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Giving to the Poor and Prayer

“Be [very] careful not to do your [a]good deeds publicly, to be seen by men; otherwise you will have no reward [prepared and awaiting you] with your Father who is in heaven.

“So whenever you give to the poor and do acts of kindness, do not blow a trumpet before you [to advertise it], as the hypocrites do [like actors acting out a role] in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored and recognized and praised by men. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, they [already] have their reward in full. But when you give to the poor and do acts of kindness, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing [give in complete secrecy], so that your charitable acts will be done in secret; and your Father who sees [what is done] in secret will reward you.

“Also, when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to pray [publicly] standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets so that they may be seen by men. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, they [already] have their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your most private room, close the door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees [what is done] in secret will reward you.

“And when you pray, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.(A) So do not be like them [praying as they do]; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

“Pray, then, [b]in this way:

‘Our Father, who is in heaven,
[c]Hallowed be Your name.(B)
10 
[d]Your kingdom come,
Your [e]will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
11 
‘Give us this day our [f]daily bread.
12 
‘And forgive us our [g]debts, as we have forgiven our debtors [letting go of both the wrong and the resentment].
13 
‘And do not [h]lead us into temptation, but deliver us from [i]evil. [j][For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.]’(C)

14 For if you forgive [k]others their trespasses [their reckless and willful sins], your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others [nurturing your hurt and anger with the result that it interferes with your relationship with God], then your Father will not forgive your trespasses.

Fasting, The True Treasure, Wealth (Mammon)

16 “And whenever you are fasting, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they put on a sad and dismal face [like actors, discoloring their faces with ashes or dirt] so that their fasting may be seen by men. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, they [already] have their reward in full.(D) 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head [as you normally would to groom your hair] and wash your face 18 so that your fasting will not be noticed by people, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees [what is done] in secret will reward you.

19 “Do not store up for yourselves [material] treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in and steal; 21 for where your treasure is, there your heart [your wishes, your desires; that on which your life centers] will be also.

22 “The eye is the lamp of the body; so if your eye is clear [spiritually perceptive], your whole body will be full of light [benefiting from God’s precepts]. 23 But if your eye is bad [spiritually blind], your whole body will be full of darkness [devoid of God’s precepts]. So if the [very] light inside you [your inner self, your heart, your conscience] is darkness, how great and terrible is that darkness!

24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord].

The Cure for Anxiety

25 “Therefore I tell you, stop being worried or anxious (perpetually uneasy, distracted) about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, as to what you will wear. Is life not more than food, and the body more than clothing?(E) 26 Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow [seed] nor reap [the harvest] nor gather [the crops] into barns, and yet your heavenly Father keeps feeding them. Are you not worth much more than they? 27 And who of you by worrying can add one [l]hour to [the length of] his life?(F) 28 And why are you worried about clothes? See how the lilies and wildflowers of the field grow; they do not labor nor do they spin [wool to make clothing], 29 yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory and splendor dressed himself like one of these.(G) 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive and green today and tomorrow is [cut and] thrown [as fuel] into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! 31 Therefore do not worry or be anxious (perpetually uneasy, distracted), saying, ‘What are we going to eat?’ or ‘What are we going to drink?’ or ‘What are we going to wear?’ 32 For the [pagan] Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; [but do not worry,] for your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But first and most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His righteousness [His way of doing and being right—the attitude and character of God], and all these things will be given to you also.

34 “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:1 Lit righteousness before men.
  2. Matthew 6:9 I.e. as a model or pattern.
  3. Matthew 6:9 I.e. set apart, keep and treat as holy, revere.
  4. Matthew 6:10 A plea for God’s kingdom to be inaugurated on earth.
  5. Matthew 6:10 Including what God wishes to be done by the individual believer—His commands and precepts.
  6. Matthew 6:11 I.e. life’s essentials.
  7. Matthew 6:12 I.e. sins, moral failures.
  8. Matthew 6:13 I.e. lead us away from situations where we are vulnerable and have the opportunity to sin. God does not tempt man (see James 1:13) but does allow man to be tested.
  9. Matthew 6:13 Or the evil one.
  10. Matthew 6:13 This clause is not found in early mss.
  11. Matthew 6:14 Gr anthropoi.
  12. Matthew 6:27 Lit cubit, here probably applied metaphorically to a lifespan.

Giving to the Needy

“Beware of (A)practicing your righteousness before other people in order (B)to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

(C)“Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may (D)be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have (E)received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. (F)And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

The Lord's Prayer

“And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love (G)to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. (H)Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, (I)go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. (J)And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as (K)the Gentiles do, for (L)they think that they will be heard (M)for their many words. Do not be like them, (N)for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. (O)Pray then like this:

(P)“Our Father in heaven,
(Q)hallowed be (R)your name.[a]
10 (S)Your kingdom come,
(T)your will be done,[b]
    (U)on earth as it is in heaven.
11 (V)Give us (W)this day our daily bread,[c]
12 and forgive us our debts,
    as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And (X)lead us not into temptation,
    but (Y)deliver us from (Z)evil.[d]

14 (AA)For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, 15 (AB)but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Fasting

16 “And (AC)when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. (AD)Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 17 But when you fast, (AE)anoint your head and wash your face, 18 that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. (AF)And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

Lay Up Treasures in Heaven

19 (AG)“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where (AH)moth and rust[e] destroy and where thieves (AI)break in and steal, 20 (AJ)but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

22 (AK)“The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, 23 (AL)but if (AM)your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

24 (AN)“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and (AO)money.[f]

Do Not Be Anxious

25 (AP)“Therefore I tell you, (AQ)do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 (AR)Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. (AS)Are you not of more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his (AT)span of life?[g] 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, (AU)even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, (AV)O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For (AW)the Gentiles seek after all these things, and (AX)your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But (AY)seek first (AZ)the kingdom of God and his righteousness, (BA)and all these things will be added to you.

34 (BB)“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:9 Or Let your name be kept holy, or Let your name be treated with reverence
  2. Matthew 6:10 Or Let your kingdom come, let your will be done
  3. Matthew 6:11 Or our bread for tomorrow
  4. Matthew 6:13 Or the evil one; some manuscripts add For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen
  5. Matthew 6:19 Or worm; also verse 20
  6. Matthew 6:24 Greek mammon, a Semitic word for money or possessions
  7. Matthew 6:27 Or a single cubit to his stature; a cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters

Cuywa Comam Jesús yin̈ tzet chu cocolwa yin̈ jet anmahil

Yalni Comam Jesús:

―Caw nann̈e heyu yin̈ tzet chewatxˈe, machn̈ehojab yin̈ sat anma cˈul cheyute heba, yuto ta yun̈e heyillaxi yuxin chewatxˈe iscˈulal, mach chechah ispaj selel tet Comam Dios ay yul satcan̈.

Yuxin yet chexcolwa yin̈ hunu mebaˈ, mach chepujbacˈo hacaˈ chute ebnaj chal isba cˈulal. Ebnaj tuˈ chˈakˈ ebnaj issabehal yulaj capilla yeb yulaj calle, yun̈e yallax ebnaj cˈulal. Yin̈ caw yeli chiwalan teyet, yet chihallax cˈulla tzotiˈ yin̈ ebnaj tuˈ lan̈an ischahnina ebnaj ispaj selel. Wal hex tiˈ xin, hayet chexcolwa yin̈ anma mebaˈ machi mac tet cheyala, nitam tet hunu heyamigo. Wal xin yin̈ ewantajil cheyakˈ tet, haxinwal Comam ay yul satcan̈ chiilni tzet chawatxˈe yin̈ ewantajil, cat yakˈni Comam ispaj selel teyet, ẍi Comam.

Cuywa Comam Jesús yin̈ tzet chu cotxahli

Yalnipaxo Comam Jesús:

―Hayet chextxahli tet Comam Dios, mach cheyute hacaˈ chute ebnaj chal isba cˈulal. Haˈ ebnaj tuˈ yun̈e yillax ebnaj yu anma, yuxin ton̈eticˈa choche islin̈ba isba istxahli yulaj iscapilla ebnaj Israel, yebpaxo yin̈la istxiquin txon̈bal. Yin̈ caw yeli chiwalan teyet, yet chitxahli ebnaj hacaˈ tuˈ chischahnina ebnaj ispaj selel tet anma. Walex hex tiˈ, mach cheyute hacaˈ tuˈ. Wal xin hayet chextxahli, chexocto yul heyatut cat hepeban ispultahil teˈ, cat hetxahli tet Comam Dios, Comam chiaben tzet cheyala. Chil Comam sunil tzet cheyu yin̈ ewantajil cat yakˈni Comam ispaj selel teyet.

Hayet chextxahli, machojab chexoc hecayen̈e tzotiˈ matzet chaliloj hacaˈ chute anma maẍto ohtan̈eho Comam Dios. Yuto chistxum ebnaj ta yu caw nimej chute ebnaj yoj istxah, caw chabe Comam Dios tzet chal ebnaj yalni. Wal xin mach cheyute hacaˈ tuˈ, yuto Comam Dios yohtaxa tzet chiocnico heyu yalan̈to yet maẍto chekˈan tet Comam.

Hayet chextxahli, hac tiˈ cheyute heyalni hacaˈ tiˈ:
    Hach Comam, hach coDios, ayach yul satcan̈, nimanojab yelapno habi yul sat anma.
10     Hulan̈ cat hawoc jahawilojan̈ yul sat yiban̈kˈinal tiˈ. Yijab isba tzet chawoche sat txˈo txˈotxˈ tiˈ hacaˈ chu yijni isba yul satcan̈.
11     Mamin, chicokˈanan̈ tawet, akˈ tzet chicolohan̈ hunun tzˈayic.
12     Akˈ nimancˈulal yin̈ istxˈojal chicowatxˈehan̈, hacaˈ chu jakˈni nimancˈulalan̈ yin̈ anma chiwatxˈen istxˈojal jin̈an̈.
13     Mach chon̈hachayojan̈ xol ilwebal, caw colon̈ilojan̈ yul iskˈab naj matzwalil, quexchi yin̈ hetxah, ẍi Comam.

14 Yalnipaxo Comam:

―Ta cheyakˈ nimancˈulal yin̈ anma chiwatxˈen istxˈojal teyin̈, haˈ Comam Dios ay yul satcan̈ chˈakˈnipaxo nimancˈulal teyin̈. 15 Yaj ta mach cheyakˈ nimancˈulal yin̈ heyet anmahil chiwatxˈen istxˈojal teyin̈, mach chakˈpaxo nimancˈulal Comam Dios teyin̈, ẍi Comam.

Cuywa Comam Jesús yin̈ yet mach chon̈waˈ yu cotxahli tet Comam Dios

16 Lahwi tuˈ yalnipaxo Comam Jesús:

―Hayet mach chexwaˈ yu hetxahli tet Comam Dios, mach biscˈulalo cheyute hesat hacaˈ chute ebnaj chal isba cˈulal, yuto ebnaj tuˈ caw biscˈulal chute ebnaj sat yun̈e yillax ebnaj yu anma tato ayco ebnaj yin̈ yet mach chon̈wahi yu cotxahli tet Comam Dios. Yin̈ caw yeli chiwalan teyet chischahna ebnaj ispaj selel yet chiillax ebnaj yu anma tuˈ. 17 Walex tiˈ xin, yet mach chexwaˈ yu hetxahli tet Comam Dios, chetxˈahwe hesat cat hexínito xil hewiˈ, 18 yun̈e mach chalilo isba tato ayexico yin̈ yet mach chexwaˈ yu hetxahli tet Comam Dios. Wal xin han̈cˈan̈e Comam ewan yehi, haˈ chiilni tzet cheyu cat yakˈni Comam ispaj selel teyet, ẍi Comam.

Jakˈaweto cokˈalomal satcan̈

19 Yalnipaxo Comam Jesús hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Mach chetenba hekˈalomal sat txˈo txˈotxˈ tiˈ, yuto chioc noˈ ih yetaˈtoj, cat xin yocpaxo iskˈuxewal. Macato chul ebnaj elkˈom yin̈ cat yinito ebnaj. 20 Wal xin haˈ huneˈ cheyute, tenbawe hekˈalomal yul satcan̈ bay machi noˈ ih chietantoj, bay mach chiocpaxo iskˈuxewal, yeb bay mach chiapni ebnaj elkˈom yin̈. 21 Yuxin haˈ bay ay hekˈalomal haˈ tuˈ cheyapaxico heyanma, ẍi Comam.

Isbakˈ cosat hacaˈ cantil yehico yin̈ conimanil

22 Isbakˈ cosat cantil yehico yin̈ conimanil, yuxin ta han̈cˈan̈e iscˈulal choche yilaˈ hesat tuˈ, sunil henimanil ayco yin̈ sajilkˈinal. 23 Yajaˈ ta yin̈n̈e istxˈojal ayco hemujlubal; sunil henimanil ayco yin̈ kˈejholo. Ta huneˈ issajilkˈinal ayco teyin̈ tuˈ chimeltzoco yin̈ kˈejholohal, chexcancano xol kˈejholo, ẍi Comam.

¿Aymico janma yin̈ Comam Dios mato yin̈ kˈalomal?

24 Yalnipaxo Comam Jesús hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Machi hunu mac chu yoc chejabo tet cawan̈ patrón, yuto ta chisyije naj tzet chal naj babel, chisman̈cˈo naj tzet chal naj iscab. Yeb xin tato xahan chil naj naj babel, chisyah naj naj iscab. Hac tuˈ heye hex tiˈ, mach chu heyijen tzet chal Comam Dios tato ecˈbal cheyaco heyanma yin̈ kˈalomal, ẍi Comam.

Yilal iscawxi cocˈul yin̈ Comam Dios

25 Yalnipaxo Comam Jesús:

―Yuxin chiwalan teyet, mach cheyaco yin̈ hecˈul yin̈ tzet chelo, yeb yin̈ tzet chu yoc xil hekˈap yul sat yiban̈kˈinal tiˈ. Ta chakˈ Comam Dios cocawil, ¿haˈ tom xin tzet chicolo mach chakˈ Comam, heyalni? Ta haˈ Comam akˈn̈e conimanil, ¿haˈ tom xil cokˈap mach chakˈ Comam? 26 Ilwecˈanab noˈ chˈic chiecˈ satcan̈, machi yawal noˈ chacoj, mach chihatxˈwi noˈ, machipaxo iscˈun̈a noˈ, yajaˈ xin chiakˈlax tzet chislo noˈ yu Comam ay yul satcan̈. ¡Hajxamex to caw ecˈbal heyelapno sata noˈ! 27 ¿Aymi hunujex tiˈ yu caw cheyaco yin̈ hecˈul yuxin chu heyanico hanicˈoxa yakˈbil hakˈinal yul sat yiban̈kˈinal tiˈ?

28 ¿Tzet yin̈ xin caw cheyaco yin̈ hecˈul yin̈ tzet chu yoc xil hekˈap? Ilwecˈanab teˈ caj chichˈib xol kˈebtaj, mach chimunla teˈ, mach chichemlipaxo teˈ, 29 yajaˈ chiwalan teyet, naj rey Salomón yet payat mach apni iskˈaptzen isba naj hacaˈ iscˈulchˈanil teˈ. 30 Walca caw cˈulchˈan jilni isxumaquil teˈ tinan̈, yajaˈ yet hecal cabe chin̈uslaxto teˈ yul horno. Ta chakˈ Comam iscˈulchˈanil teˈ caj tuˈ, ¿haˈ tom xin xil hekˈap mach chakˈ Comam? Hex tiˈ caw mach cheyaco heyanma yin̈ Comam Dios. 31 Yuxin mach cheyaco yin̈ hecˈul cheyalni hacaˈ tiˈ: ¿Baytaxca chitit tzet chicolo yeb xil cokˈap? 32 Yuto haˈ anma mach ohtan̈e Comam Dios chianico huntekˈan tuˈ yin̈ iscˈul. Yajaˈ wal Comam Dios ay yul satcan̈, yohtaxa Comam tato chiocnico huntekˈan tuˈ heyu. 33 Wal xin aweco yin̈ hecˈul hesaynilo Comam Dios babel cat heyijen tzet chala, walpaxo tzet chiocnico heyu yul sat yiban̈kˈinal tiˈ xaticˈa yakˈaˈ Comam Dios teyet. 34 Mach cheyaco yin̈ hecˈul yin̈ tzet chu yecˈ heyu yet hecal, yuto yet hecal tuˈ nanto tzet cheyaco yin̈ hecˈul yin̈ tzet cheyu, yuto masan ay isyaˈtajil yetbi hunun tzˈayic, ẍi Comam.