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Matthew 6:5

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “you [pl.] may pray” (προσεύχησθε,) before not here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “you [pl.] will be like” (ἔσεσθε ὡς) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you [one] may pray” (προσεύχῃ) before not here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you [one] will be as” (ἔσῃ ὥσπερ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “maybe” (ἂν) before they may here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “that” (ὅτι·) before they have here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὅτανhotanwhenὅτανconjunction — “when”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.whenπροσεύχησθεproseuchēsthethou prayestπροσεύχομαι (proseuchomai)verb, present middle subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “thou prayest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4336I pray, pray for, offer prayer.thou prayestοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἔσεσθεesesthebeεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.beὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὑποκριταίhupokritaihypocritesὑποκριτής (hupokritēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “hypocrites”, the subject formG5273(lit: a stage-player), a hypocrite, dissembler, pretender.the hypocritesὅτιhotiare: forὅτιconjunction — “are: for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.are: forφιλοῦσινphilousinthey loveφιλέω (phileō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they love”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5368I love (of friendship), regard with affection, cherish; I kiss.This verse uses “love”.they loveἐνeninἐνpreposition — “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.γωνίαιςgōniaiscornersγωνία (gōnia)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “corners”, the to- or for-formG1137a corner; met: a secret place.the cornersτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πλατειῶνplateiōnof the streetsπλατύς (platus)adjective, genitive, plural, feminine — “of the streets”, the of-formG4116broad, wide; subst: a street.of the streetsἑστῶτεςhestōtesto standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to stand”, a completed action with a present resultG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.προσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaito prayπροσεύχομαι (proseuchomai)verb, present middle infinitive — “to pray”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4336I pray, pray for, offer prayer.This verse uses “pray”.ὅπωςhopōsthatὅπωςconjunction — “that”G3704how, in order that, so that, that.thatφανῶσινphanōsinbe seenφαίνω (phainō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “be seen”, a single actionG5316(a) act: I shine, shed light, (b) pass: I shine, become visible, appear, (c) I become clear, appear, seem, show myself as.be seenτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisof menἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “of men”, the to- or for-formG444a man, one of the human race.of 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 youἀπέχουσιapechousiThey 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.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

προσεύχῃproseuchēthou prayestπροσεύχομαι (proseuchomai)verb, present middle or passive subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “thou prayest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4336I pray, pray for, offer prayer.ἔσῃesēthou shaltεἰμί (eimi)verb, future deponent indicative, 2nd person plural — “thou shalt”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.ὥσπερhōsperasὥσπερparticle — “as”G5618just as, as, even as.ἂνanthey mayἄνparticle — “they may”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And when thou mayest pray, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites, because they love in the synagogues, and in the corners of the broad places — standing — to pray, that they may be seen of men; verily I say to you, that they have their reward.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

“ When you pray , you shall not be as the hypocrites , for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets , that they may be seen by men . Most certainly , I tell you , they have received their reward .

Darby Translation

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets so that they should appear to men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Douay-Rheims

And when ye pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, that love to stand and pray in the synagogues and corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men: Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.

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