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Matthew 6:19

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That 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.	Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:	But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Lay^G2343 not^G3361 up^G2343 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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Original Greek

Μὴ θησαυρίζετε ὑμῖν θησαυροὺς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὅπου σὴς καὶ βρῶσις ἀφανίζει, καὶ ὅπου κλέπται διορύσσουσι καὶ κλέπτουσι·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
Μὴ	Mē	G3361	PRT-N	not
θησαυρίζετε	thēsaurizete	G2343	V-PAM-2P	Lay up
ὑμῖν	humin	G5213	P-2DP	for yourselves
θησαυροὺς	thēsaurous	G2344	N-APM	treasures
ἐπὶ	epi	G1909	PREP	upon
τῆς	tēs	G3588	T-GSF	*
γῆς,	gēs	G1093	N-GSF	earth
ὅπου	hopou	G3699	ADV	where
σὴς	sēs	G4597	N-NSM	moth
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
βρῶσις	brōsis	G1035	N-NSF	rust
ἀφανίζει,	aphanizei	G853	V-PAI-3S	doth corrupt
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ὅπου	hopou	G3699	ADV	where
κλέπται	kleptai	G2812	N-NPM	thieves
διορύσσουσι	diorussousi	G1358	V-PAI-3P	break through
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
κλέπτουσι·	kleptousi	G2813	V-PAI-3P	steal

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• 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.
• G1035 — βρῶσις (brōsis, bro'-sis): eating, food, a meal, rust — from the base of βιβρώσκω; (abstractly) eating (literally or figuratively); by extension (concretely) food (literally or figuratively):--eating, food, meat.
• G1093 — γῆ (gē, ghay): the earth, soil, land — contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application):--country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world.
• G1358 — διορύσσω (diorýssō, dee-or-oos'-so): I dig through, break through — from διά and ὀρύσσω; to penetrate burglariously:--break through (up).
• G1909 — ἐπί (epí, ep-ee'): on, to, against, on the basis of, at — a primary preposition; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.:--about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
• G2343 — θησαυρίζω (thēsaurízō, thay-sow-rid'-zo): I store up, treasure up, save — from θησαυρός; to amass or reserve (literally or figuratively):--lay up (treasure), (keep) in store, (heap) treasure (together, up).
• G2344 — θησαυρός (thēsaurós, thay-sow-ros'): a treasure, store — from τίθημι; a deposit, i.e. wealth (literally or figuratively):--treasure.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2812 — κλέπτης (kléptēs, klep'-tace): a thief — from κλέπτω; a stealer (literally or figuratively):--thief. Compare λῃστής.
• G2813 — κλέπτω (kléptō, klep'-to): I steal — a primary verb; to filch:--steal.
• 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.
• G3699 — ὅπου (hópou, hop'-oo): where, whither — from ὅς and πού; what(-ever) where, i.e. at whichever spot:--in what place, where(-as, -soever), whither (+ soever).
• G4597 — σής (sḗs, sace): a moth — apparently of Hebrew origin (סָס); a moth:--moth.
• G5213 — ὑμῖν (hymîn, hoo-min'): irregular dative case of ὑμεῖς; to (with or by) you:--ye, you, your(-selves).

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.

Cross References

Reciprocal references (28): Exodus 16:20, Exodus 22:2, Deuteronomy 17:17, Judges 14:12, Job 21:19, Job 27:16, Proverbs 2:4, Proverbs 8:18, Proverbs 21:20, Ecclesiastes 5:14, Isaiah 23:18, Ezekiel 26:12, Obadiah 1:6, Matthew 7:24, Matthew 19:21, Mark 10:21, Luke 12:19, Luke 12:33, Luke 16:9, Luke 18:22, John 6:27, 2 Corinthians 6:10, Colossians 1:5, Colossians 3:2, 1 Timothy 6:19, 2 Timothy 4:8, Hebrews 10:34, James 5:2

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: EXPRESSION OF GOOD-REPRESSION OF EVIL, INSECTS, POVERTY-RICHES, WORLDLINESS UNPROFITABLE
• Torrey’s: MISSIONARIES, ALL CHRISTIANS SHOULD BE AS, MOTH, THE, REPENTANCE, RICHES, THEFT
• Nave’s: COMMANDMENTS, COVETOUSNESS, MOTH, RELIGION, RICHES, THEFT AND THIEVES, TREASURE

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