Literal Translation of Greek
This list shows a literal translation of each verse of Christ's words.
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Matthew 6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Literal Verse:
Since wherever it is, that stockpile of yours, in that place, it will be [also], this heart of yours.
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Matthew 6:22 The light of the body is the eye:
Greek :Literal Verse:
The lamp of the body of work is the eye. When, in fact, it is, that eye of yours, focused, that whole body of work of yours will be a shining light.
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Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate
Greek :Literal Verse:
No one has the power to slave for two masters. Because either he will despise the one and the other he will care for, or one he will attach to himself and the other he will look down upon. You do not have the power to slave for God and mammon.
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Matthew 6:25 ...Take no thought for your life,
Greek :Literal Verse:
By this I teach you: Don't worry, for that self of yours, what you should eat [or what you should drink]. Nor for that body of yours: what you should put on yourself. Certainly not! The self is greater than the meat. And this body? Part of the covering!
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Matthew 6:26 Behold the birds of the air:
Greek :Literal Verse:
Look up towards the winged ones of the sky! Since they don't sow nor mow nor stow into storehouses, and that Father of yours, the sky one fattens them. None of you yourselves are different than them.
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Matthew 6:27 Which of you by worrying
Literal Verse:
Who, however, out of you all, worrying, has the power to add to his age? a forearm? One?
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Matthew 6:28 And why are you worried about clothing?...
Greek :Literal Verse:
Also, why worry about coverings? Examine closely the lady judges flowers of the field. How do they grow? They don't tire, nor do they spin.
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Matthew 6:30 Wherefore, if God so clothes the grass
Greek :Literal Verse:
If the fodder of the field, existing for today, and then tomorrow being tossed into an oven the Divine in this way clothes, with not much more [does he clothe] you? You tiny trusters!
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Matthew 6:31 Therefore do not worry
Greek :Literal Verse:
You certainly shouldn't worry, saying: "What should we eat? What should we drink? to What should we put ourselves?
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Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God...
Greek :Literal Verse:
Seek, however, first that realm and that virtue of His, and all these things? They will be handed over to you.
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Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not think about tomorrow:
Greek :Literal Verse:
You really shouldn't worry as far as that tomorrow because tomorrow will worry about itself. Adequate on this today, the trouble during it.
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Matthew 7:1 Judge not
Literal Verse:
You all shouldn't judge so that you all aren't judged.
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Matthew 7:3 And why do you see the mote in your brother's eye,
Greek :Literal Verse:
What, however, do you see? This speck in the eye of that brother of yours? That one, however, in this one, your eye? A roof beam! You don't see [it].
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Matthew 7:6 Do not give that which is holy to the dogs
Greek :Literal Verse:
You shouldn't give these holy things to the dogs nor toss those pearls of yours in front of the sows. Not when they might trample them with those feet of theirs and being twisted might tear you all apart.
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Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given to you;
Greek :Literal Verse:
Ask, and it will given to you all; search and you all will discover; examine and it will be disclosed to you all:
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Matthew 7:9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread,
Literal Verse:
Surely, Which from among you is a man? This child of his might beg this, a loaf.
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Matthew 7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever that you want
Greek :Literal Verse:
All things, in fact. As much as. When you desire that they might make for you, those people. So much also you yourselves must make for them. Because this is the law and the prophets.
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Matthew 7:13 Enter in at the narrow gate:
Greek :Literal Verse:
Enter by the narrow gate since wide and open the way, the one leading into that destruction, and many are the ones entering by it.
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Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing...
Greek :Literal Verse:
Watch out against these fake luminaries! Those who show up before you in coverings of sheep. Inwardly, however, they are rapacious wolves!
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Matthew 7:19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit
Greek :
Matthew 7:19 πᾶν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλὸν ἐκκόπτεται καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται.
Matthew 3:10 ...πᾶν οὖν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλὸν ἐκκόπτεται καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται
Literal Verse:Every tree not wanting to produce fine fruit cuts itself off and into a fire it tosses itself.
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Matthew 7:21 Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord,
Greek :Literal Verse:
Not everyone saying to me, "Master, master," is will get themselves into the realm of the skies. But the one producing the delight of that Father of mine, the one in the skies.
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Matthew 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord,
Greek :Literal Verse:
Many will say to me on that day, ‘Master! Master! By this, your name, weren't we luminaries? And by this, your name, we tossed out demons, and, by this your name, we performed many powerful deeds.
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Matthew 7:24 Therefore whoever hears these sayings of mine,
Greek :Literal Verse:
Everyone, really, anyone who is listening to mine, these ideas, these ones, and considers them, he will be compared to a practical fellow who constructed his, the house, on that rock.
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Matthew 7:26 And every one that hears these sayings of mine,
Greek :Literal Verse:
And everyone listening to mine, these ideas, these ones, and not wanting to consider them, he will be compared to a foolish fellow who constructed his, this house, on the sand.
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Matthew 8:3 I will; be clean.
Greek :Literal Verse:
I do want. Be cleansed!
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Matthew 8:4 See that you tell no one; but go your way,
Greek :Literal Verse:
Watch out. Tell no one. Instead, bring yourself show to the priest and offer the gift, the one Moses commanded, as a proof for them.
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Matthew 8:7 I will come and heal him.
Greek :Literal Verse:
I myself am coming. I will attend him.
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Matthew 8:12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out
Greek :Literal Verse:
Those, however, children of this realm will e tossed out into the darkness, the outside. In that place there will be the lamentation and the mastication of those teeth.
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Matthew 8:13 Go your way; and as you have believed,
Greek :Literal Verse:
Depart. When you trust, it must be made to happen for you.
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Matthew 8:20 The foxes have holes...
Greek :Literal Verse:
The vixens have dens and, the winged ones of the sky, perches. But this son of the man? He doesn't have anywhere, he might lean this head.
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Matthew 8:22 Follow me; and let the dead
Literal Verse:
Follow me. And leave the dead to bury those, their own dead.
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Matthew 8:26 Why are you fearful,
Greek :Literal Verse:
Why cowardly? Are you all tiny trusters?
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Matthew 8:32 Go.
Greek :Literal Verse:
Depart, [all of you]!
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Matthew 9:2 Son, be of good cheer;
Literal Verse:
Have courage, child. They are letting go of you, those mistakes.
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Matthew 9:4 Why do you think evil
Greek :Literal Verse:
Because? Why do you all infer for yourselves worthless things in your hearts.
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Matthew 9:5 For what is easier, to say,
Greek :Literal Verse:
Because, what is less tiring? To say, "Those mistakes are letting go of you!" or to say "Arise and walk around."
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Matthew 9:6 ... the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins
Greek :Literal Verse:
In order that, however, you might know that this son of the man has power on the earth to let go of mistakes. Arise! Lift up yours, that sleeping mat, and go into that house of yours.
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Matthew 9:9 Follow me.
Greek :Literal Verse:
Follow. For me.
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Matthew 9:12 Those who are whole do not need
Literal Verse:
Those having strengths have no need of a healer, but those having weakness.
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Matthew 9:13 But go and learn what this means,
Greek :Literal Verse:
Departing, however, you all learn something. It is: "Compassion I desire and not a victim." No, this is why I didn't show up to invite law-abiding ones but mistaken ones.
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Matthew 9:15 Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn...
Greek :Literal Verse:
No, they don't seem to have the ability, those children of the wedding party, to cry for as long as he is along with them, this groom. However, days are going to show up when he might be carried off from them, the bridegroom, and then they will abstain.
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Matthew 9:16 No man puts a patch of new cloth
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Matthew 9:16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
Literal Verse:No one, however, tosses on a bandage of unfinished rag onto a venerable cloak. For it lifts, that patch on it, from the cloak and a tear becomes worse.
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Matthew 9:17 Neither do men put new wine
Greek :Literal Verse:
Neither do they pour fresh wine into used wineskins. If so, however, they burst by themselves, those skins, and the wine pours itself out, and the skins destroy themselves. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins and both are kept together.
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Matthew 9:22 Daughter, be of good comfort;
Literal Verse:
Have courage, daughter, this trust of yours has rescued you.
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Matthew 10:5 Do not go to the way of the Gentiles
Literal Verse:
In regards to a road of foreigners, you all might not want to leave [it]. Also, into the city of a Watchers, you may not want to enter.
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Matthew 10:6 But go rather to the lost sheep
Literal Verse:
Go, however, more towards those sheep, the ones having lost of House Israel.
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Matthew 10:7 And as you go, preach, saying,
Literal Verse:
Going, however, you act as heralds, saying that: It has neared, this realm of the skies.
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Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers,
Greek :Literal Verse:
Those being weak, serve! Those dying, rouse up! Rough ones, cleanse! Demons, toss out! Freely, you received. Freely, give!
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Matthew 10:9 Provide neither gold, nor silver,
Literal Verse:
You should not want to acquire for yourself gold, silver, or copper in your belt.
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Matthew 10:11 And whatever city or town you shall enter,
Greek :Literal Verse:
For that, however, when a city or a town, you should enter, investigate who in it is deserving! There stay until when you leave.
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Matthew 10:12 And when you enter into an house,
Greek :Literal Verse:
Entering, however, into that household, embrace it!
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Matthew 10:13 And if the house is worthy,
Greek :Literal Verse:
And, when, certainly, the household is worthy, this peace of yours must show up for it. When, however, it is not worthy, that peace of yours must be returned for you.
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Matthew 10:14 And whoever does not receive you,
Greek :Literal Verse:
And that one when he doesn't want to welcome you nor hear those ideas of yours, departing outside that house or that city, that one there, you shake the dirt off of those feet of yours.
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Matthew 10:15 ...It shall be more tolerable
Greek :Literal Verse:
Ameni, I am telling you. It is going to be more comfortable in a land of Sodoms and Gomorras in a time of trial than for that city there.
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Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves:
Greek :Literal Verse:
See for yourselves! I myself am sending you off just as domestic animals in the competition of wolves. Become, therefore, cunning like the snakes and pure like the doves.
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Matthew 10:17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils,
Greek :Literal Verse:
Pay attention, however, because of these people. Because they are going to turn you all over to assemblies. And, in those meetings of theirs, they will whip you.
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Matthew 10:19 But when they deliver you up,
Greek :Literal Verse:
When, however, they give you up, you shouldn't worry how or what you should repeat because it is going to be given to you all, in that very hour, what you should repeat.
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Matthew 10:21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death,
Greek :Literal Verse:
He is will give up, however, a brother, a brother, for death, and a father ,a child. Not only are they going to rise up, children against parents, but also they will execute them.
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Matthew 10:22 And you shall be hated by all...
Greek :Literal Verse:
And you will exist being hated, beneath all through this name of mine. The one, however, standing one's ground for a purpose, this one will be rescued.
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Matthew 10:23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee to another:
Greek :Literal Verse:
When, however, they might hound you in this city here, escape into the other. Ameni, I am telling you, you all might never complete the cities of Israel until he might show up, a child of the man.