Focused Passage

Matthew 6:19-24

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

19Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

22The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.

23But 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!

24No 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.

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References and Original Words

Verse 19

Original words

[Do] notΜὴG3361Adverbstore upθησαυρίζετεG2343Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Pluralfor yourselvesὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluraltreasuresθησαυροὺςG2344Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralonἐπὶG1909Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularearthγῆςG1093Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularwhereὅπουG3699AdverbmothσὴςG4597Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionrustβρῶσιςG1035Noun - Nominative Feminine SingulardestroyἀφανίζειG853Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwhereὅπουG3699AdverbthievesκλέπταιG2812Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralbreak inδιορύσσουσινG1358Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionstealκλέπτουσινG2813Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural

BSB notes

  • Or worm; also in verse 20
Verse 20

Original words

ButδὲG1161Conjunctionstore upθησαυρίζετεG2343Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Pluralfor yourselvesὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluraltreasuresθησαυροὺςG2344Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionheavenοὐρανῷG3772Noun - Dative Masculine SingularwhereὅπουG3699AdverbmothσὴςG4597Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular[and]οὔτεG3777ConjunctionrustβρῶσιςG1035Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularvvvοὔτεG3777Conjunctiondo not destroyἀφανίζειG853Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction. . .οὐG3756AdverbwhereὅπουG3699AdverbthievesκλέπταιG2812Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluraldo not break inδιορύσσουσινG1358Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .οὐδὲG3761Conjunction[and] stealκλέπτουσινG2813Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 21

Original words

ForγάρG1063ConjunctionwhereὅπουG3699Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingulartreasureθησαυρόςG2344Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthereἐκεῖG1563Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularheartκαρδίαG2588Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularwill beἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularalsoκαὶG2532Conjunction
Verse 22

Original words

TheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulareyeὀφθαλμόςG3788Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularlampλύχνοςG3088Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularbodyσώματόςG4983Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular-οὖνG3767ConjunctionIfἐὰνG1437Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingulareyesὀφθαλμόςG3788Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularareG1510Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingulargoodἁπλοῦςG573Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularwholeὅλονG3650Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularbodyσῶμάG4983Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularwill beἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularfull of lightφωτεινὸνG5460Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally If your eye is sound; see Proverbs 22:9
Verse 23

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionifἐὰνG1437Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingulareyesὀφθαλμόςG3788Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularareG1510Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularbadπονηρὸςG4190Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularwholeὅλονG3650Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularbodyσῶμάG4983Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularwill beἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularfull of darknessσκοτεινὸνG4652Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularIfεἰG1487ConjunctionthenοὖνG3767ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularlightφῶςG5457Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularwithinἐνG1722PrepositionyouσοὶG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularisἐστίνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulardarknessσκότοςG4655Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularhow great [is]πόσονG4214Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularthatτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingulardarknessσκότοςG4655Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally if your eye is evil; see Proverbs 23:6 and Proverbs 28:22
Verse 24

Original words

No oneΟὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularcanδύναταιG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularserveδουλεύεινG1398Verb - Present Infinitive ActivetwoδυσὶG1417Adjective - Dative Masculine PluralmastersκυρίοιςG2962Noun - Dative Masculine Plural-γὰρG1063ConjunctionEitherG2228Conjunctionhe will hateμισήσειG3404Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularoneἕναG1520Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionloveἀγαπήσειG25Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularotherἕτερονG2087Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularorG2228Conjunctionhe will be devoted toἀνθέξεταιG472Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular[the] oneἑνὸςG1520Adjective - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondespiseκαταφρονήσειG2706Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularotherἑτέρουG2087Adjective - Genitive Masculine SingularYou cannotδύνασθεG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural. . .οὐG3756Adverbserve [both]δουλεύεινG1398Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveGodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionmoneyμαμωνᾷG3126Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

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