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Matthew 6:2

Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

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Ὅτανhotanwhenὅτανconjunction — “when”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.whenοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.ποιῇςpoiēsthou doestποιέω (poieō)verb, present active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou doest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.thou doestἐλεημοσύνηνeleēmosunēnthine almsἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “thine alms”, the object formG1654abstr: alms-giving, charity; concr: alms, charity.thine almsμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notσαλπίσῃςsalpisēssound a trumpetσαλπίζω (salpizō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “sound a trumpet”, a single actionG4537I sound a trumpet.sound a trumpetἔμπροσθένemprosthenbeforeἔμπροσθενpreposition — “before”G1715in front, before the face; sometimes made a subst. by the addition of the article: in front of, before the face of.beforeσουsoutheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thee”, the of-formG4771you.theeὥσπερhōsperasὥσπερconjunction — “as”G5618just as, as, even as.asοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὑποκριταὶhupokritaihypocritesὑποκριτής (hupokritēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “hypocrites”, the subject formG5273(lit: a stage-player), a hypocrite, dissembler, pretender.the hypocritesποιοῦσινpoiousindoποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.doἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.συναγωγαῖςsunagōgaissynagoguesσυναγωγή (sunagōgē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “synagogues”, the to- or for-formG4864an assembly, congregation, synagogue, either the place or the people gathered together in the place.the synagoguesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ῥύμαιςrhumaisstreetsῥύμη (rhumē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “streets”, the to- or for-formG4505a narrow street or lane in a town or city.the streetsὅπωςhopōsthatὅπωςconjunction — “that”G3704how, in order that, so that, that.thatδοξασθῶσινdoxasthōsinthey may have gloryδοξάζω (doxazō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “they may have glory”, a single actionG1392I glorify, honor, bestow glory on.they may have gloryὑπὸhupoofὑπόpreposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.ofτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnmenἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “men”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.menἀμὴνamēnVerilyἀμήνparticle — “Verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.VerilyλέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.I sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youἀπέχουσινapechousinThey haveἀπέχω (apechō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “They have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG568I have in full, am far, it is enough.They haveτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μισθὸνmisthonrewardμισθός (misthos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “reward”, the object formG3408(a) pay, wages, salary, (b) reward, recompense, punishment.This verse uses “reward”.rewardαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

whenever, therefore, thou mayest do kindness, thou mayest not sound a trumpet before thee as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men; verily I say to you — they have their reward!

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American Standard Version (1901)

When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Therefore , when you do merciful deeds , don’ t sound a trumpet before yourself , as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets , that they may get glory from men . Most certainly I tell you , they have received their reward .

Darby Translation

When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Douay-Rheims

Therefore when thou dost an almsdeed, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be honoured by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.

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