Matteo 6
La Bibbia della Gioia
6 State attenti a non fare pubblicamente le vostre buone azioni per essere ammirati, altrimenti perderete la ricompensa dal Padre vostro che è in cielo. 2 Quando fate lʼelemosina, non fatelo sapere in giro, come fanno gli ipocriti, che fanno suonare la tromba nelle sinagoghe e per le strade per richiamare lʼattenzione della gente sui loro atti di carità! Vi dico in tutta sincerità che, così facendo, hanno già ricevuto tutta la loro ricompensa. 3 Ma quando fate un favore a qualcuno, fatelo di nascosto, non dite alla vostra mano sinistra ciò che sta facendo la destra. 4 E il Padre vostro, che conosce tutti i segreti, vi ricompenserà.
Preghiere e digiuno
5 Ed ora parliamo della preghiera. Quando pregate, non fate come glʼipocriti che si mettono a pregare in pubblico, agli angoli delle strade e nelle sinagoghe, dove tutti li possono vedere. Vi assicuro che questa è la sola ricompensa che ottengono. 6 Ma, quando pregate, restatevene per conto vostro, soli soletti; chiudete la porta dietro di voi e pregate il Padre vostro segretamente. E Dio, che conosce i vostri segreti, vi ricompenserà.
7-8 Non recitate continuamente le stesse preghiere, come fanno i pagani, che pensano di essere esauditi se ripetono allʼinfinito le stesse parole. Ricordate che vostro Padre sa esattamente ciò di cui avete bisogno ancor prima che glielo chiediate.
9 Pregate così: “Padre nostro che sei in cielo, sia santificato il tuo nome. 10 Venga il tuo Regno. Sia fatta la tua volontà qui in terra, come in cielo. 11 Dacci anche oggi il cibo necessario 12 e perdona i nostri peccati, come noi abbiamo perdonato quelli che ci hanno fatto dei torti. 13 Faʼ che non cediamo alla tentazione, ma liberaci dal male. Amen!” 14-15 Vostro Padre che è in cielo vi perdonerà, se perdonerete quelli che hanno peccato contro di voi; ma se non perdonerete gli altri neanche lui vi perdonerà.
16 Ed ora parliamo del digiuno. Quando digiunate per uno scopo spirituale, non fatelo in pubblico, come glʼipocriti, che cercano di apparire pallidi ed emaciati per farsi ammirare dalla gente. Per la verità, quella è la sola ricompensa che ne avranno. 17 Quando digiunate, mostratevi in forma, invece, 18 in modo che nessuno sospetti che avete fame, eccetto vostro Padre, che conosce tutti i segreti. Ed egli vi ricompenserà.
19 Non accumulate ricchezze qui sulla terra, dove possono essere rovinate dai tarli e dalla ruggine o rubate dai ladri. 20 Accumulatele in cielo, invece, dove non perderanno mai il loro valore e sono al sicuro dai ladri. 21 Se i tuoi risparmi sono in cielo, anche il tuo cuore sarà là.
22 Se il tuo occhio è puro, tutta la tua anima ne sarà illuminata. 23 Ma se il tuo occhio è contaminato da pensieri e desideri cattivi resterai nel più profondo buio spirituale. E non puoi immaginare quanto quel buio possa essere profondo!
24 Non potete servire due padroni: Dio e il denaro. Perché o odierete uno e amerete lʼaltro, o viceversa.
25 Questo perciò è il mio consiglio: non preoccupatevi delle cose materiali come mangiare, bere, denaro e vestiti. Non è forse vero che la vita è più importante del cibo e che il corpo è più importante dei vestiti? 26 Guardate gli uccelli! Non si preoccupano del cibo. Non seminano, non mietono, né fanno provviste, perché il Padre vostro che è in cielo li nutre. E voi siete di gran lunga più importanti degli uccelli per lui! 27 Pensate forse che tutte le vostre preoccupazioni possano allungarvi la vita anche di un solo momento?
28 E perché preoccuparsi dellʼabbigliamento? Guardate i gigli di campo, non si preoccupano del loro. 29 Eppure io vi dico che nemmeno il re Salomone in tutta la sua gloria ha mai avuto un vestito così bello! 30 E se Dio si cura tanto dei fiori, che sono qui oggi e domani non ci saranno più, non avrà certamente più cura di voi, o uomini di poca fede?
31-32 Perciò, non preoccupatevi affatto di avere cibo e abiti a sufficienza! Perché essere come i pagani? Sono loro che vivono per queste cose e se ne preoccupano fino in fondo. Ma il vostro Padre che è in cielo sa già perfettamente che ne avete bisogno. 33 E ve le darà volentieri, se voi cercherete prima il Regno di Dio e la sua giustizia.
34 Perciò, non siate ansiosi per il vostro domani. Sarà il domani stesso a portarvi nuove preoccupazioni. Preoccupatevi di un giorno per volta.
Matthew 6
World English Bible
6 “Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving[a] before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. 2 Therefore, when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward. 3 But when you do merciful deeds, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand does, 4 so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
5 “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. 6 But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. 7 In praying, don’t use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking. 8 Therefore don’t be like them, for your Father knows what things you need before you ask him. 9 Pray like this:
“‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.
10 Let your Kingdom come.
    Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 Forgive us our debts,
    as we also forgive our debtors.
13 Bring us not into temptation,
    but deliver us from the evil one.
For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’[b]
14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
16 “Moreover when you fast, don’t be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward. 17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 18 so that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
19 “Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal; 21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
22 “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon. 25 Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?
27 “Which of you by being anxious, can add one moment[c] to his lifespan? 28 Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin, 29 yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won’t he much more clothe you, you of little faith?
31 “Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.
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
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