Matthew 6 Tyndale New Testament (1534)

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1 Take hede to youre almes. That ye geve it not in the syght of men to the intent that the wolde be sene of them. Or els ye get no rewarde of youre father which is in heven.

1 “Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

2 When soever therfore thou gevest thine almes thou shalt not make a tropet to be blowe before the as the ypocrites do in the synagogis and in the stretis for to be preysed of men. Verely I say vnto you they have their rewarde.

2 Therefore, when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.

3 But when thou doest thine almes let not thy lyfte had knowe what thy righte had doth

3 But when you do merciful deeds, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand does,

4 that thine almes may be secret: and thy father which seith in secret shall rewarde ye openly.

4 so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

5 And when thou prayest thou shalt not be as the ypocrytes are. For they love to stond and praye in the synagoges and in the corners of the stretes because they wolde be sene of men. Verely I saye vnto you they haue their rewarde.

5 “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 certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward.

6 But when thou prayest entre into thy chamber and shut thy dore to the and praye to thy father which ys in secrete: and thy father which seith in secret shall rewarde the openly.

6 But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

7 And when ye praye bable not moche as the hethe do: for they thincke that they shalbe herde for their moche bablynges sake.

7 In praying, don’t use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.

8 Be ye not lyke them therfore. For youre father knoweth wherof ye haue neade before ye axe of him.

8 Therefore don’t be like them, for your Father knows what things you need before you ask him.

9 After thys maner therfore praye ye. O oure father which arte in heven halowed be thy name.

9 Pray like this: “‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

10 Let thy kyngdome come. Thy wyll be fulfilled as well in erth as it ys in heven.

10 Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

11 Geve vs this daye oure dayly breede.

11 Give us today our daily bread.

12 And forgeve vs oure treaspases even as we forgeve oure trespacers.

12 Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.

13 ◆ And leade vs not into temptacion: but delyver vs from evell. For thyne is the kyngedome and the power and the glorye for ever. Amen.

13 Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’

14 For and yf ye shall forgeve other men their treaspases youre hevenly father shall also forgeve you.

14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

15 But and ye wyll not forgeve men their trespases nomore shall youre father forgeve youre treaspases.

15 But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

16 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.

16 “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.

17 But thou when thou fastest annoynte thyne heed and washe thy face

17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

18 that it appere not vnto men howe that thou fastest: but vnto thy father which is in secrete: and thy father which seeth in secret shall rewarde the openly.

18 so that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

19 Se that ye gaddre you not treasure vpon the erth where rust and mothes corrupte and where theves breake through and steale.

19 “Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

20 But gaddre the treasure togeder in heven where nether rust nor mothes corrupte and where theves nether breake vp nor yet steale.

20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;

21 For where soever youre treasure ys there will youre hertes be also.

21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

22 The light of the body is thyne eye. Wher fore if thyne eye besyngle all thy body shalbe full of light.

22 “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.

23 But and if thyne eye be wycked then all thy body shalbe full of derckenes. Wherfore yf the light that is in the be darckenes: how greate is that darckenes.

23 But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

24 No man an serve two masters. For ether he shall hate the one and love the other: or els he shall lene to the one and despise the other: ye can not serve God and mammon.

24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.

25 Therfore I saye vnto you be not carefull for your lyfe what ye shall eate or what ye shall drincke nor yet for youre body what ye shall put on. ys not the lyfe more worth then meate and the body more of value then raymeut?

25 Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

26 Beholde the foules of the ayer: for they sowe not nether reepe nor yet cary into the barnes: and yet youre hevely father fedeth the. Are ye not moche better the they?

26 See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?

27 Which of you (though he toke thought therfore) coulde put one cubit vnto his stature?

27 “Which of you by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?

28 And why care ye then for raymet? Considre the lylies of the felde how they growe. They labour not nether spynne.

28 Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin,

29 And yet for all that I saye vnto you that euen Salomon in all his royalte was not arayed lyke vnto one of these.

29 yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.

30 Wherfore yf God so clothe the grasse which ys to daye in the felde and to morowe shalbe caste in to the fournace: shall he not moche more do the same vnto you o ye of lytle fayth?

30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won’t he much more clothe you, you of little faith?

31 Therfore take no thought sayinge: what shall we eate or what shall we drincke or wherwith shall we be clothed?

31 “Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’

32 After all these thynges seke the getyls. For youre hevely father knoweth that ye have neade of all these thynges.

32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

33 But rather seke ye fyrst the kyngdome of heuen and the rightwisnes therof and all these thynges shalbe ministred vnto you.

33 But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

34 Care not then for the morow but let the morow care for it selfe: for the daye present hath ever ynough of his awne trouble.

34 Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.

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Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament (Sermon VII)
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; …
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Commentary 6:1 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XIX)
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)
Quotes verse 6:19 Justin Martyr, First Apology (Chapters XIII–XVI)
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.
Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)
Quotes verse 6:24 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter VII)
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.
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Quotes verse 6:12 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book IX, Chapter XIII)
… 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.
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