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Matthew 6:19

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

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Μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notθησαυρίζετεthēsaurizeteupθησαυρίζω (thēsaurizō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “up”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2343I store up, treasure up, save, lay up.upὑμῖνhuminfor yourselvesσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “for yourselves”, the to- or for-formG4771you.for yourselvesθησαυροὺςthēsauroustreasuresθησαυρός (thēsauros)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “treasures”, the object formG2344a store-house for precious things; hence: a treasure, a store.treasuresἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsearthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.earthὅπουhopouwhereὅπουadverb — “where”G3699where, whither, in what place.This verse uses “where”.whereσὴςsēsmothσήςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “moth”, the subject formG4597a moth.mothκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andβρῶσιςbrōsisrustβρῶσιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “rust”, the subject formG1035(a) abstr: eating, (b) food, a meal, (c) rust.This verse uses “rust”.rustἀφανίζειaphanizeidoth corruptἀφανίζω (aphanizō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “doth corrupt”, an ongoing or repeated actionG853I cause to disappear, hide, remove; I disfigure (probably by leaving unwashed for a long period), destroy.doth corruptκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὅπουhopouwhereὅπουadverb — “where”G3699where, whither, in what place.This verse uses “where”.whereκλέπταιkleptaithievesκλέπτης (kleptēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “thieves”, the subject formG2812a thief.thievesδιορύσσουσινdiorussousinbreak throughδιορύσσω (diorussō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “break through”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1358I dig through, break through.This verse uses “break through”.break throughκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκλέπτουσινkleptousinstealκλέπτω (kleptō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “steal”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2813I steal.steal

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:

Young’s Literal Translation

'Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal,

World English Bible

“Don’ t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth , where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal ;

Darby Translation

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust spoils, and where thieves dig through and steal;

Douay-Rheims

Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth: where the rust, and moth consume, and where thieves break through and steal.

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