Matthew 6:16 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
And when you fast, be not as the hypocrites, sad. For they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
And when you fast, do not choose to become gloomy, like the hypocrites. For they alter their faces, so that their fasting may be apparent to men. Amen I say to you, that they have received their reward.
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
“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.
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
“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.
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
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.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
LSV Literal Standard Version
And when you may fast, do not be as the hypocrites, of sour countenances, for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men fasting; truly I say to you that they have their reward.
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby Darby Translation
And when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, downcast in countenance; for they disfigure their faces, so that they may appear fasting to men: verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
Moreover, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to fast. Verily, I say to you, they have their reward.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
Moreouer, when ye fast, looke not sowre as the hypocrites: for they disfigure their faces, that they might seeme vnto men to fast. Verely I say vnto you, that they haue their rewarde.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
When you fast, do not have a mournful face as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces so that they may appear to people as fasting. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward.
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
Moreoure when ye faste be not sad as the ypocrytes are. For they disfigure their faces that they myght be sene of me how they faste. Verely I say vnto you they have their rewarde.
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
'And when ye may fast, be ye not as the hypocrites, of sour countenances, for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men fasting; verily I say to you, that they have their reward.
FBV Free Bible Version
When you fast, don't be like the hypocrites who put on sad faces and make themselves look terrible so that everyone can see they're fasting. I tell you the truth, they already have their reward.
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
And when you go without food, be not sad-faced as the false-hearted are. For they go about with changed looks, so that men may see that they are going without food. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Y quando ayuneis, no os pongáis tristes como los hypócritas. Porque desfiguran sus rostros, para hacer ver á los hombres que ayunan. En verdad os digo, que recibieron su galardón.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y cuando ayunáis, no seáis como los hipócritas, austeros; porque ellos demudan sus rostros para parecer á los hombres que ayunan: de cierto os digo, que ya tienen su pago.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
»Cuando ustedes ayunen, no lo hagan en público como los hipócritas, que tratan de aparentar que están pálidos y desaliñados para que la gente se dé cuenta de que ayunaron. Les aseguro que, aparte de esto, no tendrán más recompensa.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Cuando ayunen, no sean como los hipócritas, quienes desfiguran sus rostros para demostrar a los hombres que ayunan. En verdad les digo, ya reciben toda su recompensa.
Read in context · Palabra de Dios para ti © 2020 Asociación Bíblica Latinoamericana. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spapddpt/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
“Cuando ayunen, no sean como los hipócritas que ponen caras tristes y un semblante espantoso para que todos vean que están ayunando.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Cuando ayunen, no pongan cara triste como los hipócritas, porque ellos cambian su rostro para que la gente vea que están ayunando. De cierto les digo que ellos ya tienen su recompensa.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
Ὅταν δὲ νηστεύητε, μὴ γίνεσθε ὥσπερ οἱ ὑποκριταὶ σκυθρωποί· ἀφανίζουσι γὰρ τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν ὅπως φανῶσι τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύοντες· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἀπέχουσι τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
οταν δε νηστευητε, μη γινεσθε ωσπερ οι υποκριται σκυθρωποι· αφανιζουσιν γαρ τα προσωπα αυτων οπως φανωσιν τοις ανθρωποις νηστευοντες· αμην λεγω υμιν οτι απεχουσιν τον μισθον αυτων.
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Ὅταν δὲ νηστεύητε, μὴ γίνεσθε ὥσπερ οἱ ὑποκριταὶ σκυθρωποί· ἀφανίζουσι γὰρ τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν, ὅπως φανῶσι τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύοντες· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἀπέχουσι τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
οταν δε νηστευητε μη γινεσθε ωσπερ οι υποκριται σκυθρωποι αφανιζουσιν γαρ τα προσωπα αυτων οπωσ φανωσιν τοισ ανθρωποισ νηστευοντεσ αμην λεγω υμιν οτι απεχουσιν τον μισθον αυτων
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
Ὅταν δὲ νηστεύητε, μὴ γίνεσθε ὡς οἱ ὑποκριταὶ σκυθρωποί· ἀφανίζουσιν γὰρ τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν ὅπως φανῶσιν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύοντες· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀπέχουσιν τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν.
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
Ὅταν δὲ νηστεύητε, μὴ γίνεσθε ⸀ὡς οἱ ὑποκριταὶ σκυθρωποί, ἀφανίζουσιν γὰρ τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν ὅπως φανῶσιν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύοντες· ἀμὴν λέγω ⸀ὑμῖν ἀπέχουσιν τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν.
Read in context · The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/grcsbl/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Cum autem jejunatis, nolite fieri sicut hypocritæ, tristes. Exterminant enim facies suas, ut appareant hominibus jejunantes. Amen dico vobis, quia receperunt mercedem suam.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Є҆гда́ же постите́сѧ, не бꙋ́дите ꙗ҆́коже лицемѣ́ри сѣ́тꙋюще: помрача́ютъ бо ли́ца своѧ̑, ꙗ҆́кѡ да ꙗ҆вѧ́тсѧ человѣ́кѡмъ постѧ́щесѧ. А҆ми́нь гл҃ю ва́мъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ воспрїе́млютъ мздꙋ̀ свою̀.
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Также, когда поститесь, не будьте унылы, как лицемеры, ибо они принимают на себя мрачные лица, чтобы показаться людям постящимися. Истинно говорю вам, что они уже получают награду свою.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Και όταν νηστεύητε, μη γίνεσθε ως οι υποκριταί σκυθρωποί· διότι αφανίζουσι τα πρόσωπα αυτών, διά να φανώσιν εις τους ανθρώπους ότι νηστεύουσιν· αληθώς σας λέγω, ότι έχουσιν ήδη τον μισθόν αυτών.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
А кад постите, не будите жалосни као лицемери; јер они начине бледа лица своја да их виде људи где посте. Заиста вам кажем да су примили плату своју.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
A kad postite, ne budite žalosni kao licemeri; jer oni načine bleda lica svoja da ih vide ljudi gde poste. Zaista vam kažem da su primili platu svoju.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
«وَمَتَى صُمْتُمْ فَلَا تَكُونُوا عَابِسِينَ كَٱلْمُرَائِينَ، فَإِنَّهُمْ يُغَيِّرُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ لِكَيْ يَظْهَرُوا لِلنَّاسِ صَائِمِينَ. اَلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُمْ قَدِ ٱسْتَوْفَوْا أَجْرَهُمْ.
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC