< Matthew 6 >

1 “Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
προσεχετε την ελεημοσυνην υμων μη ποιειν εμπροσθεν των ανθρωπων προσ το θεαθηναι αυτοισ ει δε μηγε μισθον ουκ εχετε παρα τω πατρι υμων τω εν τοισ ουρανοισ
2 Therefore, when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.
οταν ουν ποιησ ελεημοσυνην μη σαλπισησ εμπροσθεν σου ωσπερ οι υποκριται ποιουσιν εν ταισ συναγωγαισ και εν ταισ ρυμαισ οπωσ δοξασθωσιν υπο των ανθρωπων αμην λεγω υμιν απεχουσιν τον μισθον αυτων
3 But when you do merciful deeds, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand does,
σου δε ποιουντοσ ελεημοσυνην μη γνωτω η αριστερα σου τι ποιει η δεξια σου
4 so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
οπωσ η σου η ελεημοσυνη εν τω κρυπτω και ο πατηρ σου ο βλεπων εν τω κρυπτω αυτοσ αποδωσει σοι εν τω φανερω
5 “When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward.
και οταν προσευχη ουκ εση ωσπερ οι υποκριται οτι φιλουσιν εν ταισ συναγωγαισ και εν ταισ γωνιαισ των πλατειων εστωτεσ προσευχεσθαι οπωσ αν φανωσιν τοισ ανθρωποισ αμην λεγω υμιν οτι απεχουσιν τον μισθον αυτων
6 But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
συ δε οταν προσευχη εισελθε εισ το ταμιειον σου και κλεισασ την θυραν σου προσευξαι τω πατρι σου τω εν τω κρυπτω και ο πατηρ σου ο βλεπων εν τω κρυπτω αποδωσει σοι εν τω φανερω
7 In praying, don’t use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.
προσευχομενοι δε μη βαττολογησητε ωσπερ οι εθνικοι δοκουσιν γαρ οτι εν τη πολυλογια αυτων εισακουσθησονται
8 Therefore don’t be like them, for your Father knows what things you need before you ask him.
μη ουν ομοιωθητε αυτοισ οιδεν γαρ ο πατηρ υμων ων χρειαν εχετε προ του υμασ αιτησαι αυτον
9 Pray like this: “‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.
ουτωσ ουν προσευχεσθε υμεισ πατερ ημων ο εν τοισ ουρανοισ αγιασθητω το ονομα σου
10 Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
ελθετω η βασιλεια σου γενηθητω το θελημα σου ωσ εν ουρανω και επι τησ γησ
11 Give us today our daily bread.
τον αρτον ημων τον επιουσιον δοσ ημιν σημερον
12 Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.
και αφεσ ημιν τα οφειληματα ημων ωσ και ημεισ αφιεμεν τοισ οφειλεταισ ημων
13 Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’
και μη εισενεγκησ ημασ εισ πειρασμον αλλα ρυσαι ημασ απο του πονηρου οτι σου εστιν η βασιλεια και η δυναμισ και η δοξα εισ τουσ αιωνασ αμην
14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
εαν γαρ αφητε τοισ ανθρωποισ τα παραπτωματα αυτων αφησει και υμιν ο πατηρ υμων ο ουρανιοσ
15 But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
εαν δε μη αφητε τοισ ανθρωποισ τα παραπτωματα αυτων ουδε ο πατηρ υμων αφησει τα παραπτωματα υμων
16 “Moreover when you fast, don’t be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.
οταν δε νηστευητε μη γινεσθε ωσπερ οι υποκριται σκυθρωποι αφανιζουσιν γαρ τα προσωπα αυτων οπωσ φανωσιν τοισ ανθρωποισ νηστευοντεσ αμην λεγω υμιν οτι απεχουσιν τον μισθον αυτων
17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
συ δε νηστευων αλειψαι σου την κεφαλην και το προσωπον σου νιψαι
18 so that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
οπωσ μη φανησ τοισ ανθρωποισ νηστευων αλλα τω πατρι σου τω εν τω κρυπτω και ο πατηρ σου ο βλεπων εν τω κρυπτω αποδωσει σοι
19 “Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
μη θησαυριζετε υμιν θησαυρουσ επι τησ γησ οπου σησ και βρωσισ αφανιζει και οπου κλεπται διορυσσουσιν και κλεπτουσιν
20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;
θησαυριζετε δε υμιν θησαυρουσ εν ουρανω οπου ουτε σησ ουτε βρωσισ αφανιζει και οπου κλεπται ου διορυσσουσιν ουδε κλεπτουσιν
21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
οπου γαρ εστιν ο θησαυροσ υμων εκει εσται και η καρδια υμων
22 “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.
ο λυχνοσ του σωματοσ εστιν ο οφθαλμοσ εαν ουν ο οφθαλμοσ σου απλουσ η ολον το σωμα σου φωτεινον εσται
23 But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
εαν δε ο οφθαλμοσ σου πονηροσ η ολον το σωμα σου σκοτεινον εσται ει ουν το φωσ το εν σοι σκοτοσ εστιν το σκοτοσ ποσον
24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.
ουδεισ δυναται δυσιν κυριοισ δουλευειν η γαρ τον ενα μισησει και τον ετερον αγαπησει η ενοσ ανθεξεται και του ετερου καταφρονησει ου δυνασθε θεω δουλευειν και μαμωνα
25 Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
δια τουτο λεγω υμιν μη μεριμνατε τη ψυχη υμων τι φαγητε και τι πιητε μηδε τω σωματι υμων τι ενδυσησθε ουχι η ψυχη πλειον εστιν τησ τροφησ και το σωμα του ενδυματοσ
26 See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?
εμβλεψατε εισ τα πετεινα του ουρανου οτι ου σπειρουσιν ουδε θεριζουσιν ουδε συναγουσιν εισ αποθηκασ και ο πατηρ υμων ο ουρανιοσ τρεφει αυτα ουχ υμεισ μαλλον διαφερετε αυτων
27 “Which of you by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?
τισ δε εξ υμων μεριμνων δυναται προσθειναι επι την ηλικιαν αυτου πηχυν ενα
28 Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin,
και περι ενδυματοσ τι μεριμνατε καταμαθετε τα κρινα του αγρου πωσ αυξανει ου κοπια ουδε νηθει
29 yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.
λεγω δε υμιν οτι ουδε σολομων εν παση τη δοξη αυτου περιεβαλετο ωσ εν τουτων
30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won’t he much more clothe you, you of little faith?
ει δε τον χορτον του αγρου σημερον οντα και αυριον εισ κλιβανον βαλλομενον ο θεοσ ουτωσ αμφιεννυσιν ου πολλω μαλλον υμασ ολιγοπιστοι
31 “Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’
μη ουν μεριμνησητε λεγοντεσ τι φαγωμεν η τι πιωμεν η τι περιβαλωμεθα
32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
παντα γαρ ταυτα τα εθνη επιζητει οιδεν γαρ ο πατηρ υμων ο ουρανιοσ οτι χρηζετε τουτων απαντων
33 But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
ζητειτε δε πρωτον την βασιλειαν του θεου και την δικαιοσυνην αυτου και ταυτα παντα προστεθησεται υμιν
34 Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.
μη ουν μεριμνησητε εισ την αυριον η γαρ αυριον μεριμνησει τα εαυτησ αρκετον τη ημερα η κακια αυτησ

< Matthew 6 >