MAT 6:5 Parallel Verse View

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ULT And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray, having stood in the synagogues and on the corners of the street, so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

UST Whenever some people pray to God, they enjoy doing so while standing in the Jewish meeting places and on the street corners. They pretend to focus on praying, but they just want other people to recognize them. God will not reward them any more than that. What I have said is true. So, you should not behave like that.

BSB And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

MSB And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

BLB And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets so that they might be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their recompense.

AICNT “And when you pray, {do not be}[fn] like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, so that they may be seen by men; truly I say to you, they have received their reward.

6:5, you will not be: B(03) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT ‖ Some manuscripts read “do not be.” ℵ(01) D(05) W(032) BYZ TR

OEB ‘And, when you pray, you are not to behave as hypocrites do. They like to pray standing in the synagogues and at the corners of the streets, so that people will see them. There, I tell you, is their reward!

WEBBE “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.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

LSV And when you may pray, you will not be as the hypocrites, because they cherish to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the broad places, that they may be seen of men; truly I say to you that they have their reward.

FBV When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites, for they love to stand up and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that people can see them. I promise you, they already have their reward.

TCNT “When [fn]yoʋ pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and at the street corners so that they may be seen by others. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward.

6:5 yoʋ ¦ you CT

T4T Also when you pray, do not do what the hypocrites do. They like to stand in the Jewish meeting places and on the corners of the main streets to pray, in order that other people will see them and think highly of them. Keep this in mind: People praise them, but that is the only reward they will get.

LEB ¶ And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to stand and[fn] pray in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, in order that they may be seen by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!

6:5 *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stand”) has been translated as a finite verb

BBE And when you make your prayers, be not like the false-hearted men, who take pleasure in getting up and saying their prayers in the Synagogues and at the street turnings so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

Moff Also, when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites,
⇔ for they like to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street-corners,
⇔ so as to be seen by men; I tell you truly, they do get their reward.

Wymth "And when praying, you must not be like the hypocrites. They are fond of standing and praying in the synagogues or at the corners of the wider streets, in order that men may see them. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.

ASV And when ye pray, ye 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 of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

DRA And when ye pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, that love to stand and pray in the synagogues and corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men: Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.

YLT 'And when thou mayest pray, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites, because they love in the synagogues, and in the corners of the broad places — standing — to pray, that they may be seen of men; verily I say to you, that they have their reward.

Drby And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets so that they should appear to men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

RV And when ye pray, ye 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 of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
(And when ye/you_all pray, ye/you_all 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 of men. Verily/Truly I say unto you, They have received their reward. )

SLT And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites; for they love in the assemblies, and in the corners of the broad ways to stand praying, so that they might appear to men. Verily I say to you, that they have their reward.

Wbstr And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are : for they love to pray standing in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Verily, I say to you, they have their reward.

KJB-1769 ¶ And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
(¶ And when thou/you prayest, thou/you shalt/shall not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily/Truly I say unto you, They have their reward. )

KJB-1611 ¶ And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they loue to pray standing in the Synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seene of men. Uerily I say vnto you, they haue their reward.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are. For they loue to stande, praying in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streates, that they may be sene of men. Ueryly I say vnto you, they haue theyr rewarde.
(And when thou/you prayest, thou/you shalt/shall not be as the hypocrites are. For they love to stand, praying in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily/Truly I say unto you, they have their reward.)

Gnva And when thou prayest, be not as the hypocrites: for they loue to stand, and pray in the Synagogues, and in the corners of the streetes, because they would be seene of men. Verely I say vnto you, they haue their rewarde.
(And when thou/you prayest, be not as the hypocrites: for they love to stand, and pray in the Synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, because they would be seen of men. Verily/Truly I say unto you, they have their reward. )

Cvdl And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as ye ypocrytes are. For they loue to stode and praye in the synagoges, and in the corners of the stretes, to be sene of men. Verely I saie vnto you: they haue their rewarde.
(And when thou/you prayest, thou/you shalt/shall not be as ye/you_all ypocrytes are. For they love to stood and pray in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, to be seen of men. Verily/Truly I say unto you: they have their reward.)

TNT 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.
(And when thou/you prayest thou/you shalt/shall not be as the ypocrytes are. For they love to stond and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets because they would be seen of men. Verily/Truly I say unto you they have their reward. )

Wycl And whanne ye preyen, ye schulen not be as ipocritis, that louen to preye stondynge in synagogis and corneris of stretis, to be seyn of men; treuli Y seie to you, thei han resseyued her meede.
(And when ye/you_all preyen, ye/you_all should not be as ipocritis, that love to pray standing in synagogues and corneris of streets, to be seen of men; truly I say to you, they have received her meede.)

Luth Und wenn du betest, sollst du nicht sein wie die Heuchler, die da gerne stehen und beten in den Schulen und an den Ecken auf den Gassen, auf daß sie von den Leuten gesehen werden. Wahrlich, ich sage euch, sie haben ihren Lohn dahin.
(And when you(sg) prayst, should you(sg) not be as/like the Heuchler, the there gladly/willingly stand and pray in the schools and at/to the corners on/in/to the alleys/lanes, on/in/to that they/she/them from the people seen become. Truly, I said you, they/she/them have your(pl) wage/salary gone.)

ClVg Et cum oratis, non eritis sicut hypocritæ qui amant in synagogis et in angulis platearum stantes orare, ut videantur ab hominibus: amen dico vobis, receperunt mercedem suam.[fn]
(And when/with praysis, not/no you(pl)_will_be like hypocrites who/which amant in/into/on synagogues and in/into/on angulis of_the_streets standing to_pray, as they_may_seem away to_humans: amen I_mean/say to_you(pl), they_received a_reward his_own. )

6.5 Et cum oratis. Ad superiora conjungitur hæc sententia. Supra dixerat: Attendite ne justitiam vestram faciatis coram hominibus; hic subdit: Et cum oratis. Non prohibet orare, sed in orando hypocritis similes esse. In angulis. Quasi absconsores precum, et tamen in plateis ut videantur, et per hoc amplior gloria. Allegorice. In angulo orat qui in abscondito se orare simulat: et tamen in platea cum famam captat. Anguli platearum sunt ubi via per transitum viæ ducitur, et quadrivium reddit. Non enim nefas est videri, sed appetere videri. Receperunt. In his non solum vera merces prava intentione evacuatur: sed vitium simulationis et irrisionis contra Deum augetur.

6.5 And when/with praysis. To higher connectsur these_things opinion. Above had_said: Pay_attention not justice your do_it before to_humans; this/here I_submit: And when/with praysis. Not/No prohibits to_pray, but in/into/on praying hypocritis similar to_be. In angulis. As_if absconsores precum, and nevertheless in/into/on the_streets as they_may_seem, and through this amplior glory. Allegorice. In angulo prays who/which in/into/on secretly himself to_pray at_the_same_timeat: and nevertheless in/into/on platea when/with fame captat. Anguli of_the_streets are where way/road through passage ways/roads leadsur, and quadrivium returns. Not/No because nefas it_is to_seem, but appetere to_seem. Receperunt. In his not/no only true reward/wages wicked intention evacuatur: but vice/defect at_the_same_timeationis and irrisionis on_the_contrary God augetur.

UGNT καὶ ὅταν προσεύχῃ, οὐκ ἔσεσθε ὡς οἱ ὑποκριταί, ὅτι φιλοῦσιν ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς καὶ ἐν ταῖς γωνίαις τῶν πλατειῶν ἑστῶτες προσεύχεσθαι, ὅπως φανῶσιν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις. ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀπέχουσι τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν.
(kai hotan proseuⱪaʸ, ouk esesthe hōs hoi hupokritai, hoti filousin en tais sunagōgais kai en tais gōniais tōn plateiōn hestōtes proseuⱪesthai, hopōs fanōsin tois anthrōpois. amaʸn, legō humin, apeⱪousi ton misthon autōn.)

SBL-GNT Καὶ ὅταν ⸂προσεύχησθε, οὐκ ἔσεσθε ὡς⸃ οἱ ὑποκριταί· ὅτι φιλοῦσιν ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς καὶ ἐν ταῖς γωνίαις τῶν πλατειῶν ἑστῶτες προσεύχεσθαι, ⸀ὅπως φανῶσιν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις· ἀμὴν λέγω ⸀ὑμῖν, ἀπέχουσι τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν.
(Kai hotan ⸂proseuⱪaʸsthe, ouk esesthe hōs⸃ hoi hupokritai; hoti filousin en tais sunagōgais kai en tais gōniais tōn plateiōn hestōtes proseuⱪesthai, ⸀hopōs fanōsin tois anthrōpois; amaʸn legō ⸀humin, apeⱪousi ton misthon autōn.)

RP-GNT Καὶ ὅταν προσεύχῃ, οὐκ ἔσῃ ὥσπερ οἱ ὑποκριταί, ὅτι φιλοῦσιν ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς καὶ ἐν ταῖς γωνίαις τῶν πλατειῶν ἑστῶτες προσεύχεσθαι, ὅπως ἂν φανῶσιν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἀπέχουσιν τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν.
(Kai hotan proseuⱪaʸ, ouk esaʸ hōsper hoi hupokritai, hoti filousin en tais sunagōgais kai en tais gōniais tōn plateiōn hestōtes proseuⱪesthai, hopōs an fanōsin tois anthrōpois; amaʸn legō humin hoti apeⱪousin ton misthon autōn.)

TC-GNT Καὶ ὅταν [fn]προσεύχῃ, οὐκ ἔσῃ ὥσπερ οἱ ὑποκριταί, ὅτι φιλοῦσιν ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς καὶ ἐν ταῖς γωνίαις τῶν πλατειῶν ἑστῶτες προσεύχεσθαι, ὅπως [fn]ἂν φανῶσι τοῖς ἀνθρώποις· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν [fn]ὅτι ἀπέχουσι τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν.
(Kai hotan proseuⱪaʸ, ouk esaʸ hōsper hoi hupokritai, hoti filousin en tais sunagōgais kai en tais gōniais tōn plateiōn hestōtes proseuⱪesthai, hopōs an fanōsi tois anthrōpois; amaʸn legō humin hoti apeⱪousi ton misthon autōn. )

6:5 προσευχη ουκ εση ωσπερ ¦ προσευχησθε ουκ εσεσθε ως CT

6:5 αν ¦ — CT

6:5 οτι ¦ — CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:1–7:29: Jesus preached a sermon on a mountain

For many years, English versions and Christians have commonly referred to Matthew 5–7 as “The Sermon on the Mount.” In some translations, it may be helpful to include a heading for chapters 5–7 that is on a level above the section heading for 5:1–12.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The Sermon on the Mountain

The sermon that Jesus preached on a mountain

Jesus taught people on the side of a mountain/hill

Paragraph 6:5–8

In these verses, Jesus taught his disciples the manner in which they should pray. They should not pray in a way that people will see them (6:5–6). Rather, they should pray in a private place by themselves. They also should not make their prayers long by repeating the same words over and over (6:7–8).

6:5

This verse has similar grammar and similar phrases to 6:2. Translate it in a similar way.

6:5a

And when you pray,

¶ “Whenever you^(plur) pray to God,
¶ Jesus gave another example. He said, “Each time you^(plur) talk with God,

And: Verse 6:5a begins the second example of how to apply the command (in 6:1) not to do good works before people.

Here are some other ways to begin this verse:

Another example is

Jesus gave another example and said,

Similarly

Some English versions do not use a word or phrase to introduce this example. You should use whatever is most natural in your language.

when: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as when means “whenever” or “each time.” It assumes that believers will pray.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

whenever (NRSV)

Every/each time

At any time

you pray: The word pray means “speak/talk to God.” Some languages may use different words to refer to specific kinds of prayer, such as requests, thanks, or praise. Here you should use a word or expression that has a general meaning. Avoid a term that may imply magical or meaningless words.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

speak to God

talk with God

This word also occurs in 5:44b. See how you translated it there.

6:5b

do not be like the hypocrites.

do not pray like the hypocrites do.
do not talk with him in the way that the pretenders talk with him.

do not be like the hypocrites: The clause do not be like the hypocrites means “do not pray like the hypocrites pray.”

The phrase the hypocrites first occurs in 6:2c. Translate it here as you did there.

6:5c

For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners

Because they very much like to stand and pray in the prayer houses and at the street corners
They greatly enjoy standing and talking with God in the worship houses. They enjoy standing and talking with God on the street corners where there are a lot of people.

For: The Greek word that the BSB translates as For introduces the basis for the command in 6:5b.

^5bDo not pray like the hypocrites, ^5c–dfor/because they love to pray where people can see them.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

because they love to pray… (NET)

who love to pray… (NLT)

In some languages, no conjunction or connecting phrase is necessary here.

In other languages, it will be more natural to put the basis for the command before the command. For example:

^5cHypocrites love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners ^5dto be seen by men. ^5bDo not be like them.

they love to pray standing: The word love refers to liking or enjoying something very much. The hypocrites greatly enjoyed standing and praying where other people would see them, because they wanted those people to think highly of them and praise them.

Here are some other ways to translate this expression:

they very much enjoy standing and praying

they greatly like to stand and pray

in the synagogues and on the street corners: The phrase in the synagogues and on the street corners refers to very public places. Many people would be in those places, and they could easily see someone praying.

Here are some other ways to translate these phrases:

in the meeting places and on the crowded street corners

in public places where there are many people

This expression is almost the same as the one in 6:2c. See how you translated it there.

the synagogues: The word synagogues also occurred in 6:2c. Translate it here as you did there.

the street corners: The phrase street corners refers to places where two streets joined or crossed. The place where the edges of the two streets met is a street corner. In cities such as Jerusalem, there would be many people passing by street corners who would see those praying there.

If busy street corners are not common in your area, you may want to use an expression for a busy outdoor place. For example:

in public places where there are many people

6:5d

to be seen by men.

in order that people see them pray.
They do that so that people see them and praise/honor them.

to be seen by men: As in 6:1b, the clause to be seen by men implies more than just being seen. It implies a desire to be praised by people. In some languages, it may be necessary to make this explicit. For example:

to be seen and honored/praised by them

to impress people

The clause to be seen by men is passive.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

Use a passive verb. For example:
in order that they are seen by people
Use an active verb. For example:
so that they/people will see them

men: Here the word that the BSB translates as men means “people” and refers to both men and women. Here it has the same meaning as the word “men” in 6:1a and 6:2d.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

others (ESV)

everyone (NLT)

6:5e

Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

I assure you^(plur), they have received all the reward that they will ever get.
Let me tell you that their only reward is the praise from people, because God will not reward/honor them more than that.

Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward: This clause is exactly the same as the clause in 6:2e. Translate it here as you did there.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / you

προσεύχῃ, οὐκ ἔσεσθε

˱you˲_˓may_be˒_praying not ˱you_all˲_will_be

Even though Jesus is speaking to many disciples, he is addressing an individual situation, so you is singular throughout this sentence (the word you in the second sentence is plural). But if the singular form would not be natural in your language for someone who is speaking to a group of people, you could use the plural form of you in your translation.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

φιλοῦσιν & ἑστῶτες προσεύχεσθαι

˱they˲_˓are˒_loving & ˓having˒_stood ˓to_be˒_praying

Here Jesus that they love to pray in public places, not simply that they love to pray in general. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [they love to pray publicly, for example standing]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς καὶ ἐν ταῖς γωνίαις τῶν πλατειῶν

in the synagogues on the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὅταν προσεύχῃ οὐκ ἔσεσθε ὡς οἱ ὑποκριταί ὅτι φιλοῦσιν ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς καί ἐν ταῖς γωνίαις τῶν πλατειῶν ἑστῶτες προσεύχεσθαι ὅπως φανῶσιν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις Ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν ἀπέχουσι τόν μισθόν αὐτῶν)

These locations were public places where many people would hear the prayers. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [in public areas like synagogues and the corners of the streets]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

φανῶσιν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις

˱they˲_˓may_be˒_seen ˱by˲_the people

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [men may see them]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

φανῶσιν

˱they˲_˓may_be˒_seen

Here Jesus implies not only that these people want to be seen but also that they want to be honored or praised. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [they may be seen and honored] or [they may be seen and praised]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

τοῖς ἀνθρώποις

˱by˲_the people

Although the term men is masculine, Jesus is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: [men and women] or [people]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀπέχουσι τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν

˱they˲_˓are˒_receiving_fully (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὅταν προσεύχῃ οὐκ ἔσεσθε ὡς οἱ ὑποκριταί ὅτι φιλοῦσιν ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς καί ἐν ταῖς γωνίαις τῶν πλατειῶν ἑστῶτες προσεύχεσθαι ὅπως φανῶσιν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις Ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν ἀπέχουσι τόν μισθόν αὐτῶν)

Here Jesus means that they have received their entire reward from men, and God will not reward them any further. See how you translated this clause in [6:2](../06/02.md). Alternate translation: [they have already received all the reward they will get] or [God will not give them any reward beyond that]

Parallel MAT 6:5

Section 5:1–7:29: Jesus preached a sermon on a mountain

Paragraph 6:5–8

6:5

6:5a

6:5b

6:5c

6:5d

6:5e