Matthew 6:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 6:7 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 →
Προσευχόμενοι
proseúchomai
G4336
to pray
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
βατταλογήσητε
battologéō
G945
to stammer
ὥσπερ
hṓsper
G5618
even as
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
ἐθνικοί
ethnikós
G1482
foreign
δοκοῦσιν
dokéō
G1380
to think
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
πολυλογίᾳ
polylogía
G4180
much speaking
αὐτῶν
autós
G846
he
εἰσακουσθήσονται
eisakoúō
G1522
to obey
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World English Bible Public Domain
In praying, don't use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.
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King James Version Public Domain
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now praying, do not make useless repetitions even as the Gentiles, for they think that because of their many words they will be heard.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).