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Matthew 6:18

That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

KJV

ὅπως μὴ φανῇς τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύων ἀλλὰ τῷ πατρί σου τῷ ἐν τῷ κρυφαίῳ· καὶ ὁ πατήρ σου ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυφαίῳ ἀποδώσει σοι.

Greek NT

ne videaris hominibus jejunans, sed Patri tuo, qui est in abscondito : et Pater tuus, qui videt in abscondito, reddet tibi.

Vulgate

that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall recompense thee.

ASV

That thou appear not to men to fast, but to thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret, will repay thee.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

βλέπω
blepo
verb · 132×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κρυπτός
kruptos
adjective · 19×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
νηστεύω
nesteuo
verb · 20×
πατήρ
pater
noun · 412×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
φαίνω
phaino
verb · 31×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἀποδίδωμι
apodidomi
verb · 48×
ἄνθρωπος
anthropos
noun · 549×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅπως
opos
adverb · 53×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: κρυφαίῳ | WH/Treg/NIV: κρυφαίῳ | RP: κρυπτῷ
  • κρυφαίῳ — SBLGNT
  • κρυφαίῳ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • κρυπτῷ — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: κρυφαίῳ | WH/Treg/NIV: κρυφαίῳ | RP: κρυπτῷ
  • κρυφαίῳ — SBLGNT
  • κρυφαίῳ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • κρυπτῷ — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§575Many of Jesus' deeds and words constituted a "sign of contradiction",321 but more so for the religious authorities in Jerusalem, whom the Gospel according to John often calls simply "the Jews",322 than for the ordinary People of God.323 To be sure, Christ's relations with the Pharisees were not exclusively polemical. Some Pharisees warn him of the danger he was courting;324 Jes…
§1434The interior penance of the Christian can be expressed in many and various ways. Scripture and the Fathers insist above all on three forms, fasting, prayer, and almsgiving,31 which express conversion in relation to oneself, to God, and to others. Alongside the radical purification brought about by Baptism or martyrdom they cite as means of obtaining forgiveness of sins: effort …
We see that in the ancient churches there were certain times appointed for holy days, or feasts, and appointed solemn assemblies for their orderly celebration. We permit the churches to celebrate the memory of the Lord's nativity, circumcision, passion, resurrection, and of his ascension into heaven, and the sending of the Holy Spirit upon his disciples. We approve of fasting a…

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 1:7 — That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
  • 1Pet 2:13 — Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
  • 2Chr 15:7 — Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
  • 2Cor 5:9 — Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
  • 2Cor 10:18 — For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
  • Col 3:22 — Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
  • Mark 2:18 — And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?
  • Matt 6:4 — That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
  • Matt 6:4 — That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
  • Matt 6:6 — But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
  • Matt 6:6 — But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
  • Matt 10:41 — He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.
  • Ps 19:11 — Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.