King James Version

Matthew 6:25

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you may drink” (πίητε,) before nor here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “what” (τί) before you may here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΔιὰdiaThereforeδιάpreposition — “Therefore”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.Thereforeτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.λέγωlegōI 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 youμὴmēTake noμήadverb — “Take no”G3361not, lest.Take noμεριμνᾶτεmerimnatethoughtμεριμνάω (merimnaō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “thought”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3309I am over-anxious; with acc: I am anxious about, distracted; I care for.thoughtτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ψυχῇpsuchēlifeψυχήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “life”, the to- or for-formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.This verse uses “life”.lifeὑμῶνhumōnyourσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “your”, the of-formG4771you.yourτίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “what”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatφάγητεphagēteto eatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “to eat”, a single actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).Strong’s files this form under G5315 (φάγω, eat).μηδὲmēdenorμηδέconjunction — “nor”G3366and not, not even, neither...nor.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σώματιsōmatibodyσῶμα (sōma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “body”, the to- or for-formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.the bodyὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.τίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.ἐνδύσησθεendusēstheto put onἐνδύω (enduō)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “to put on”, a single actionG1746I put on, clothe (another).This verse uses “put on”.οὐχὶouchinotοὐχίparticle — “not”G3780by no means, not at all.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ψυχὴpsuchēsoulψυχήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “soul”, the subject formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.πλεῖόνpleionmuchπολύς (polýs)adjective, comparative, nominative, singular, neuter — “much”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.Strong’s files this form under G4119 (πλείων).ἐστιestito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τροφῆςtrophēsfoodτροφή (trophē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “food”, the of-formG5160food, nourishment, maintenance.This verse uses “food”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σῶμαsōmabodyσῶμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “body”, the subject formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνδύματοςendumatosthan raimentἔνδυμα (enduma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “than raiment”, the of-formG1742a garment, raiment, clothing.This verse uses “raiment”.than raiment

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

πίητεpiēteye shall drinkπίνω (pinō)verb, second aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye shall drink”, a single actionG4095I drink, imbibe.This verse uses “drink”.τίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “what”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?

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World English Bible

Therefore I tell you , don’ t be anxious for your life : what you will eat , or what you will drink ; nor yet for your body , what you will wear. Isn’ t life more than food , and the body more than clothing ?

Darby Translation

For this cause I say unto you, Do not be careful about your life, what ye should eat and what ye should drink; nor for your body what ye should put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment?

Douay-Rheims

Therefore I say to you, be not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat, nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not the life more than the meat: and the body more than the raiment?

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