1 προσεχετε την ελεημοσυνην υμων μη ποιειν εμπροσθεν των ανθρωπων προς το θεαθηναι αυτοις· ει δε μηγε, μισθον ουκ εχετε παρα τω πατρι υμων τω εν τοις ουρανοις. 2 οταν ουν ποιης ελεημοσυνην, μη σαλπισης εμπροσθεν σου, ωσπερ οι υποκριται ποιουσιν εν ταις συναγωγαις και εν ταις ρυμαις, οπως δοξασθωσιν υπο των ανθρωπων· αμην λεγω υμιν, απεχουσιν τον μισθον αυτων. 3 σου δε ποιουντος ελεημοσυνην μη γνωτω η αριστερα σου τι ποιει η δεξια σου, 4 οπως η σου η ελεημοσυνη εν τω κρυπτω, και ο πατηρ σου ο βλεπων εν τω κρυπτω αποδωσει σοι εν τω φανερω. 5 και οταν προσευχη, ουκ εση ωσπερ οι υποκριται, οτι φιλουσιν εν ταις συναγωγαις και εν ταις γωνιαις των πλατειων εστωτες προσευχεσθαι, οπως αν φανωσιν τοις ανθρωποις· αμην λεγω υμιν οτι απεχουσιν τον μισθον αυτων. 6 συ δε οταν προσευχη, εισελθε εις το ταμιειον σου, και κλεισας την θυραν σου προσευξαι τω πατρι σου τω εν τω κρυπτω, και ο πατηρ σου ο βλεπων εν τω κρυπτω αποδωσει σοι εν τω φανερω. 7 προσευχομενοι δε μη βαττολογησητε ωσπερ οι εθνικοι· δοκουσιν γαρ οτι εν τη πολυλογια αυτων εισακουσθησονται. 8 μη ουν ομοιωθητε αυτοις· οιδεν γαρ ο πατηρ υμων ων χρειαν εχετε προ του υμας αιτησαι αυτον. 9 ουτως ουν προσευχεσθε υμεις· πατερ ημων ο εν τοις ουρανοις· αγιασθητω το ονομα σου· 10 ελθετω η βασιλεια σου· γενηθητω το θελημα σου, ως εν ουρανω, και επι της γης· 11 τον αρτον ημων τον επιουσιον δος ημιν σημερον· 12 και αφες ημιν τα οφειληματα ημων, ως και ημεις αφιεμεν τοις οφειλεταις ημων· 13◆ και μη εισενεγκης ημας εις πειρασμον, αλλα ρυσαι ημας απο του πονηρου. οτι σου εστιν η βασιλεια και η δυναμις και η δοξα εις τους αιωνας· αμην. 14 εαν γαρ αφητε τοις ανθρωποις τα παραπτωματα αυτων, αφησει και υμιν ο πατηρ υμων ο ουρανιος· 15 εαν δε μη αφητε τοις ανθρωποις τα παραπτωματα αυτων, ουδε ο πατηρ υμων αφησει τα παραπτωματα υμων. 16 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. 17 συ δε νηστευων αλειψαι σου την κεφαλην και το προσωπον σου νιψαι, 18 οπως μη φανης τοις ανθρωποις νηστευων, αλλα τω πατρι σου τω εν τω κρυπτω, και ο πατηρ σου ο βλεπων εν τω κρυπτω αποδωσει σοι [εν τω φανερω]. 19 μη θησαυριζετε υμιν θησαυρους επι της γης, οπου σης και βρωσις αφανιζει, και οπου κλεπται διορυσσουσιν και κλεπτουσιν· 20 θησαυριζετε δε υμιν θησαυρους εν ουρανω, οπου ουτε σης ουτε βρωσις αφανιζει, και οπου κλεπται ου διορυσσουσιν ουδε κλεπτουσιν· 21 οπου γαρ εστιν ο θησαυρος υμων, εκει εσται και η καρδια υμων. 22 ο λυχνος του σωματος εστιν ο οφθαλμος· εαν ουν ο οφθαλμος σου απλους η, ολον το σωμα σου φωτεινον εσται· 23 εαν δε ο οφθαλμος σου πονηρος η, ολον το σωμα σου σκοτεινον εσται. ει ουν το φως το εν σοι σκοτος εστιν, το σκοτος ποσον; 24 ουδεις δυναται δυσιν κυριοις δουλευειν· η γαρ τον ενα μισησει και τον ετερον αγαπησει, η ενος ανθεξεται και του ετερου καταφρονησει. ου δυνασθε θεω δουλευειν και μαμωνα. 25 δια τουτο λεγω υμιν, μη μεριμνατε τη ψυχη υμων τι φαγητε και τι πιητε, μηδε τω σωματι υμων τι ενδυσησθε· ουχι η ψυχη πλειον εστιν της τροφης και το σωμα του ενδυματος; 26 εμβλεψατε εις τα πετεινα του ουρανου, οτι ου σπειρουσιν ουδε θεριζουσιν ουδε συναγουσιν εις αποθηκας, και ο πατηρ υμων ο ουρανιος τρεφει αυτα· ουχ υμεις μαλλον διαφερετε αυτων; 27 τις δε εξ υμων μεριμνων δυναται προσθειναι επι την ηλικιαν αυτου πηχυν ενα; 28 και περι ενδυματος τι μεριμνατε; καταμαθετε τα κρινα του αγρου πως αυξανει· ου κοπια ουδε νηθει· 29 λεγω δε υμιν οτι ουδε σολομων εν παση τη δοξη αυτου περιεβαλετο ως εν τουτων. 30 ει δε τον χορτον του αγρου, σημερον οντα και αυριον εις κλιβανον βαλλομενον, ο θεος ουτως αμφιεννυσιν, ου πολλω μαλλον υμας, ολιγοπιστοι; 31 μη ουν μεριμνησητε λεγοντες, τι φαγωμεν η τι πιωμεν η τι περιβαλωμεθα; 32 παντα γαρ ταυτα τα εθνη επιζητει· οιδεν γαρ ο πατηρ υμων ο ουρανιος οτι χρηζετε τουτων απαντων. 33 ζητειτε δε πρωτον την βασιλειαν του θεου και την δικαιοσυνην αυτου, και ταυτα παντα προστεθησεται υμιν. 34 μη ουν μεριμνησητε εις την αυριον· η γαρ αυριον μεριμνησει τα εαυτης· αρκετον τη ημερα η κακια αυτης.
Matthew · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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Notes on this text (3)
- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
Cross references (34)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Matthew 23:5; John 12:43; Hebrews 6:10; Matthew 23:28–30; Luke 16:15
- 2 Matthew 6:5; 2 Corinthians 9:6–15; John 5:41; Matthew 6:16; James 2:15–16
- 3 John 7:4; Matthew 9:30; Mark 1:44; Matthew 12:19
- 4 Matthew 6:18; Matthew 6:6; Jeremiah 17:10; Luke 14:14; Psalm 44:21
- 5 Matthew 6:2; Luke 18:10–11; Luke 18:13; Mark 11:25; Isaiah 55:6–7
- 6 2 Kings 4:33; Matthew 14:23; Isaiah 65:24; Acts 9:40; Psalm 34:15
- 7 Ecclesiastes 5:2–3; Ecclesiastes 5:7; 1 Kings 18:26–29; Matthew 6:32; Matthew 26:44
- 8 Matthew 6:32; Luke 12:30; Philippians 4:6; John 16:23–27; Psalm 38:9
- 9 Luke 11:1–4; Revelation 4:11; Romans 8:15; Isaiah 64:8; Psalm 111:9
- 10 Hebrews 10:36; Matthew 26:42; Matthew 12:50; John 4:34; 1 Thessalonians 5:18
- 11 Proverbs 30:8; Luke 11:3; Matthew 4:4; Psalm 34:10; John 6:31–59
- 12 Ephesians 4:32; Mark 11:25; Ephesians 1:7; Matthew 18:21–35; Colossians 3:13
- 13 1 Corinthians 10:13; John 17:15; Revelation 7:14–17; Matthew 26:41; 2 Thessalonians 3:3
- 14 Ephesians 4:32; Mark 11:25; Colossians 3:13; Matthew 7:2; James 2:13
- 15 Matthew 18:35
- 16 Isaiah 58:3–5; Matthew 9:14–15; Nehemiah 1:4; Daniel 9:3; Psalm 69:10
- 17 Ruth 3:3; Ecclesiastes 9:8; 2 Samuel 12:20; Daniel 10:2–3; 2 Samuel 14:2
- 18 Matthew 6:6; Matthew 6:4; 2 Corinthians 10:18; 2 Corinthians 5:9; 1 Peter 2:13
- 19 Hebrews 13:5; 1 John 2:15–16; Luke 12:21; Proverbs 23:4–5; James 5:1–3
- 20 Luke 12:33; Matthew 19:21; 1 Timothy 6:19; James 2:5; Luke 18:22
- 21 Colossians 3:1–3; Luke 12:34; 2 Corinthians 4:18; Proverbs 4:23; Isaiah 33:6
- 22 Luke 11:34–36; 2 Corinthians 11:3; Colossians 3:22
- 23 1 John 2:11; Matthew 6:22; Isaiah 5:20–21; Jeremiah 4:22; Proverbs 26:12
- 24 1 John 2:15–16; Luke 16:13; James 4:4; 1 Timothy 6:9–10; Joshua 24:15
- 25 Philippians 4:6; Romans 8:32; 1 Peter 5:7; Psalm 55:22; Luke 12:22–31
- 26 Matthew 10:29–31; Psalm 147:9; Luke 12:24–32; Job 38:41; Psalm 145:15–16
- 27 Luke 12:25–26; Ecclesiastes 3:14; Matthew 5:36; Psalm 39:5–6; 1 Corinthians 12:18
- 28 Matthew 6:25; Philippians 4:6; Luke 12:27; Luke 22:35–36; Matthew 6:31
- 29 2 Chronicles 9:20–22; 2 Chronicles 9:4–6; 1 Timothy 2:9–10; 1 Kings 10:4–7; 1 Peter 3:2–5
- 30 Luke 12:28; Matthew 14:31; 1 Peter 1:24; Matthew 8:26; Matthew 16:8
- 31 1 Peter 5:7; Luke 12:29; Matthew 4:4; Psalm 55:22; Matthew 15:33
- 32 Matthew 6:8; Luke 12:30; Ephesians 4:17; Luke 11:11–13; Psalm 17:14
- 33 Luke 12:31; Matthew 5:6; John 6:27; Psalm 34:9–10; Psalm 84:11–12
- 34 Matthew 6:25; John 14:27; Hebrews 13:5–6; John 16:33; Luke 11:3
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Why does my Bible say something different?
- Matthew 6:13: “For thine is the kingdom…”
The closing doxology of the Lord’s Prayer, “For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,” is missing from the oldest Greek manuscripts of Matthew and from most of the Latin tradition, but it is very old: a shorter form already appears in the Didache. The Patriarchal Text includes it, and in the Divine Liturgy the priest sings it in a Trinitarian form. Most scholars see it as an early liturgical response that entered the text.
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
The order established for your edification requires that ye learn first what to believe, and afterwards what to ask. For so saith the Apostle, "Whosoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord, shall be saved." This testimony blessed Paul cited out of the Prophet; for by the Prophet were those times foretold, when all men should call upon God; …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
He roots out in what remains the most tyrannical passion of all, the rage and madness with respect to vainglory, which springs up in them that do right.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Lay up treasure, therefore, in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt." And, "Be ye kind and merciful, as your Father also is kind and merciful, and maketh His sun to rise on sinners, and the righteous, and the wicked.
In like manner also, that [text] which says, "Ye cannot serve two masters," He does Himself interpret, saying, "Ye cannot serve God and mammon;" acknowledging God indeed as God, but mentioning mammon, a thing having also an existence.
… unto me, through that Medicine of our wounds who hung upon the tree, and who, sitting at Thy right hand, "maketh intercession for us." I know that she acted mercifully, and from the heart forgave her debtors their debts; do Thou also forgive her debts, whatever she contracted during so many years since the water of salvation.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)