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Matthew 6:20

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

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θησαυρίζετεthēsaurizetelay upθησαυρίζω (thēsaurizō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “lay up”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2343I store up, treasure up, save, lay up.lay upδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὑμῖνhuminfor 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.treasuresἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inοὐρανῷouranōheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the to- or for-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenὅπουhopouwhereὅπουadverb — “where”G3699where, whither, in what place.This verse uses “where”.whereοὔτεouteneitherοὔτεconjunction — “neither”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “neither”.neitherσὴςsēsmothσήςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “moth”, the subject formG4597a moth.mothοὔτεoutenorοὔτεconjunction — “nor”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “nor”.norβρῶσιςbrōsisrustβρῶσιςnoun, 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.thievesοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notδιορύσσουσινdiorussousinbreak 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 throughοὐδὲoudenorοὐδέconjunction — “nor”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.This verse uses “nor”.norκλέπτουσινkleptousinstealκλέπτω (kleptō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “steal”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2813I steal.steal

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but treasure up to yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth disfigure, and where thieves do not break through nor steal,

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American Standard Version (1901)

but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

Young’s Literal Translation

but treasure up to yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth disfigure, and where thieves do not break through nor steal,

World English Bible

but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven , where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal ;

Darby Translation

but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust spoils, and where thieves do not dig through nor steal;

Douay-Rheims

But lay up to yourselves treasures in heaven: where neither the rust nor moth doth consume, and where thieves do not break through, nor steal.

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