Matt 6:25-34 : 25 {
"verseID": "Matthew.6.25",
"source": "Διὰ τοῦτο λέγω ὑμῖν, Μὴ μεριμνᾶτε τῇ ψυχῇ ὑμῶν, τί φάγητε, καὶ τί πίητε· μηδὲ τῷ σώματι ὑμῶν, τί ἐνδύσησθε. Οὐχὶ ἡ ψυχὴ πλεῖόν ἐστιν τῆς τροφῆς, καὶ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ ἐνδύματος;",
"text": "*Dia touto legō* to you, *Mē merimnate* to the *psychē* of you, what *phagēte*, and what *piēte*; *mēde* to the *sōmati* of you, what *endysēsthe*. *Ouchi* the *psychē pleion estin* of the *trophēs*, and the *sōma* of the *endymatos*?",
"grammar": {
"*Dia touto legō*": "preposition + demonstrative pronoun + present active indicative, 1st singular - because of this I say",
"*Mē merimnate*": "negative particle + present active imperative, 2nd plural - do not be anxious",
"*psychē*": "dative, feminine, singular - for life/soul",
"*phagēte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd plural - you might eat",
"*piēte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd plural - you might drink",
"*mēde*": "negative conjunction - neither/nor",
"*sōmati*": "dative, neuter, singular - for body",
"*endysēsthe*": "aorist middle subjunctive, 2nd plural - you might put on/clothe yourselves",
"*Ouchi*": "interrogative negative particle - not?",
"*psychē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - life/soul",
"*pleion estin*": "comparative adjective, nominative, neuter, singular + present active indicative, 3rd singular - is more",
"*trophēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of food/nourishment",
"*sōma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - body",
"*endymatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of clothing/garment"
},
"variants": {
"*Dia touto*": "therefore/for this reason/because of this",
"*merimnate*": "be anxious/worry/be concerned",
"*psychē*": "life/soul/inner self",
"*phagēte*": "you might eat/you would eat",
"*piēte*": "you might drink/you would drink",
"*sōmati*": "body/physical form",
"*endysēsthe*": "you might put on/you would clothe yourselves",
"*pleion*": "more/greater/of more value",
"*trophēs*": "food/nourishment/sustenance",
"*endymatos*": "clothing/garment/apparel"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Matthew.6.26",
"source": "Ἐμβλέψατε εἰς τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ: ὅτι οὐ σπείρουσιν, οὐδὲ θερίζουσιν, οὐδὲ συνάγουσιν εἰς ἀποθήκας· καὶ ὁ Πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος τρέφει αὐτά. Οὐχ ὑμεῖς μᾶλλον διαφέρετε αὐτῶν;",
"text": "*Emblepsate* into the *peteina* of the *ouranou*: *hoti* not *speirousin*, *oude therizousin*, *oude synagousin* into *apothēkas*; and the *Patēr* of you the *ouranios trephei* them. *Ouch* you *mallon diapherete* of them?",
"grammar": {
"*Emblepsate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd plural - look at/observe",
"*peteina*": "accusative, neuter, plural - birds",
"*ouranou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of heaven/sky",
"*hoti*": "causal conjunction - because/that",
"*speirousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd plural - they sow",
"*oude therizousin*": "negative conjunction + present active indicative, 3rd plural - nor do they reap",
"*oude synagousin*": "negative conjunction + present active indicative, 3rd plural - nor do they gather",
"*apothēkas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - barns/storehouses",
"*Patēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Father",
"*ouranios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - heavenly",
"*trephei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - feeds/nourishes",
"*Ouch*": "negative interrogative particle - not?",
"*mallon*": "comparative adverb - more/rather",
"*diapherete*": "present active indicative, 2nd plural - you are worth more/differ",
"*autōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - than them"
},
"variants": {
"*Emblepsate*": "look at/observe/consider",
"*peteina*": "birds/flying creatures",
"*ouranou*": "heaven/sky",
"*speirousin*": "they sow/they plant seed",
"*therizousin*": "they reap/they harvest",
"*synagousin*": "they gather/they collect/they bring together",
"*apothēkas*": "barns/storehouses/granaries",
"*ouranios*": "heavenly/celestial",
"*trephei*": "feeds/nourishes/sustains",
"*mallon*": "more/rather/to a greater degree",
"*diapherete*": "are worth more than/surpass in value/differ from"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Matthew.6.27",
"source": "Τίς δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν μεριμνῶν δύναται προσθεῖναι ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ πῆχυν ἕνα;",
"text": "Who *de* from you *merimnōn dynatai prostheinai* upon the *hēlikian* of him *pēchyn hena*?",
"grammar": {
"*Tis de*": "interrogative pronoun + contrastive particle - and who",
"*ex hymōn*": "preposition + genitive, plural pronoun - from/of you",
"*merimnōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being anxious/worrying",
"*dynatai*": "present middle/passive indicative, 3rd singular - is able",
"*prostheinai*": "aorist active infinitive - to add",
"*hēlikian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - stature/lifespan",
"*pēchyn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - cubit",
"*hena*": "accusative, masculine, singular - one"
},
"variants": {
"*merimnōn*": "being anxious/worrying/being concerned",
"*dynatai*": "is able/can/has power",
"*prostheinai*": "to add/to increase/to extend",
"*hēlikian*": "stature/height/lifespan/age",
"*pēchyn*": "cubit (unit of measurement)/forearm length (about 18 inches)",
"*hena*": "one/a single"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Matthew.6.28",
"source": "Καὶ περὶ ἐνδύματος τί μεριμνᾶτε; Καταμάθετε τὰ κρίνα τοῦ ἀγροῦ, πῶς αὐξάνει· οὐ κοπιᾷ, οὐδὲ νήθει:",
"text": "And about *endymatos* why *merimnate*? *Katamathete* the *krina* of the *agrou*, how *auxanei*; not *kopia*, *oude nēthei*:",
"grammar": {
"*peri endymatos*": "preposition + genitive, neuter, singular - concerning clothing",
"*ti merimnate*": "interrogative pronoun + present active indicative, 2nd plural - why are you anxious",
"*Katamathete*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd plural - observe/consider carefully",
"*krina*": "accusative, neuter, plural - lilies",
"*agrou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of field",
"*pōs auxanei*": "adverbial interrogative + present active indicative, 3rd singular - how it grows",
"*ou kopia*": "negative particle + present active indicative, 3rd singular - it does not labor",
"*oude nēthei*": "negative conjunction + present active indicative, 3rd singular - nor does it spin"
},
"variants": {
"*endymatos*": "clothing/garment/apparel",
"*merimnate*": "are anxious/worry/are concerned",
"*Katamathete*": "observe/consider carefully/learn thoroughly",
"*krina*": "lilies/flowering plants",
"*agrou*": "field/countryside/open land",
"*auxanei*": "grows/increases/develops",
"*kopia*": "labors/toils/works hard",
"*nēthei*": "spins/makes thread"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Matthew.6.29",
"source": "Λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν, Ὅτι οὐδὲ Σολομὼν ἐν πάσῃ τῇ δόξῃ αὐτοῦ περιεβάλετο ὡς ἓν τούτων.",
"text": "*Legō de* to you, *Hoti oude Solomōn* in all the *doxē* of him *periebaleto hōs hen toutōn*.",
"grammar": {
"*Legō de*": "present active indicative, 1st singular + contrastive particle - but I say",
"*Hoti oude*": "declarative conjunction + negative conjunction - that not even",
"*Solomōn*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Solomon",
"*pasē tē doxē*": "dative, feminine, singular + dative, feminine, singular - in all the glory",
"*periebaleto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular - clothed himself/was arrayed",
"*hōs hen*": "comparative adverb + accusative, neuter, singular - as one",
"*toutōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of these"
},
"variants": {
"*Legō*": "I say/I tell/I declare",
"*oude*": "not even/nor",
"*doxē*": "glory/splendor/magnificence",
"*periebaleto*": "clothed himself/was arrayed/dressed himself",
"*hōs*": "as/like",
"*toutōn*": "of these/among these"
}
}
30 {
"verseID": "Matthew.6.30",
"source": "Εἰ δὲ, τὸν χόρτον τοῦ ἀγροῦ, σήμερον ὄντα, καὶ αὔριον εἰς κλίβανον βαλλόμενον, ὁ Θεὸς οὕτως ἀμφιέννυσιν οὐ πολλῷ μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς, ὀλιγόπιστοι;",
"text": "*Ei de*, the *chorton* of the *agrou*, *sēmeron onta*, and *aurion* into *klibanon ballomenon*, the *Theos houtōs amphiennusin* not *pollō mallon* you, *oligopistoi*?",
"grammar": {
"*Ei de*": "conditional conjunction + contrastive particle - but if",
"*chorton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - grass/vegetation",
"*agrou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of field",
"*sēmeron onta*": "adverb + present active participle, accusative, masculine, singular - today existing",
"*aurion*": "adverb - tomorrow",
"*klibanon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - oven/furnace",
"*ballomenon*": "present passive participle, accusative, masculine, singular - being thrown",
"*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God",
"*houtōs*": "demonstrative adverb - thus/in this way",
"*amphiennusin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - clothes/dresses",
"*pollō mallon*": "dative, neuter, singular + comparative adverb - much more",
"*oligopistoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - you of little faith"
},
"variants": {
"*chorton*": "grass/vegetation/hay",
"*agrou*": "field/countryside/open land",
"*onta*": "existing/being/living",
"*aurion*": "tomorrow/the next day",
"*klibanon*": "oven/furnace",
"*ballomenon*": "being thrown/being cast/being placed",
"*houtōs*": "thus/in this way/so",
"*amphiennusin*": "clothes/dresses/arrays",
"*pollō mallon*": "much more/all the more",
"*oligopistoi*": "of little faith/with little trust/small-believers"
}
}
31 {
"verseID": "Matthew.6.31",
"source": "Μὴ οὖν μεριμνήσητε, λέγοντες, Τί φάγωμεν; ἤ, Τί πίωμεν; ἤ, Τί περιβαλώμεθα;",
"text": "*Mē oun merimnēsēte*, *legontes*, What *phagōmen*? or, What *piōmen*? or, What *peribalōmetha*?",
"grammar": {
"*Mē oun merimnēsēte*": "negative particle + inferential particle + aorist subjunctive, 2nd plural - therefore do not be anxious",
"*legontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - saying",
"*Ti phagōmen*": "interrogative pronoun + aorist active subjunctive, 1st plural - what shall we eat",
"*ē*": "disjunctive particle - or",
"*Ti piōmen*": "interrogative pronoun + aorist active subjunctive, 1st plural - what shall we drink",
"*ē*": "disjunctive particle - or",
"*Ti peribalōmetha*": "interrogative pronoun + aorist middle subjunctive, 1st plural - what shall we put on"
},
"variants": {
"*merimnēsēte*": "be anxious/worry/be concerned",
"*legontes*": "saying/speaking/declaring",
"*phagōmen*": "shall we eat/might we eat",
"*piōmen*": "shall we drink/might we drink",
"*peribalōmetha*": "shall we put on/might we clothe ourselves with"
}
}
32 {
"verseID": "Matthew.6.32",
"source": "(Πάντα γὰρ ταῦτα τὰ Ἔθνη ἐπιζητεῖ:) οἶδεν γὰρ ὁ Πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος ὅτι χρῄζετε τούτων ἁπάντων.",
"text": "(*Panta gar tauta* the *Ethnē epizētei*:) *oiden gar* the *Patēr* of you the *ouranios hoti chrēzete toutōn hapantōn*.",
"grammar": {
"*Panta gar tauta*": "accusative, neuter, plural + causal conjunction + demonstrative, accusative, neuter, plural - for all these things",
"*Ethnē*": "nominative, neuter, plural - Gentiles/nations",
"*epizētei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - eagerly seeks",
"*oiden gar*": "perfect active indicative (with present meaning), 3rd singular + causal conjunction - for knows",
"*Patēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Father",
"*ouranios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - heavenly",
"*hoti chrēzete*": "declarative conjunction + present active indicative, 2nd plural - that you need",
"*toutōn hapantōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural + genitive, neuter, plural - of these all"
},
"variants": {
"*Panta*": "all things/everything",
"*tauta*": "these things",
"*Ethnē*": "Gentiles/nations/pagans",
"*epizētei*": "eagerly seeks/searches for/pursues",
"*oiden*": "knows/understands/is aware of",
"*ouranios*": "heavenly/celestial",
"*chrēzete*": "you need/you require/you have need of",
"*hapantōn*": "all/every one/the whole"
}
}
33 {
"verseID": "Matthew.6.33",
"source": "Ζητεῖτε δὲ πρῶτον τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ τὴν δικαιοσύνην αὐτοῦ· καὶ ταῦτα πάντα προστεθήσεται ὑμῖν.",
"text": "*Zēteite de prōton* the *basileian* of the *Theou*, and the *dikaiosynēn* of him; and *tauta panta prostethēsetai* to you.",
"grammar": {
"*Zēteite de*": "present active imperative, 2nd plural + contrastive particle - but seek",
"*prōton*": "adverb - first",
"*basileian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - kingdom",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God",
"*dikaiosynēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - righteousness",
"*tauta panta*": "nominative, neuter, plural + nominative, neuter, plural - these all",
"*prostethēsetai*": "future passive indicative, 3rd singular - will be added"
},
"variants": {
"*Zēteite*": "seek/search for/strive for",
"*prōton*": "first/firstly/first of all",
"*basileian*": "kingdom/reign/rule",
"*Theou*": "of God/of the Deity",
"*dikaiosynēn*": "righteousness/justice/right behavior",
"*tauta panta*": "all these things",
"*prostethēsetai*": "will be added/will be given in addition"
}
}
34 {
"verseID": "Matthew.6.34",
"source": "Μὴ οὖν μεριμνήσητε εἰς τὴν αὔριον: ἡ γὰρ αὔριον μεριμνήσει τὰ ἑαυτῆς. Ἀρκετὸν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἡ κακία αὐτῆς.",
"text": "*Mē oun merimnēsēte* into the *aurion*: the *gar aurion merimnēsei* the things of itself. *Arketon* to the *hēmera* the *kakia* of it.",
"grammar": {
"*Mē oun merimnēsēte*": "negative particle + inferential particle + aorist subjunctive, 2nd plural - therefore do not be anxious",
"*aurion*": "accusative, feminine, singular - tomorrow",
"*gar aurion merimnēsei*": "causal conjunction + nominative, feminine, singular + future active indicative, 3rd singular - for tomorrow will be anxious",
"*ta heautēs*": "accusative, neuter, plural + genitive, feminine, singular reflexive pronoun - the things of itself",
"*Arketon*": "nominative, neuter, singular - sufficient",
"*hēmera*": "dative, feminine, singular - for day",
"*kakia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - trouble/evil"
},
"variants": {
"*merimnēsēte*": "be anxious/worry/be concerned",
"*aurion*": "tomorrow/the next day",
"*merimnēsei*": "will be anxious about/will care for/will worry about",
"*ta heautēs*": "its own things/its own concerns",
"*Arketon*": "sufficient/enough/adequate",
"*hēmera*": "day/daytime",
"*kakia*": "trouble/evil/misfortune/difficulty"
}
}