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Matthew 6:1

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “righteousness” (δικαιοσύνην) before you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “then” (δὲ) before except here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “alms” (ἐλεημοσύνην) before you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΠροσέχετεprosecheteTake heedπροσέχω (prosechō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Take heed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4337(a) I attend to, pay attention to, (b) I beware, am cautious, (c) I join, devote myself to.Take heedδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τὴνtēnwhichὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.whichδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnrighteousnessδικαιοσύνη (dikaiosunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “righteousness”, the object formG1343(usually if not always in a Jewish atmosphere), justice, justness, righteousness, righteousness of which God is the source or author, but practically: a divine righteousness.This verse uses “righteousness”.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ποιεῖνpoieinto doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active infinitive — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.ἔμπροσθενemprosthenbeforeἔμπροσθενpreposition — “before”G1715in front, before the face; sometimes made a subst. by the addition of the article: in front of, before the face of.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōna humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “a human”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θεαθῆναιtheathēnaito look atθεάομαι (theaomai)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to look at”, a single actionG2300I see, behold, contemplate, look upon, view; I see, visit.αὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.μήmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.γεgeindeedγέparticle — “indeed”G1065an enclitic, emphasizing particle: at least, indeed, really, but generally too subtle to be represented in English.This verse uses “indeed”.μισθὸνmisthonwageμισθός (misthos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “wage”, the object formG3408(a) pay, wages, salary, (b) reward, recompense, punishment.οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἔχετεecheteto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.παρὰparafrom withπαράpreposition — “from with”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.This verse uses “from”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρὶpatrifatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “father”, the to- or for-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνenis inἐνpreposition — “is in”G1722in, on, among.is inτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανοῖςouranoisheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “heaven”, the to- or for-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heaven

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ἐλεημοσύνηνeleēmosunēnalmsἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “alms”, the object formG1654abstr: alms-giving, charity; concr: alms, charity.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not — reward ye have not from your Father who [is] in the heavens;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not — reward ye have not from your Father who [is] in the heavens;

World English Bible

“ 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 .

Darby Translation

Take heed not to do your alms before men to be seen of them, otherwise ye have no reward with your Father who is in the heavens.

Douay-Rheims

Take heed that you do not your justice before men, to be seen by them: otherwise you shall not have a reward of your Father who is in heaven.

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