Matthew 6:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 6:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Ὅταν
hótan
G3752
when
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
νηστεύητε
nēsteúō
G3522
to fast
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
γίνεσθε
gínomai
G1096
to become
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
ὑποκριταὶ
hypokritḗs
G5273
hypocrite
σκυθρωποί
skythrōpós
G4659
sad-faced
ἀφανίζουσιν
aphanízō
G853
to make vanish
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
πρόσωπα
prósōpon
G4383
face
αὐτῶν
autós
G846
he
ὅπως
hópōs
G3704
how
φανῶσιν
phaínō
G5316
to shine
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
ἀνθρώποις
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
νηστεύοντες
nēsteúō
G3522
to fast
ἀμὴν
amḗn
G281
amen
λέγω
légō
G3004
to say
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἀπέχουσιν
apéchō
G568
to hold off
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
μισθὸν
misthós
G3408
wages
αὐτῶν
autós
G846
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
"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 assuredly I tell you, they have received their reward.
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King James Version Public Domain
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now when you fast, do not be mournful as the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so that they may be seen as fasting by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).