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Matthew 6:5

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That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.	And 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.	But 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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G2532 when^G3752 thou prayest^G4336, thou shalt^G2071 not^G3756 be^G2071 as the hypocrites^G5273 are: for^G3754 they love^G5368 to pray^G4336 standing^G2476 in^G1722 the synagogues^G4864 and^G2532 in^G1722 the corners^G1137 of the streets^G4113, that^G3704 they may^G302 be seen^G5316 of men^G444. Verily^G281 I say^G3004 unto you^G5213,^G3754 They have^G568 their^G846 reward^G3408.

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Original Greek

Καὶ ὅταν προσεύχῃ, οὐκ ἔσῃ ὥσπερ οἱ ὑποκριταί, ὅτι φιλοῦσιν ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς καὶ ἐν ταῖς γωνίαις τῶν πλατειῶν ἑστῶτες προσεύχεσθαι, ὅπως ἂν φανῶσι τοῖς ἀνθρώποις· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἀπέχουσι τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
Καὶ	Kai	G2532	CONJ	And
ὅταν	hotan	G3752	CONJ	when
προσεύχῃ,	proseuchē	G4336	V-PNS-2S	thou prayest
οὐκ	ouk	G3756	PRT-N	not
ἔσῃ	esē	G2071	V-FDI-2S	thou shalt be
ὥσπερ	hōsper	G5618	ADV	as
οἱ	hoi	G3588	T-NPM	the
ὑποκριταί,	hupokritai	G5273	N-NPM	hypocrites
ὅτι	hoti	G3754	CONJ	for
φιλοῦσιν	philousin	G5368	V-PAI-3P	they love
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP	in
ταῖς	tais	G3588	T-DPF	the
συναγωγαῖς	sunagōgais	G4864	N-DPF	synagogues
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP	in
ταῖς	tais	G3588	T-DPF	the
γωνίαις	gōniais	G1137	N-DPF	corners
τῶν	tōn	G3588	T-GPF	of the
πλατειῶν	plateiōn	G4113	N-GPF	streets
ἑστῶτες	hestōtes	G2476	V-RAP-NPM	standing
προσεύχεσθαι,	proseuchesthai	G4336	V-PNN	to pray
ὅπως	hopōs	G3704	ADV	that
ἂν	an	G302	PRT	they may
φανῶσι	phanōsi	G5316	V-2APS-3P	be seen
τοῖς	tois	G3588	T-DPM	*
ἀνθρώποις·	anthrōpois	G444	N-DPM	of men
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.
• G302 — ἄν (án, an): an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent — a primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty:--(what-, where-, wither-, who-)soever. Usually unexpressed except by the subjunctive or potential mood. Also contracted for ἐάν.
• 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.
• G1137 — γωνία (gōnía, go-nee'-ah): a corner, a secret place — probably akin to γόνυ; an angle:--corner, quarter.
• G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
• G2071 — ἔσομαι (ésomai, es'-om-ahee): future of εἰμί; will be:--shall (should) be (have), (shall) come (to pass), X may have, X fall, what would follow, X live long, X sojourn.
• G2476 — ἵστημι (hístēmi, his'-tay-mee): I cause to stand, stand — a prolonged form of a primary (of the same meaning, and used for it in certain tenses); to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively):--abide, appoint, bring, continue, covenant, establish, hold up, lay, present, set (up), stanch, stand (by, forth, still, up). Compare τίθημι.
• 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.
• 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.
• G3408 — μισθός (misthós, mis-thos'): wages, reward — apparently a primary word; pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad:--hire, reward, wages.
• 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.
• G3756 — οὐ (ou, oo): no, not — a primary word; the absolute negative (compare μή) adverb; no or not:--+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also οὐ μή, μῆκος.
• G4113 — πλατεῖα (plateîa, plat-i'-ah): a street — feminine of πλατύς; a wide "plat" or "place", i.e. open square:--street.
• G4336 — προσεύχομαι (proseúchomai, pros-yoo'-khom-ahee): I pray, pray for — from πρός and εὔχομαι; to pray to God, i.e. supplicate, worship:--pray (X earnestly, for), make prayer.
• G4864 — συναγωγή (synagōgḗ, soon-ag-o-gay'): an assembly, congregation, synagogue — from (the reduplicated form of) συνάγω; an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish "synagogue" (the meeting or the place); by analogy, a Christian church:--assembly, congregation, synagogue.
• 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.
• G5368 — φιλέω (philéō, fil-eh'-o): I love, kiss — from φίλος; to be a friend to (fond of (an individual or an object)), i.e. have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling; while ἀγαπάω is wider, embracing especially the judgment and the deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principle, duty and propriety: the two thus stand related very much as θέλω and βούλομαι, or as θυμός and νοῦς respectively; the former being chiefly of the heart and the latter of the head); specially, to kiss (as a mark of tenderness):--kiss, love.

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)

• for — Matthew 23:6, Mark 12:38, Luke 11:43
• thou shalt not — Job 27:8-10, Isaiah 1:15, Matthew 6:2, Matthew 23:14, Luke 18:10-11, Luke 20:47
• Verily — Proverbs 16:5, Matthew 6:2, Luke 14:12-14, James 4:6
• when — Psalms 5:2, Psalms 55:17, Proverbs 15:8, Isaiah 55:6-7, Jeremiah 29:12, Daniel 6:10, Daniel 9:4-19, Matthew 7:7-8, Matthew 9:38, Matthew 21:22, Luke 18:1, John 16:24, Ephesians 6:18, Colossians 4:2-3, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, James 5:15-16

Reciprocal references (20): Genesis 48:14, 2 Kings 10:16, Psalms 145:18, Zechariah 7:5, Malachi 1:13, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 6:1, Matthew 6:16, Matthew 18:3, Matthew 21:31, Mark 14:18, Luke 5:33, Luke 6:24, Luke 8:51, Luke 16:15, Luke 18:12, John 7:4, Galatians 6:12, Colossians 3:24, Hebrews 11:6

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: DISPLAY, RELIGION, TRUE-FALSE
• Torrey’s: PRAYER, SYNAGOGUES
• Nave’s: HYPOCRISY, MOTIVE, PHARISEES, PRAYER, RELIGION

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