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Matthew 6:16

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But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.	Moreover 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.	But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Moreover^G1161 when^G3752 ye fast^G3522, be^G1096 not^G3361, as the hypocrites^G5273, of a sad countenance^G4659: for^G1063 they disfigure^G853 their^G846 faces^G4383, that^G3704 they may appear^G5316 unto men^G444 to fast^G3522. Verily^G281 I say^G3004 unto you^G5213,^G3754 They have^G568 their^G846 reward^G3408.

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Original Greek

Ὅταν δὲ νηστεύητε, μὴ γίνεσθε ὥσπερ οἱ ὑποκριταὶ σκυθρωποί· ἀφανίζουσι γὰρ τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν, ὅπως φανῶσι τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύοντες· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἀπέχουσι τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
Ὅταν	Hotan	G3752	CONJ	when
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	Moreover
νηστεύητε,	nēsteuēte	G3522	V-PAS-2P	ye fast
μὴ	mē	G3361	PRT-N	not
γίνεσθε	ginesthe	G1096	V-PNM-2P	be
ὥσπερ	hōsper	G5618	ADV	as
οἱ	hoi	G3588	T-NPM	the
ὑποκριταὶ	hupokritai	G5273	N-NPM	hypocrites
σκυθρωποί·	skuthrōpoi	G4659	A-NPM	of a sad countenance
ἀφανίζουσι	aphanizousi	G853	V-PAI-3P	they disfigure
γὰρ	gar	G1063	CONJ	for
τὰ	ta	G3588	T-APN	*
πρόσωπα	prosōpa	G4383	N-APN	faces
αὐτῶν,	autōn	G846	P-GPM	their
ὅπως	hopōs	G3704	ADV	that
φανῶσι	phanōsi	G5316	V-2APS-3P	they may appear
τοῖς	tois	G3588	T-DPM	*
ἀνθρώποις	anthrōpois	G444	N-DPM	unto men
νηστεύοντες·	nēsteuontes	G3522	V-PAP-NPM	to fast
ἀμὴν	amēn	G281	HEB	Verily
λέγω	legō	G3004	V-PAI-1S	I say
ὑμῖν	humin	G5213	P-2DP	unto you
ὅτι	hoti	G3754	CONJ
ἀπέχουσι	apechousi	G568	V-PAI-3P	They have
τὸν	ton	G3588	T-ASM	*
μισθὸν	misthon	G3408	N-ASM	reward
αὐτῶν	autōn	G846	P-GPM	their

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G281 — ἀμήν (amḗn, am-ane'): verily, truly, amen, so let it be — of Hebrew origin (אָמֵן); properly, firm, i.e. (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it):--amen, verily.
• G444 — ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, anth'-ro-pos): a man, one of the human race — from ἀνήρ and (the countenance; from ὀπτάνομαι); man-faced, i.e. a human being:--certain, man.
• G568 — ἀπέχω (apéchō, ap-ekh'-o): I have in full, am far, it is enough — from ἀπό and ἔχω; (actively) to have out, i.e. receive in full; (intransitively) to keep (oneself) away, i.e. be distant (literally or figuratively):--be, have, receive.
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G853 — ἀφανίζω (aphanízō, af-an-id'-zo): I cause to disappear, I hide, remove, disfigure — from ἀφανής; to render unapparent, i.e. (actively) consume (becloud), or (passively) disappear (be destroyed):-- corrupt, disfigure, perish, vanish away.
• G1063 — γάρ (gár, gar): for — a primary particle; properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles):--and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
• G1096 — γίνομαι (gínomai, ghin'-om-ahee): I come into being, am born — a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):--arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G3004 — λέγω (légō, leg'-o): I say, speak — a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas ἔπω and φημί generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while ῥέω is properly to break silence merely, and λαλέω means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:--ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
• G3361 — μή (mḗ, may): not, lest — a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas οὐ expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas οὐ expects an affirmative one)) whether:--any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also ἐὰν μή, ἵνα μή, οὐ μή, μῆκος, μηκύνω, μήν, μὴ οὐκ.
• G3408 — μισθός (misthós, mis-thos'): wages, reward — apparently a primary word; pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad:--hire, reward, wages.
• G3522 — νηστεύω (nēsteúō, nace-tyoo'-o): I fast — from νῆστις; to abstain from food (religiously):--fast.
• G3704 — ὅπως (hópōs, hop'-oce): how, in order that, so that — from ὅς and πῶς; what(-ever) how, i.e. in the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual):--because, how, (so) that, to, when.
• G3752 — ὅταν (hótan, hot'-an): when, whensoever — from ὅτε and ἄν; whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as:--as long (soon) as, that, + till, when(-soever), while.
• G3754 — ὅτι (hóti, hot'-ee): that, since, because — neuter of ὅστις as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because:--as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
• G4383 — πρόσωπον (prósōpon, pros'-o-pon): the face, countenance, surface — from πρός and (the visage, from ὀπτάνομαι); the front (as being towards view), i.e. the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person:--(outward) appearance, X before, countenance, face, fashion, (men's) person, presence.
• G4659 — σκυθρωπός (skythrōpós, skoo-thro-pos'): gloomy, sad-countenanced — from (sullen) and a derivative of ὀπτάνομαι; angry-visaged, i.e. gloomy or affecting a mournful appearance:--of a sad countenance.
• G5213 — ὑμῖν (hymîn, hoo-min'): irregular dative case of ὑμεῖς; to (with or by) you:--ye, you, your(-selves).
• G5273 — ὑποκριτής (hypokritḗs, hoop-ok-ree-tace'): a hypocrite, dissembler — from ὑποκρίνομαι; an actor under an assumed character (stage-player), i.e. (figuratively) a dissembler ("hypocrite":--hypocrite.
• G5316 — φαίνω (phaínō, fah'-ee-no): I shine, appear, seem — prolongation for the base of φῶς; to lighten (shine), i.e. show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative):-- appear, seem, be seen, shine, X think.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
• G5618 — ὥσπερ (hṓsper, hoce'-per): just as, as — from ὡς and περ; just as, i.e. exactly like:--(even, like) as.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• be — 1 Kings 21:27, Isaiah 58:3-5, Zechariah 7:3-5, Malachi 3:14, Matthew 6:2, Matthew 6:5, Mark 2:18, Luke 18:12
• when — 2 Samuel 12:16, 2 Samuel 12:21, Nehemiah 1:4, Esther 4:16, Psalms 35:13, Psalms 69:10, Psalms 109:24, Daniel 9:3, Matthew 9:14-15, Luke 2:37, Acts 10:30, Acts 13:2-3, Acts 14:23, 1 Corinthians 7:5, 2 Corinthians 6:5, 2 Corinthians 11:27

Reciprocal references (22): 2 Samuel 19:24, 1 Kings 20:38, Isaiah 58:4, Daniel 1:10, Joel 2:13, Zechariah 7:5, Malachi 1:13, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 6:1, Matthew 18:3, Matthew 20:14, Mark 14:18, Luke 6:24, Luke 14:12, Luke 16:15, John 7:4, Galatians 6:12, Colossians 3:23, Colossians 3:24, Hebrews 11:6

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: DISPLAY, PHARISAISM
• Torrey’s: FASTING
• Nave’s: COMMANDMENTS, FACE, FASTING, HYPOCRISY, MOTIVE, PHARISEES, RELIGION

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