαρὰG3844Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralFatherΠατρὶG3962Noun - Dative Masculine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralheavenοὐρανοῖςG3772Noun - Dative Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR charitable acts or alms
Verse 2

Original words

SoοὖνG3767ConjunctionwhenὍτανG3752Conjunctionyou give to the needyποιῇςG4160Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular. . .ἐλεημοσύνηνG1654Noun - Accusative Feminine Singulardo not sound a trumpetσαλπίσῃςG4537Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular. . .μὴG3361AdverbbeforeἔμπροσθένG1715PrepositionyouσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularasὥσπερG5618AdverbtheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralhypocritesὑποκριταὶG5273Noun - Nominative Masculine PluraldoποιοῦσινG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiontheταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralsynagoguesσυναγωγαῖςG4864Noun - Dative Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiononἐνG1722PrepositiontheταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralstreetsῥύμαιςG4505Noun - Dative Feminine PluraltoὅπωςG3704Conjunctionbe honoredδοξασθῶσινG1392Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person PluralbyὑπὸG5259Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralmenἀνθρώπωνG444Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralTrulyἀμὴνG281Hebrew WordI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Pluralthey already haveἀπέχουσινG568Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingulartheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Pluralfull rewardμισθὸνG3408Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 3

Original words

But [when]δὲG1161ConjunctionyouσοῦG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singulargive to the needyποιοῦντοςG4160Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular. . .ἐλεημοσύνηνG1654Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular{do} not {let}μὴG3361Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singularleft [hand]ἀριστεράG710Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularknowγνώτωG1097Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularwhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singularright handδεξιάG1188Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singularis doingποιεῖG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 4

Original words

so thatὅπωςG3704ConjunctionyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingulargivingἐλεημοσύνηG1654Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularmay beG1510Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularsecretκρυπτῷG2927Adjective - Dative Neuter SingularAndκαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularFatherΠατήρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularwho seesβλέπωνG991Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvἐνG1722Prepositionwhat is doneτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singularin secretκρυπτῷG2927Adjective - Dative Neuter Singularwill rewardἀποδώσειG591Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularyouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular

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