King James Version

Matthew 6:4

That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “himself” (αὑτὸς) before will reward here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “in the public” (ἐν τῷ φανερῷ.) after you here.

ὅπωςhopōsThatὅπωςconjunction — “That”G3704how, in order that, so that, that.Thatᾖēmay beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “may be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.may beσουsouthyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thy”, the of-formG4771you.thyἡhēwhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichἐλεημοσύνηeleēmosunēcharityἐλεημοσύνηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “charity”, the subject formG1654abstr: alms-giving, charity; concr: alms, charity.This verse uses “charity”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κρυπτῷkruptōsecretκρυπτός (kruptos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “secret”, the to- or for-formG2927hidden, secret; as subst: the hidden (secret) things (parts), the inward nature (character).This verse uses “secret”.secretκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πατήρpatērfatherπατήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βλέπωνblepōnto seeβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to see”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.This verse uses “see”.ἐνenopenlyἐνpreposition — “openly”G1722in, on, among.openlyτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κρυπτῷkruptōhiddenκρυπτός (kruptos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “hidden”, the to- or for-formG2927hidden, secret; as subst: the hidden (secret) things (parts), the inward nature (character).This verse uses “hidden”.ἀποδώσειapodōseito payἀποδίδωμι (apodidōmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to pay”, an action still aheadG591(a) I give back, return, restore, (b) I give, render, as due, (c) mid: I sell.σοιsoiyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὑτὸςhautosmyἑαυτοῦ (heautou)reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, nominative, singular, masculine — “my”, the subject formG1438himself, herself, itself.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῷtōwhichὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “which”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.φανερῷphanerōmanifestφανερός (phaneros)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “manifest”, the to- or for-formG5318apparent, clear, visible, manifest; adv: clearly.This verse uses “manifest”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

that thy kindness may be in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret Himself shall reward thee manifestly.

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American Standard Version (1901)

that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

that thy kindness may be in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret Himself shall reward thee manifestly.

World English Bible

so that your merciful deeds may be in secret , then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

Darby Translation

so that thine alms may be in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will render [it] to thee.

Douay-Rheims

That thy alms may be in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret will repay thee.

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