Matthew 6:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 6:5 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 →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὅταν
hótan
G3752
when
προσεύχησθε
proseúchomai
G4336
to pray
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἔσεσθε
eimí
G1510
to be
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
ὑποκριταί
hypokritḗs
G5273
hypocrite
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
φιλοῦσιν
philéō
G5368
to love
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ταῖς
ho
G3588
the
συναγωγαῖς
synagōgḗ
G4864
gathering
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ταῖς
ho
G3588
the
γωνίαις
gōnía
G1137
corner
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
πλατειῶν
plateîa
G4113
street
ἑστῶτες
hístēmi
G2476
to stand
προσεύχεσθαι
proseúchomai
G4336
to pray
ὅπως
hópōs
G3704
how
φανῶσιν
phaínō
G5316
to shine
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
ἀνθρώποις
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
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
"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 assuredly, I tell you, they have received their reward.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray, having stood in the synagogues and on the corners of the street, so that they may be seen 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).