Matthew 6
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
2Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
3But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
5And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
7But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
9After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11Give us this day our daily bread.
12And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
14For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
16Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
17But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
18That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
22The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
23But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
24No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
25Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- ὁhoG3588120× in this chapter
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- σύsýG477154× in this chapter
thou
- καίkaíG253229× in this chapter
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- ἐνenG172220× in this chapter
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
- αὐτόςautósG84616× in this chapter
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
- δέdéG116114× in this chapter
but, and, etc.
- μήmḗG336114× in this chapter
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 (οὐ) expects an affirmative one)) whether
- εἰμίeimíG151013× in this chapter
I exist (used only when emphatic)
- πατήρpatḗrG396212× in this chapter
a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
- γάρgárG10639× in this chapter
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
- μέméG31659× in this chapter
me
- τίςtísG51019× in this chapter
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
- ὅτιhótiG37548× in this chapter
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
- οὐouG37568× in this chapter
the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb; no or not
- εἰςeisG15197× in this chapter
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
- οὖνoûnG37677× in this chapter
(adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly
- ἄνθρωποςánthrōposG4447× in this chapter
from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)); man-faced, i.e. a human being
- λέγωlégōG30046× in this chapter
properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 (ἔπω) and G5346 (φημί) generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 (ῥέω) is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 (λαλέω) means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
- μεριμνάωmerimnáōG33096× in this chapter
to be anxious about
- οὐδέoudéG37616× in this chapter
not however, i.e. neither, nor, not even
- προσεύχομαιproseúchomaiG43366× in this chapter
to pray to God, i.e. supplicate, worship
- ἀφίημιaphíēmiG8636× in this chapter
an intensive form of , to go); to send forth, in various applications (as follow)
- ἤḗG22285× in this chapter
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
- ὅπουhópouG36995× in this chapter
what(-ever) where, i.e. at whichever spot
- ὅπωςhópōsG37045× in this chapter
what(-ever) how, i.e. in the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual)
- οὐρανόςouranósG37725× in this chapter
the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity)
- οὗτοςhoûtosG37785× in this chapter
the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated)
- ποιέωpoiéōG41605× in this chapter
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
- σῶμαsōmaG49835× in this chapter
the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
- ὡςhōsG56135× in this chapter
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
- ἐάνeánG14374× in this chapter
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
- εἷςheîsG15204× in this chapter
one
- θεόςtheósG23164× in this chapter
figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
- ἀμήνamḗnG2814× in this chapter
properly, firm, i.e. (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it)
- κρυπτόςkryptósG29274× in this chapter
concealed, i.e. private
- μισθόςmisthósG34084× in this chapter
pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad
- νηστεύωnēsteúōG35224× in this chapter
to abstain from food (religiously)
- ὅτανhótanG37524× in this chapter
whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as
- δύναμαιdýnamaiG14103× in this chapter
to be able or possible
- εἰeiG14873× in this chapter
if, whether, that, etc.