From the words that
Jesus the Christ, the Son of God,
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. 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. 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. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.-Matthew 6:1-8
Reference Information:
alms = dikaiosynen/dikaiosune/dikaios = righteousness, justice, judicial approval, divine approval
alms = eleemosynen/eleemosune/eleos = charitable, compassionate or merciful acts
closet = tameion = inner chamber or room, storeroom closet of one's house
debtor = opheiletais/opheiletes/opheilo = a person who owes, a person under obligation
debts = opheilemata/opheilema/opheilo = sins, offenses, duty, or anything else owed
Hallowed = Hagiastheto = hagiazo = to make or esteem as holy, sanctify, consecrate, revere
heathen = ethnikoi/ethnikos/ethnos = pagan, Gentile, anyone not under the covenant, a person not descended from Abraham (Abram the Hebrew) and Sarah (Sarai), Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob (Israel) and his wives Leah and Rachel and maidservants Bilhah and Zilpah, and the 12 sons born to Jacob, his wives and maidservants
trespasses = paraptomata/paraptoma/parapipto = false steps, offenses, sins, a falling away
vain repetitions = battalogesete/battalogeo/battos = chatter, stammer, long winded, talk or babble tediously
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