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Matthew 6
Disciples’ Literal New Testament

But Do Not Merely Put On a Show of Righteousness For Others

6 “But take-heed not to do your righteousness[a] in-front-of people so-as to be seen[b] by them. Otherwise indeed, you do not have a reward with your Father in the heavens.

Don’t Give Money To Glorify Yourself. Give Without Thinking of Yourself At All

2 “So whenever you do almsgiving[c], do not trumpet it before you as-indeed the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the lanes[d] so that they may be glorified by people. Truly I say to you, they are receiving their reward[e] in full. 3 But while you are doing almsgiving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your almsgiving may be in secret. And your Father, the One seeing in secret, will reward you.

Don’t Pray To Impress Others. Always Pray As If Alone With Your Heavenly Father

5 “And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. Because standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the wide-roads, they love to pray so that they may make-an-appearance[f] to people. Truly I say to you, they are receiving their reward in full. 6 But whenever you pray, enter into your inner-room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father, the One in secret. And your Father, the One seeing in secret, will reward you.

Don’t Babble On In Prayer. Pray As a Child of God, Aligned With His Purposes

7 “And while praying, do not babble as-indeed the Gentiles do. For they are thinking that they will be heard by means of their many-words[g]. 8 So do not be like them, for your Father knows of the things which you have a need before you ask Him. 9 Therefore, you be praying as follows, ‘Our Father in the heavens: 10 let[h] Your name be treated-as-holy. Let Your kingdom come. Let Your will be done[i]— as in heaven, also on earth. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also forgave[j] our debtors. 13 And do not bring us into a temptation[k], but deliver[l] us from the evil one[m]’. 14 For if you forgive people their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive people their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Don’t Display Yourself As Fasting. Fast In Secret

16 “And whenever you fast, do not be like the sad-faced hypocrites. For they disfigure[n] their faces so that they may appear to people as ones fasting. Truly I say to you, they are receiving their reward in full. 17 But while you are fasting, anoint your head and wash your face 18 so that you may not appear to people as one fasting, but to your Father, the One in secret. And your Father, the One seeing in secret, will reward you.

Build Your Storehouse of Treasure In Heaven, Not On Earth

19 “Do not be treasuring-up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moth and eating[o] destroy, and where thieves break-in and steal. 20 But be treasuring up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where neither moth nor eating destroys, and where thieves do not break in nor steal.

Your Heart Will Be Where Your Treasure Is. You Cannot Serve God And Money

21 “For where your treasure is, there your heart also will be. 22 The lamp[p] of the body is the eye. Therefore if your eye is single[q], your whole body will be full-of-light[r]. 23 But if your eye is bad[s], your whole body will be full-of-darkness. If then the light in you is darkness[t], how great is the darkness! 24 No one can be serving[u] two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted-to one and disregard[v] the other. You cannot be serving God and wealth[w].

Don’t Be Anxious About Your Earthly Life. Seek God’s Kingdom And Righteousness

25 “For this reason I say to you— do not be anxious[x] for your life as to what you may eat or what you may drink, nor for your body as to what you may put-on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the heaven— that they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns. And your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth more than they? 27 And which of you while being anxious is able to add one cubit[y] upon his life-span? 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe-closely the lilies of the field, how they grow— they do not labor nor spin. 29 But I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. 30 But if God dresses in this manner the grass of the field existing today and being thrown into an oven tomorrow, will He not by much more care for you— ones of-little-faith? 31 Therefore, do not be anxious[z], saying, ‘What may we eat?’ or ‘What may we drink?’ or ‘What may we put-on?’ 32 For the Gentiles are seeking-after all these things. For your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things. 33 But be seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is the trouble[aa] of it.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:1 That is, your righteous deeds.
  2. Matthew 6:1 That is, for the purpose of being seen.
  3. Matthew 6:2 That is, give to the poor as charity.
  4. Matthew 6:2 Or, narrow streets, alleys.
  5. Matthew 6:2 Their reward is glory from people.
  6. Matthew 6:5 Or, are-visible.
  7. Matthew 6:7 Or, wordiness, much talking.
  8. Matthew 6:10 That is, make it reality that your name is treated as holy (it does not mean ‘let’ in the sense of ‘allow’). All six requests are in the form of a command (as usual), but the grammar changes with the fourth request.
  9. Matthew 6:10 Or, take place, come about, happen, become reality.
  10. Matthew 6:12 Forgiveness is assumed to be a characteristic part of a believer’s life.
  11. Matthew 6:13 That is, a situation in which we will be tempted by the evil one. Or, testing, trial. Compare Lk 22:40.
  12. Matthew 6:13 Or, rescue, save.
  13. Matthew 6:13 Or, from evil. Some manuscripts add ‘Because Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever, amen’.
  14. Matthew 6:16 These people blackened their faces with ashes so they would be seen by others as ones fasting.
  15. Matthew 6:19 That is, the consumption of all kinds of treasures by all kinds of natural processes, of which moth-eating is a specific example. Or, eating by rust, corroding (a meaning not found elsewhere in Greek), if Jesus specifically has in view here a different category of treasure than that eaten by moths, metal treasures.
  16. Matthew 6:22 That is, the source of light.
  17. Matthew 6:22 Or, sincere, simple. That is, single-focused on God; or, spiritually healthy.
  18. Matthew 6:22 Or, illuminated.
  19. Matthew 6:23 That is, double-focused on wealth and God; or, sick, spiritually diseased.
  20. Matthew 6:23 That is, if the spiritual ‘light’ your eye allows in is in fact darkness.
  21. Matthew 6:24 That is, be serving as slave to.
  22. Matthew 6:24 The slave will internally hate or love one master over the other, or he will express this in action, devoting himself to serving one while disregarding the other.
  23. Matthew 6:24 Or, property, money.
  24. Matthew 6:25 Or, be worried about, be concerned about. The grammar implies, stop being anxious, or, do not be in the habit of being anxious.
  25. Matthew 6:27 That is, add 18 inches, one step, to his life’s path.
  26. Matthew 6:31 The grammar implies, do not become anxious, as also in v 34, addressing the issue as a whole.
  27. Matthew 6:34 Or, misfortune, evil, badness.
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Matej 6
Biblija: suvremeni hrvatski prijevod

Isus poučava o davanju

6 »Pazite da svoja dobra djela ne činite pred ljudima, samo zato da vas oni vide, jer nećete dobiti nagradu od svog Oca koji je na nebu.

2 Stoga, kada daješ siromašnima, nemoj to javno objaviti. Tako rade licemjeri u sinagogama i na ulicama da bi ih hvalili ljudi. Istinu vam kažem: oni su već dobili svoju nagradu. 3 Nego, kada daješ siromašnima, neka tvoja lijeva ruka ne zna što čini desna. 4 Neka tvoje davanje bude u tajnosti pa će te Otac tvoj, koji vidi u tajnosti, nagraditi.«

Isus poučava o molitvi

(Lk 11,2-4)

5 »A kad molite, ne budite poput licemjera. Oni vole stajati i moliti u sinagogama i na križanjima ulica da ih vide ljudi. Istinu vam kažem: oni su već dobili svoju nagradu. 6 A ti, kad moliš, uđi u svoju sobu, zatvori vrata pa se pomoli svom Ocu, kojega ne možeš vidjeti. A tvoj će te Otac, koji vidi učinjeno u tajnosti, nagraditi. 7 Kada molite, ne ponavljajte isprazne riječi kao pogani, koji misle da će dobiti što traže zbog količine izgovorenih riječi. 8 Ne budite, dakle, kao oni, jer vaš Otac zna što vam je potrebno i prije negoli ga zamolite. 9 Zato molite ovako:

‘Oče naš, koji jesi na nebesima,
    sveti se ime tvoje.
10 Neka dođe Kraljevstvo tvoje.
    Neka bude volja tvoja,
    kako na Nebu tako i na Zemlji.
11 Kruh naš svagdašnji daj nam danas
12 i oprosti nam naše dugove,
    kako i mi opraštamo svojim dužnicima.
13 Ne uvedi nas u kušnju,
    nego nas zaštiti od zla[a].’[b]

14 Da, ako vi oprostite ljudima njihove pogreške, onda će i vaš Otac nebeski vama oprostiti vaše. 15 No ako vi ne oprostite drugima njihove pogreške, ni vaš Otac neće vama oprostiti vaše.«

Isus poučava o postu

16 »Kad postite, nemojte biti namrgođeni, poput licemjera, koji izobliče svoja lica da ljudi primijete kako poste. Istinu vam kažem: već su dobili svoju nagradu. 17 A ti, kad postiš, počešljaj se i umij lice, 18 da ljudi ne primijete da postiš, nego samo Otac tvoj koji je u tajnosti. Tada će te tvoj Otac, koji vidi učinjeno u tajnosti, nagraditi.«

Nebesko bogatstvo

(Lk 12,33-34)

19 »Ne skupljajte sebi bogatstvo na zemlji! Tu će ga moljci i hrđa uništiti, a lopovi mogu provaliti i ukrasti ga. 20 Radije skupljajte sebi bogatstvo na nebu! Ondje ga moljci i hrđa ne mogu uništiti niti lopovi mogu provaliti i ukrasti ga. 21 Jer, srce će ti biti ondje gdje ti je bogatstvo.«

Svjetlo i tama

(Lk 11,34-36)

22 »Oko je svjetiljka tijelu. Ako gledaš dobronamjerno[c], tada ćeš sav biti ispunjen svjetlošću. 23 Ali ako gledaš zlonamjerno[d], tada ćeš biti ispunjen tamom. Ako svjetlost, koja je u tebi, postane tama, koliko li će biti duboka?«

Ne možete služiti dvojici gospodara

(Lk 16,13)

24 »Nitko ne može istodobno služiti dvojici gospodara. Jer, ili će jednoga mrziti, a drugoga voljeti, ili će jednomu biti privržen, a drugoga prezirati. Ne možete služiti Bogu i bogatstvu.«

Prvenstvo Božjeg kraljevstva

(Lk 12,22-34)

25 »Zato vam kažem: ne brinite se za svoj život—što ćete jesti ili piti ili za svoje tijelo—u što ćete se obući. Zar nije život vredniji od hrane, a tijelo od odjeće? 26 Pogledajte ptice na nebu! One niti siju, niti žanju, niti prikupljaju hranu u žitnice, a vaš ih Otac nebeski hrani. Zar vi niste mnogo vredniji od ptica? 27 Tko od vas može brigama produžiti život samo za jedan sat?

28 Zašto se tjeskobno brinete za odjeću? Pogledajte kako rastu poljski ljiljani, a ne rade i ne predu. 29 A ja vam kažem da se ni Salomon u svoj svojoj raskoši nije odijevao poput njih. 30 Pa, ako Bog tako odijeva poljsku travu, koja je danas tu, a već se sutra baca u peć, zar neće još više odijevati vas, malovjerni? 31 Zato se nemojte brinuti i govoriti: ‘Što ćemo jesti, što ćemo piti ili u što ćemo se obući?’ 32 To sve traže oni koji ne poznaju Boga. Ali vaš Otac nebeski zna što vam je potrebno. 33 Stoga, prvo se brinite za Božje kraljevstvo i za ono što on želi, a za sve drugo će se pobrinuti Bog. 34 Ne brinite se tjeskobno za sutrašnji dan, jer će se sutrašnji dan brinuti za sebe. Svaki dan ima dosta svojih nevolja.«

Footnotes

  1. 6,13 od zla Ili: »od Zloga«.
  2. 6,13 Neki starogrčki rukopisi dodaju: »Jer tvoje je Kraljevstvo i sila i slava zauvijek. Amen.«
  3. 6,22 Ako gledaš dobronamjerno Doslovno: »Ako ti je oko dobro«.
  4. 6,23 ako gledaš zlonamjerno Doslovno: »ako ti je oko zlo«.
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Matthew 6
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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

  1. Matthew 6:13 The Greek for temptation can also mean testing.
  2. Matthew 6:13 Or from evil; some late manuscripts one, / for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
  3. Matthew 6:22 The Greek for healthy here implies generous.
  4. Matthew 6:23 The Greek for unhealthy here implies stingy.
  5. Matthew 6:27 Or single cubit to your height
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Matteus 6
En Levende Bok

Om å dele med andre

6 Jesus fortsatte: ”Når dere gjør det som er godt, se da til at dere ikke gjør det bare for at menneskene skal legge merke til dere. Ellers har dere ingen lønn i vente fra vår Far i himmelen. 2 Når dere gir en gave til en som er i nød, rop det da ikke ut til andre. Gjør ikke som de falske menneskene som bare later som de er lydige mot Gud. De utbasunerer sine gode gjerninger i synagogene[a] og på gatene for å få ros og ære! Jeg forsikrer dere at de allerede har fått sin lønn. 3-4 Nei, om du hjelper noen, da gjør det med diskresjon. Din venstre hånd skal ikke vite hva den høyre gjør. Da kommer din Far i himmelen, som ser alt, til å lønne deg.

Om bønn

5 Når dere ber, da skal dere ikke stå og vise dere fram for andre. Vær ikke som falske mennesker som bare later som om dem er lydige mot Gud. De elsker å be offentlig på gatehjørnene og i synagogene[b] der alle kan se dem. Jeg forsikrer dere at de allerede har fått sin lønn. 6 Nei, når du ber, da gå i stedet inn i ditt rom og lukk døren bak deg. La bønnen din være en hemmelighet mellom deg og din Far i himmelen. Han vet alt og kommer til å lønne deg.

7 Rams ikke opp den samme bønnen gang på gang, slik de gjør som ikke kjenner Gud. De tror at bønnen har større sjanse på å bli besvart når de bruker mange ord. 8 Vær ikke som dem, for deres Far i himmelen vet akkurat hva dere trenger allerede før dere har bedt ham om det!

9 Be i stedet på denne måten:

Fader vår,
    du som er i himmelen!
La ditt navn holdes hellig.
10     La ditt rike komme.[c]
La din ville skje på jorden
    som i himmelen.
11 Gi oss i dag vårt daglige brød.
12     Forlat oss vår skyld,
som vi og forlater
    våre skyldnere.
13 Led oss ikke inn i fristelse,
    men frels oss fra det onde.
For riket er ditt,
    og makten og æren i evighet.
Amen.

14 Ja, om dere tilgir dem som har gjort galt mot dere, da skal deres Far i himmelen også tilgi dere. 15 Men om dere nekter å tilgi andre, da kommer han ikke til å tilgi dere for det dere har gjort.

Om faste

16 Når dere faster[d], vis dere da ikke fram for andre. Vær ikke som falske mennesker som bare later som om de er lydige mot Gud. De ser dystre og ustelte ut bare for at folk skal legge merke til at de faster. Jeg forsikrer dere at de allerede har fått sin lønn. 17 Nei, når du faster, skal du vaske deg og stelle håret ditt akkurat som til vanlig. 18 La fasten være en hemmelighet mellom deg og din Far i himmelen. Han vet alt og kommer til å lønne deg.

Om pengene

19 Samle dere ikke rikdom her på jorden, der den mister sin verdi og lett kan bli stjålet. 20 Samle dere heller skatter i himmelen, der de beholder sin verdi og er sikre for tyver. 21 For når skatten din finnes i himmelen, da kommer også hjertet ditt og tankene dine til å være der.

22 Øyet er kroppens lyskilde. Om øye ditt er friskt, da slipper det lyset inn. 23 Om øye ditt er blindt, stenger det lyset ute, og da blir det mørkt i hele ditt indre. Om det lyset du tror å ha i deg er blitt mørke, da er mørket i deg virkelig blitt nattsvart![e]

24 Ingen kan tjene to herrer samtidig. Enten kommer han til å hate den første og elske den andre, eller å elske den første og hate den andre. Dere må altså velge. Dere kan ikke tjene Gud og elske pengene[f] samtidig.

Om å bekymre seg

25 Derfor sier jeg: Bekymre dere ikke for hvordan dere skal orke livet. Hvordan dere skal få mat og drikke eller klær å ha på dere. Visst nok finnes det viktigere saker i livet enn mat og drikke og klær? 26 Se på fuglene! De bekymrer seg ikke for hva de skal spise. De sår ikke og høster ikke og samler ikke i forråd, men deres Far i himmelen gir dem nok mat likevel. Er ikke dere mye mer verd for ham enn det fuglene er? 27 Hva tjener det til å bekymre seg? Kan det forlenge livet deres med en eneste time? Naturligvis ikke!

28 Og hvorfor er dere bekymret for klærne? Se på liljene på marken. De arbeider ikke og syr ingen klær. 29 Likevel forsikrer jeg dere at selv ikke kong Salomo i all sin prakt var så vakkert kledd som dem. 30 Om Gud gir så vidunderlige klær til gresset, som står den ene dagen, men i morgen blir kastet på ilden, skulle han ikke da ordne med klær til dere? Stoler dere fortsatt så lite på Gud?

31-32 Bekymre dere altså ikke for hva dere skal spise og drikke, eller for hva dere skal ha på dere. Gjør ikke som folk som ikke kjenner Gud. De jager etter alt dette og bekymrer seg hele tiden. Deres Far i himmelen vet allerede hva dere trenger. 33 Han kommer til å gi dere alt dette, dersom dere først og fremst strever etter å gjøre hans vilje, og dermed at han får bestemme over dere.[g]

34 Bekymre dere altså ikke for dagen i morgen, men løs problemene den dagen de virkelig dukker opp. En avmålt tid for bekymringer rekker vel mer enn nok?”

Footnotes

  1. 6:2 Synagogen er jødenes bygg for gudstjenester.
  2. 6:5 Synagogen er jødenes bygg for gudstjenester.
  3. 6:10 På gresk: La ditt rike komme.
  4. 6:16 Av åndelige grunner avstår fra mat.
  5. 6:23 Dette er et bilde som Jesus bruker for å vise at hans tilhørere må slippe inn lyset, det vil si sannheten om det han nettopp underviste om, i dette tilfellet pengene.
  6. 6:24 I den greske grunnteksten ble uttrykket ”å elske pengene” kalt for ”å tjene Mammon”, en avgud.
  7. 6:33 På gresk: søker hans rike og hans rettferdighet.
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