Focused Passage

Matthew 6:5-15

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

5And 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.

6But 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.

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.

9So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.

10Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

11Give us this day our daily bread.

12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

14For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

15But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.

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References and Original Words

Verse 5

Original words

AndΚαὶG2532ConjunctionwhenὅτανG3752Conjunctionyou prayπροσεύχησθεG4336Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Pluraldo not beἔσεσθεG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural. . .οὐκG3756AdverblikeὡςG5613AdverbtheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralhypocritesὑποκριταίG5273Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralForὅτιG3754Conjunctionthey loveφιλοῦσινG5368Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto prayπροσεύχεσθαιG4336Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassivestandingἑστῶτεςG2476Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiontheταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralsynagoguesσυναγωγαῖςG4864Noun - Dative Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiononἐνG1722PrepositiontheταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine Plural-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Feminine PluralstreetπλατειῶνG4113Noun - Genitive Feminine PluralcornersγωνίαιςG1137Noun - Dative Feminine PluralvvvὅπωςG3704Conjunctionto be seenφανῶσινG5316Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine Pluralby menἀνθρώποιςG444Noun - Dative 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 6

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ButδὲG1161Conjunction-σὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularwhenὅτανG3752Conjunctionyou prayπροσεύχῃG4336Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 2nd Person SingulargoεἴσελθεG1525Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularintoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singularinner roomταμεῖόνG5009Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionshutκλείσαςG2808Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingulardoorθύρανG2374Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[and] prayπρόσευξαιG4336Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person SingulartoτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularFatherΠατρίG3962Noun - Dative Masculine Singularwho [is]τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularvvvἐνG1722PrepositionvvvτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularunseenκρυπτῷG2927Adjective - Dative Neuter SingularAndκαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularFatherΠατήρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularseesβλέπωνG991Verb - 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
Verse 7

Original words

AndδὲG1161Conjunction[when] you prayΠροσευχόμενοιG4336Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Pluraldo not babble onβατταλογήσητεG945Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural. . .μὴG3361AdverblikeὥσπερG5618Adverb-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralpagansἐθνικοίG1482Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralforγὰρG1063Conjunctionthey thinkδοκοῦσινG1380Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionbyἐνG1722Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingulartheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Pluralmany wordsπολυλογίᾳG4180Noun - Dative Feminine Singularthey will be heardεἰσακουσθήσονταιG1522Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 8

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-οὖνG3767Conjunction[Do] notμὴG3361Adverbbe likeὁμοιωθῆτεG3666Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person PluralthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralforγὰρG1063ConjunctionvvvG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralFatherΠατὴρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularknowsοἶδενG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwhatὧνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter PluralyouἔχετεG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralneedχρείανG5532Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularbeforeπρὸG4253Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralaskαἰτῆσαιG154Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 9

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So thenοὖνG3767Conjunctionthis is howΟὕτωςG3779AdverbyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Pluralshould prayπροσεύχεσθεG4336Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralOurἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralFatherΠάτερG3962Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Vocative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralheavenοὐρανοῖςG3772Noun - Dative Masculine Pluralhallowed beἉγιασθήτωG37Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 3rd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularYourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularnameὄνομάG3686Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Verse 10

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-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularYourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularkingdomβασιλείαG932Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularcomeἘλθέτω*G2064Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularYourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularwillθέλημάG2307Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularbe doneΓενηθήτωG1096Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctiononἐπὶG1909PrepositionearthγῆςG1093Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularas [it is]ὩςG5613AdverbinἐνG1722PrepositionheavenοὐρανῷG3772Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 11

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GiveδὸςG1325Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Pluralthis dayσήμερονG4594Adverb-ΤὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingulardailyἐπιούσιονG1967Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularbreadἄρτονG740Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 12

Original words

AndΚαὶG2532ConjunctionforgiveἄφεςG863Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluraldebtsὀφειλήματαG3783Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralasὩςG5613AdverbweἡμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralalsoκαὶG2532Conjunctionhave forgivenἀφήκαμενG863Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluraldebtorsὀφειλέταιςG3781Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 13

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AndΚαὶG2532ConjunctionleadεἰσενέγκῃςG1533Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person SingularusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralnotμὴG3361AdverbintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontemptationπειρασμόνG3986Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularbutἈλλὰG235ConjunctiondeliverῥῦσαιG4506Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person SingularusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralfromἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singularevil [one]πονηροῦG4190Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular

BSB notes

  • Or from evil; BYZ and TR include For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.
Verse 14

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ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionifἘὰνG1437Conjunctionyou forgiveἀφῆτεG863Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralmenἀνθρώποιςG444Noun - Dative Masculine Plural-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluraltheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluraltrespassesπαραπτώματαG3900Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularheavenlyοὐράνιοςG3770Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularFatherΠατὴρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill also forgiveἀφήσειG863Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .καὶG2532ConjunctionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 15

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ButδὲG1161ConjunctionifἐὰνG1437Conjunctionyou do not forgiveἀφῆτεG863Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural. . .μὴG3361Adverb-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralmenἀνθρώποιςG444Noun - Dative Masculine Plural-(τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluraltheirαὐτῶν)G846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluraltrespassesπαραπτώματαG3900Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralneitherοὐδὲG3761Adverb{will}G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralFatherΠατὴρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularforgiveἀφήσειG863Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralyoursὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural. . .παραπτώματαG3900Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural

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