Mateus 6
Portuguese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus ensina sobre as boas obras
6 —Tenham cuidado! Não pratiquem boas obras em público somente para serem vistos pelos outros. Se vocês fizerem isso, não receberão nenhuma recompensa do Pai que está no céu. 2 Quando você der alguma coisa a um pobre, não espalhe para todo mundo o que fez. Os hipócritas é que fazem isso nas sinagogas e nas ruas, a fim de receberem elogios das pessoas. Digo a verdade a vocês: Eles já receberam a recompensa deles. 3 Você, entretanto, quando der alguma coisa aos pobres, não deixe nem que o seu melhor amigo fique sabendo o que você fez.[a] 4 A sua boa ação de ter dado aos pobres deve ficar em segredo. Assim o seu Pai que vê tudo o que é feito em segredo lhe dará a recompensa.
Jesus ensina sobre a oração
(Lc 11.2-4)
5 —E quando vocês orarem, não façam como os hipócritas, que gostam de orar de pé nas sinagogas e nas esquinas para poderem ser vistos pelo povo. Digo a verdade a vocês: Eles já receberam a recompensa deles. 6 Você, entretanto, quando orar, vá para o quarto, feche a porta e ore ao seu Pai, que não pode ser visto. E seu Pai, que vê o que você faz em segredo, lhe dará a recompensa.
7 —Quando vocês orarem, não repitam palavras que não significam nada, como os que não creem no nosso Deus; pois eles pensam que por causa das suas muitas palavras Deus os ouvirá. 8 Portanto, não sejam como eles, pois o Pai de vocês sabe o que vocês precisam antes mesmo de vocês pedirem. 9 Quando vocês orarem, orem assim:
“Pai nosso, que está no céu,
que o seu nome sempre permaneça santo.
10 Que o seu reino venha a nós.
Que a sua vontade seja feita aqui na terra como no céu.
11 Dê-nos hoje o alimento
que precisamos.
12 Perdoe os nossos pecados[b] assim
como nós perdoamos aos que pecam contra nós.
13 Não nos deixe cair em tentação,
mas livre-nos do maligno”.[c]
14 Pois se vocês perdoarem as ofensas que as outras pessoas lhes fazem, o Pai de vocês que está no céu também lhes perdoará. 15 Se, entretanto, não perdoarem as ofensas dos outros, o Pai de vocês também não perdoará as suas ofensas.
Jesus ensina sobre o jejum
16 —Quando vocês jejuarem, não façam cara de doente como os hipócritas, que mudam o aspecto de seus rostos para que todos saibam que estão jejuando. Digo a verdade a vocês: Eles já receberam a recompensa deles. 17 Quando você jejuar, entretanto, penteie o cabelo e lave o rosto 18 para que ninguém fique sabendo que está jejuando. O seu Pai, a quem você não pode ver, verá que você está jejuando. E esse mesmo Pai, que vê tudo o que é feito em segredo, lhe dará a recompensa.
Jesus ensina sobre a verdadeira riqueza
(Lc 12.33-34; 11.34-36; 16.13)
19 —Não ajuntem riquezas para vocês mesmos neste mundo, onde a traça e a ferrugem as destruirão e onde os ladrões arrombam e as roubam. 20 Ao invés disso, ajuntem riquezas no céu, onde nem a traça nem a ferrugem as destruirão e nem os ladrões arrombam e as roubam. 21 Lembrem-se disto: onde estiver o seu tesouro, lá também estará o seu coração.
22 —Os olhos são a fonte de luz para o corpo. Se você olhar às outras pessoas com a intenção de ajudá-las, todo o seu corpo estará cheio de luz. 23 Se, porém, você olhar às outras pessoas com inveja, todo o seu corpo estará na escuridão. Portanto, se a luz que há em vocês não passa de escuridão, então a escuridão que há em vocês é enorme.
24 —Ninguém pode servir a dois senhores, pois odiará a um e amará o outro, ou se dedicará a um e desprezará o outro. Vocês não podem servir a Deus e às riquezas[d].
Ponham em primeiro lugar o reino de Deus
(Lc 12.22-34)
25 —Por isso eu lhes digo: Não se preocupem com a comida ou com a bebida que precisam para viver ou mesmo com as roupas que precisam para vestir. Pois a vida é mais importante do que comida e o corpo é mais importante do que as roupas. 26 Reparem nos pássaros do céu; eles não plantam nem colhem, nem juntam em celeiros. No entanto, o Pai de vocês que está no céu lhes dá o que comer. Será que vocês não valem mais do que eles? 27 Qual de vocês, por mais que se preocupe, pode adicionar uma hora à sua vida? 28 E por que se preocupam por causa de roupas? Reparem nas flores do campo, como elas crescem! E no entanto, elas não trabalham nem fazem roupas para si mesmas. 29 Contudo eu lhes digo que nem mesmo o rei Salomão, com toda a sua riqueza, se vestiu como uma delas! 30 Se Deus veste dessa maneira as plantas do campo, que hoje estão aqui e amanhã são jogadas no fogo, quanto mais ele vestirá vocês, gente de pouca fé?
31 —Portanto, não fiquem preocupados, dizendo: “O que iremos comer?” ou “O que iremos beber?” ou ainda “Com o que iremos nos vestir?” 32 As pessoas que não conhecem a Deus é que estão sempre procurando todas essas coisas. Mas o Pai de vocês que está no céu sabe que vocês precisam delas. 33 Portanto, se vocês colocarem em primeiro lugar nas suas vidas o reino de Deus e aquilo que Deus quer, ele lhes dará todas essas coisas. 34 Não se preocupem com o dia de amanhã, pois o dia de amanhã cuidará das suas próprias preocupações. Para cada dia bastam os seus próprios problemas.
Footnotes
- 6.3 não deixe (…) você fez Literalmente, “não saiba a tua esquerda o que a tua direita faz”.
- 6.12 pecados Literalmente, “dívidas”.
- 6.13 Alguns manuscritos adicionam: “Porque teu é o reino, o poder e a glória para sempre. Assim seja”.
- 6.24 riquezas Literalmente, “mamom”, palavra aramaica que significa “riqueza”. Aqui se personifica como se fosse um deus.
Matthew 6
New International Version
Giving to the Needy
6 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them.(A) If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.(B)
Prayer(C)
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing(D) in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father,(E) who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling(F) like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.(G) 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need(H) before you ask him.
9 “This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father(I) in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom(J) come,
your will be done,(K)
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.(L)
12 And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.(M)
13 And lead us not into temptation,[a](N)
but deliver us from the evil one.[b]’(O)
14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.(P) 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.(Q)
Fasting
16 “When you fast,(R) do not look somber(S) as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.(T)
Treasures in Heaven(U)
19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,(V) where moths and vermin destroy,(W) and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,(X) where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.(Y) 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.(Z)
22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy,[c] your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are unhealthy,[d] your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.(AA)
Do Not Worry(AB)
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry(AC) about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.(AD) Are you not much more valuable than they?(AE) 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[e]?(AF)
28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor(AG) was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?(AH) 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.(AI) 33 But seek first his kingdom(AJ) and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.(AK) 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Footnotes
- Matthew 6:13 The Greek for temptation can also mean testing.
- Matthew 6:13 Or from evil; some late manuscripts one, / for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
- Matthew 6:22 The Greek for healthy here implies generous.
- Matthew 6:23 The Greek for unhealthy here implies stingy.
- Matthew 6:27 Or single cubit to your height
Matthew 6
New International Reader's Version
Giving to Needy People
6 “Be careful not to do good deeds in front of other people. Don’t do those deeds to be seen by others. If you do, your Father in heaven will not reward you.
2 “When you give to needy people, do not announce it by having trumpets blown. Do not be like those who only pretend to be holy. They announce what they do in the synagogues and on the streets. They want to be honored by other people. What I’m about to tell you is true. They have received their complete reward. 3 When you give to needy people, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. 4 Then your giving will be done secretly. Your Father will reward you, because he sees what you do secretly.
Prayer
5 “When you pray, do not be like those who only pretend to be holy. They love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners. They want to be seen by other people. What I’m about to tell you is true. They have received their complete reward. 6 When you pray, go into your room. Close the door and pray to your Father, who can’t be seen. Your Father will reward you, because he sees what you do secretly. 7 When you pray, do not keep talking on and on. That is what ungodly people do. They think they will be heard because they talk a lot. 8 Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need even before you ask him.
9 “This is how you should pray.
“ ‘Our Father in heaven,
may your name be honored.
10 May your kingdom come.
May what you want to happen be done
on earth as it is done in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our sins,
just as we also have forgiven those who sin against us.
13 Keep us from sinning when we are tempted.
Save us from the evil one.’
14 Forgive other people when they sin against you. If you do, your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive the sins of other people, your Father will not forgive your sins.
Fasting
16 “When you go without eating, do not look gloomy like those who only pretend to be holy. They make their faces look very sad. They want to show people they are fasting. What I’m about to tell you is true. They have received their complete reward. 17 But when you go without eating, put olive oil on your head. Wash your face. 18 Then others will not know that you are fasting. Only your Father, who can’t be seen, will know it. Your Father will reward you, because he sees what you do secretly.
Gather Riches in Heaven
19 “Do not gather for yourselves riches on earth. Moths and rats can destroy them. Thieves can break in and steal them. 20 Instead, gather for yourselves riches in heaven. There, moths and rats do not destroy them. There, thieves do not break in and steal them. 21 Your heart will be where your riches are.
22 “The eye is like a lamp for the body. Suppose your eyes are healthy. Then your whole body will be full of light. 23 But suppose your eyes can’t see well. Then your whole body will be full of darkness. If the light inside you is darkness, then it is very dark!
24 “No one can serve two masters at the same time. You will hate one of them and love the other. Or you will be faithful to one and dislike the other. You can’t serve God and money at the same time.
Do Not Worry
25 “I tell you, do not worry. Don’t worry about your life and what you will eat or drink. And don’t worry about your body and what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than eating? Aren’t there more important things for the body than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air. They don’t plant or gather crops. They don’t put away crops in storerooms. But your Father who is in heaven feeds them. Aren’t you worth much more than they are? 27 Can you add even one hour to your life by worrying?
28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the wild flowers grow. They don’t work or make clothing. 29 But here is what I tell you. Not even Solomon in all his royal robes was dressed like one of these flowers. 30 If that is how God dresses the wild grass, won’t he dress you even better? Your faith is so small! After all, the grass is here only today. Tomorrow it is thrown into the fire. 31 So don’t worry. Don’t say, ‘What will we eat?’ Or, ‘What will we drink?’ Or, ‘What will we wear?’ 32 People who are ungodly run after all those things. Your Father who is in heaven knows that you need them. 33 But put God’s kingdom first. Do what he wants you to do. Then all those things will also be given to you. 34 So don’t worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
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