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1. "Be careful! When you do something good, don't do it in front of others so that they will see you. If you do that, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
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1. Take heed G4337 that ye do G4160 not G3361 your G5216 alms G1654 before G1715 men G444 , to be seen G2300 of them G846 : otherwise G1490 ye have G2192 no G3756 reward G3408 of G3844 your G5216 Father G3962 which G3588 is in G1722 heaven G3772 .
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2. "When you give to those who are poor, don't announce that you are giving. Don't be like the hypocrites. When they are in the synagogues and on the streets, they blow trumpets before they give so that people will see them. They want everyone to praise them. The truth is, that's all the reward they will get.
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2. Therefore G3767 when G3752 thou doest G4160 thine alms G1654 , do not G3361 sound a trumpet G4537 before G1715 thee G4675 , as G5618 the G3588 hypocrites G5273 do G4160 in G1722 the G3588 synagogues G4864 and G2532 in G1722 the G3588 streets G4505 , that G3704 they may have glory G1392 of G5259 men G444 . Verily G281 I say G3004 unto you G5213 , They have G568 their G848 reward G3408 .
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3. So when you give to the poor, don't let anyone know what you are doing.
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3. But G1161 when thou G4675 doest G4160 alms G1654 , let not G3361 thy G4675 left hand G710 know G1097 what G5101 thy G4675 right hand G1188 doeth G4160 :
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4. Your giving should be done in private. Your Father can see what is done in private, and he will reward you.
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4. That G3704 thine G4675 alms G1654 may be G5600 in G1722 secret G2927 : and G2532 thy G4675 Father G3962 which seeth G991 in G1722 secret G2927 himself G848 shall reward G591 thee G4671 openly G1722 G5318 .
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5. "When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites. They love to stand in the synagogues and on the street corners and pray loudly. They want people to see them. The truth is, that's all the reward they will get.
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5. And G2532 when G3752 thou prayest G4336 , thou shalt not G3756 be G2071 as G5618 the G3588 hypocrites G5273 are : for G3754 they love G5368 to pray G4336 standing G2476 in G1722 the G3588 synagogues G4864 and G2532 in G1722 the G3588 corners G1137 of the G3588 streets G4113 , that G3704 they may be seen G5316 G302 of men G444 . Verily G281 I say G3004 unto you G5213 , They have G568 their G848 reward G3408 .
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6. But when you pray, you should go into your room and close the door. Then pray to your Father. He is there in that private place. He can see what is done in private, and he will reward you.
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6. But G1161 thou G4771 , when G3752 thou prayest G4336 , enter G1525 into G1519 thy G4675 closet G5009 , and G2532 when thou hast shut G2808 thy G4675 door G2374 , pray G4336 to thy G4675 Father G3962 which G3588 is in G1722 secret G2927 ; and G2532 thy G4675 Father G3962 which seeth G991 in G1722 secret G2927 shall reward G591 thee G4671 openly G1722 G5318 .
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7. "And when you pray, don't be like the people who don't know God. They say the same things again and again. They think that if they say it enough, their god will hear them.
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7. But G1161 when ye pray G4336 , use not vain repetitions G945 G3361 , as G5618 the G3588 heathen G1482 do : for G1063 they think G1380 that G3754 they shall be heard G1522 for G1722 their G848 much speaking G4180 .
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8. Don't be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
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8. Be not G3361 ye therefore G3767 like unto G3666 them G846 : for G1063 your G5216 Father G3962 knoweth G1492 what things G3739 ye have G2192 need G5532 of, before G4253 ye G5209 ask G154 him G846 .
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9. So this is how you should pray: 'Our Father in heaven, we pray that your name will always be kept holy.
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9. After this manner G3779 therefore G3767 pray G4336 ye G5210 : Our G2257 Father G3962 which G3588 art in G1722 heaven G3772 , Hallowed G37 be thy G4675 name G3686 .
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10. We pray that your kingdom will come, that what you want will be done here on earth, the same as in heaven.
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10. Thy G4675 kingdom G932 come G2064 . Thy G4675 will G2307 be done G1096 in G1909 earth G1093 , as G5613 it is in G1722 heaven G3772 .
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11. Give us the food we need for each day.
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11. Give G1325 us G2254 this day G4594 our G2257 daily G1967 bread G740 .
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12. Forgive our sins, just as we have forgiven those who did wrong to us.
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12. And G2532 forgive G863 us G2254 our G2257 debts G3783 , as G5613 we G2249 forgive G863 our G2257 debtors G3781 .
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13. Don't let us be tempted, but save us from the Evil One. '
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13. And G2532 lead G1533 us G2248 not G3361 into G1519 temptation G3986 , but G235 deliver G4506 us G2248 from G575 evil G4190 : For G3754 thine G4675 is G2076 the G3588 kingdom G932 , and G2532 the G3588 power G1411 , and G2532 the G3588 glory G1391 , forever G1519 G165 . Amen G281 .
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14. Yes, if you forgive others for the wrongs they do to you, then your Father in heaven will also forgive your wrongs.
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14. For G1063 if G1437 ye forgive G863 men G444 their G846 trespasses G3900 , your G5216 heavenly G3770 Father G3962 will also G2532 forgive G863 you G5213 :
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15. But if you don't forgive others, then your Father in heaven will not forgive the wrongs you do.
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15. But G1161 if G1437 ye forgive G863 not G3361 men G444 their G846 trespasses G3900 , neither G3761 will your G5216 Father G3962 forgive G863 your G5216 trespasses G3900 .
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16. "When you fast, don't make yourselves look sad like the hypocrites. They put a look of suffering on their faces so that people will see they are fasting. The truth is, that's all the reward they will get.
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16. Moreover G1161 when G3752 ye fast G3522 , be G1096 not G3361 , as G5618 the G3588 hypocrites G5273 , of a sad countenance G4659 : for G1063 they disfigure G853 their G848 faces G4383 , that G3704 they may appear G5316 unto men G444 to fast G3522 . Verily G281 I say G3004 unto you G5213 , They have G568 their G848 reward G3408 .
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17. So when you fast, wash your face and make yourself look nice.
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17. But G1161 thou G4771 , when thou fastest G3522 , anoint G218 thine G4675 head G2776 , and G2532 wash G3538 thy G4675 face G4383 ;
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18. Then no one will know you are fasting, except your Father, who is with you even in private. He can see what is done in private, and he will reward you.
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18. That G3704 thou appear G5316 not G3361 unto men G444 to fast G3522 , but G235 unto thy G4675 Father G3962 which G3588 is in G1722 secret G2927 : and G2532 thy G4675 Father G3962 , which seeth G991 in G1722 secret G2927 , shall reward G591 thee G4671 openly G1722 G5318 .
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19. "Don't save treasures for yourselves here on earth. Moths and rust will destroy them. And thieves can break into your house and steal them.
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19. Lay not up G2343 G3361 for yourselves G5213 treasures G2344 upon G1909 earth G1093 , where G3699 moth G4597 and G2532 rust G1035 doth corrupt G853 , and G2532 where G3699 thieves G2812 break through G1358 and G2532 steal G2813 :
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20. Instead, save your treasures in heaven, where they cannot be destroyed by moths or rust and where thieves cannot break in and steal them.
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20. But G1161 lay up G2343 for yourselves G5213 treasures G2344 in G1722 heaven G3772 , where G3699 neither G3777 moth G4597 nor G3777 rust G1035 doth corrupt G853 , and G2532 where G3699 thieves G2812 do not G3756 break through G1358 nor G3761 steal G2813 :
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21. Your heart will be where your treasure is.
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21. For G1063 where G3699 your G5216 treasure G2344 is G2076 , there G1563 will your G5216 heart G2588 be G2071 also G2532 .
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22. "The only source of light for the body is the eye. If you look at people and want to help them, you will be full of light.
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22. The G3588 light G3088 of the G3588 body G4983 is G2076 the G3588 eye G3788 : if G1437 therefore G3767 thine G4675 eye G3788 be G5600 single G573 , thy G4675 whole G3650 body G4983 shall be G2071 full of light G5460 .
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23. But if you look at people in a selfish way, you will be full of darkness. And if the only light you have is really darkness, you have the worst kind of darkness.
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23. But G1161 if G1437 thine G4675 eye G3788 be G5600 evil G4190 , thy G4675 whole G3650 body G4983 shall be G2071 full of darkness G4652 . If G1487 therefore G3767 the G3588 light G5457 that G3588 is in G1722 thee G4671 be G2076 darkness G4655 , how great G4214 is that darkness G4655 !
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24. "You cannot serve two masters at the same time. You will hate one and love the other, or you will be loyal to one and not care about the other. You cannot serve God and Money at the same time.
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24. No man G3762 can G1410 serve G1398 two G1417 masters G2962 : for G1063 either G2228 he will hate G3404 the G3588 one G1520 , and G2532 love G25 the G3588 other G2087 ; or G2228 else he will hold G472 to the one G1520 , and G2532 despise G2706 the G3588 other G2087 . Ye cannot G1410 G3756 serve G1398 God G2316 and G2532 mammon G3126 .
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25. "So I tell you, don't worry about the things you need to live�what you will eat, drink, or wear. Life is more important than food, and the body is more important than what you put on it.
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25. Therefore G1223 G5124 I say G3004 unto you G5213 , Take no thought G3309 G3361 for your G5216 life G5590 , what G5101 ye shall eat G5315 , or G2532 what G5101 ye shall drink G4095 ; nor yet G3366 for your G5216 body G4983 , what G5101 ye shall put on G1746 . Is G2076 not G3780 the G3588 life G5590 more G4119 than meat G5160 , and G2532 the G3588 body G4983 than raiment G1742 ?
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26. Look at the birds. They don't plant, harvest, or save food in barns, but your heavenly Father feeds them. Don't you know you are worth much more than they are?
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26. Behold G1689 G1519 the G3588 fowls G4071 of the G3588 air G3772 : for G3754 they sow G4687 not G3756 , neither G3761 do they reap G2325 , nor G3761 gather G4863 into G1519 barns G596 ; yet G2532 your G5216 heavenly G3770 Father G3962 feedeth G5142 them G846 . Are ye not much better G1308 G5210 G3756 G3123 than they G846 ?
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27. You cannot add any time to your life by worrying about it.
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27. G1161 Which G5101 of G1537 you G5216 by taking thought G3309 can G1410 add G4369 one G1520 cubit G4083 unto G1909 his G848 stature G2244 ?
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28. "And why do you worry about clothes? Look at the wildflowers in the field. See how they grow. They don't work or make clothes for themselves.
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28. And G2532 why G5101 take ye thought G3309 for G4012 raiment G1742 ? Consider G2648 the G3588 lilies G2918 of the G3588 field G68 , how G4459 they grow G837 ; they toil G2872 not G3756 , neither G3761 do they spin G3514 :
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29. But I tell you that even Solomon, the great and rich king, was not dressed as beautifully as one of these flowers.
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29. And G1161 yet I say G3004 unto you G5213 , That G3754 even G3761 Solomon G4672 in G1722 all G3956 his G848 glory G1391 was not arrayed G4016 like G5613 one G1520 of these G5130 .
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30. If God makes what grows in the field so beautiful, what do you think he will do for you? It's just grass�one day it's alive, and the next day someone throws it into a fire. But God cares enough to make it beautiful. Surely he will do much more for you. Your faith is so small!
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30. Wherefore G1161 , if G1487 God G2316 so G3779 clothe G294 the G3588 grass G5528 of the G3588 field G68 , which today G4594 is G5607 , and G2532 tomorrow G839 is cast G906 into G1519 the oven G2823 , shall he not G3756 much G4183 more G3123 clothe you G5209 , O ye of little faith G3640 ?
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31. "Don't worry and say, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?'
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31. Therefore G3767 take no thought G3309 G3361 , saying G3004 , What G5101 shall we eat G5315 ? or G2228 , What G5101 shall we drink G4095 ? or G2228 , Wherewithal G5101 shall we be clothed G4016 ?
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32. That's what those people who don't know God are always thinking about. Don't worry, because your Father in heaven knows that you need all these things.
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32. ( For G1063 after all G3956 these things G5023 do the G3588 Gentiles G1484 seek G1934 :) for G1063 your G5216 heavenly G3770 Father G3962 knoweth G1492 that G3754 ye have need G5535 of all G537 these things G5130 .
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33. What you should want most is God's kingdom and doing what he wants you to do. Then he will give you all these other things you need.
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33. But G1161 seek G2212 ye first G4412 the G3588 kingdom G932 of God G2316 , and G2532 his G846 righteousness G1343 ; and G2532 all G3956 these things G5023 shall be added G4369 unto you G5213 .
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34. So don't worry about tomorrow. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Tomorrow will have its own worries.
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34. Take therefore no thought G3361 G3767 G3309 for G1519 the G3588 morrow G839 : for G1063 the G3588 morrow G839 shall take thought G3309 for the things G3588 of itself G1438 . Sufficient G713 unto the G3588 day G2250 is the G3588 evil G2549 thereof G846 .
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