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Matthew 6:6 A storehouse of secret chambers: praying in the closet
1. Matthew 6:5 Prayer acting in a corner
Matthew 6:5 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. [kjv]
The Greek word for
"prayer" as a
"request" appears
four times in
four versesin Matthew 6:5-8, right before the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 5:9-13.
2. Matthew 6:6
KJV: 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.
Greek: συ δε οταν προσευχη εισελθε εις το ταμιειον ταμειον σου και κλεισας την θυραν σου προσευξαι τω πατρι σου τω εν τω κρυπτω και ο πατηρ σου ο βλεπων εν τω κρυπτω αποδωσει σοι εν τω φανερω
Latin: tu autem cum orabis intra in cubiculum tuum et cluso ostio tuo ora Patrem tuum in abscondito et Pater tuus qui videt in abscondito reddet tibi
3. Verses with Greek
Matthew 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. [kjv]
συ δε οταν προσευχη εισελθε εις το ταμειον σου και κλεισας την θυραν σου προσευξαι τω πατρι σου τω εν τω κρυπτω και ο πατηρ σου ο βλεπων εν τω κρυπτω αποδωσει σοι [gnt]
4. Matthew 6:6 A storehouse of secret chambers: praying in the closet
Matthew 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. [kjv]
The following ancient Greek words are related.
"ταμεῖον" ≈ "storehouse, storeroom"
"ταμιεῖον" ≈ "storehouse, storeroom"
"ταμιεύω" ≈ "run a household, look after stores".
The word appears in the
GNT (Greek New Testament) four times and a similar word eleven times in the
LXX (Septuagint). The
KJV (King James Version) translates this word in the
GNT several ways.
closet (2)
secret chambers (1)
storehouse (1)
Sometimes the word used in a literal sense, sometimes in a figurative sense and sometimes both ways at the same time.
Despite the explanation given by Strongs, It is not clear where this meaning originated. The English word
"closet" is, through French, from the Latin word
"clausum" ≈ "enclosed space" as in "
claustrophobia",
5. Matthew 6:6 Closets and doors
Matthew 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. [kjv]
συ δε οταν προσευχη εισελθε εις το ταμειον σου και κλεισας την θυραν σου προσευξαι τω πατρι σου τω εν τω κρυπτω και ο πατηρ σου ο βλεπων εν τω κρυπτω αποδωσει σοι [gnt]
A closet is somewhat like a drawer. In English, the words "
reward" and "
drawer" are
palindromes.
Whatever the meaning of
"closet", it has a "
door". The "
openly" is added in the
TR (Textus Receptus).
6. International Monetary Fund
7. Eusebius
Eusebius was a church historian in Rome of the fourth century. The following is from a "
copy of imperial ordinances translated from the Latin tongue". This is where Constantine decrees religious toleration, especially for the Christians, and that property taken to be restored.
English: ... to grant both to the Christians and to all the free choice of following whatever form or worship they pleased. (Loeb#265, p. 447)
Greek: τοῦτ᾿ ἔστιν, ὅπως δῶμεν καὶ τοῖς Χριστιανοῖς καὶ πᾶσιν ἐλευθέραν αἵρεσιν τοῦ ἀκολουθεῖν τῇ θρῃσκείᾳ ᾗ δ᾿ ἂν βουληθῶσιν, (Eusebius, book 10)
English: if any should appear to have bought them either from our treasury or from any other source - that these they should restore to these same Christians without payment or any demand for compensation. (Loeb#265, p. 449)
Greek: εἴ τινες ἢ παρὰ τοῦ ταμείου τοῦ ἡμετέρου ἢ παρά τινος ἑτέρου φαίνοιντο ἠγορακότες, τούτους τοῖς αὐτοῖς Χριστια νοῖς ἄνευ ἀργυρίου καὶ ἄνευ τινὸς ἀπαιτήσεως τῆς τιμῆς, (Eusebius, book 10)
By the fourth century, the word appears to have come to be associated with money and funds in a
"treasury" as it is today.
8. First Clement
Clement was an early church father of the second century.
English: For it says somewhere The Spirit of the Lord is a lamp searching the depths of the heart. Let us realize how near he is, and that nothing escapes him, either of our thoughts or of the plans that we make. (Holmes, 2007, p. 65)
Greek: λέγει γάρ που· Πνεῦμα κυρίου λύχνος ἐρευνῶν τὰ ταμιεῖα τῆς γαστρός· ἴδωμεν, πῶς ἐγγύς ἐστιν, καὶ ὅτι οὐδὲν λέληθεν αὐτὸν τῶν ἐννοιῶν ἡμῶν οὐδὲ τῶν διαλογισμῶν ὧν ποιούμεθα· First Clement [2.2, 2.3]
Holmes translates as
"depths" of the
"heart" what in the Greek is, literally,
"chambers" of the
"stomach" which, from Proverbs 20:27 in the
LXX is
"inward parts" of the
"belly".
The ancient Greek word
"γαστήρ" ≈ "belly, womb" and is the source, through Latin, of the English word
"gastric".
The ancient Greek word
"ἐγγύς" ≈ "near" and is, literally,
"in the hand".
9. Matthew 26:18 Pass-code
Matthew 26:18 And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples. [kjv]
ο δε ειπεν υπαγετε εις την πολιν προς τον δεινα και ειπατε αυτω ο διδασκαλος λεγει ο καιρος μου εγγυς εστιν προς σε ποιω το πασχα μετα των μαθητων μου [gnt]
The ancient Greek word "ἐγγύς" ≈ "near" which literally means "at hand".
The ancient Greek word "καιρός" ≈ "measure, period of time, season".
The ancient Greek word "χειρός" ≈ "hand".
When Jesus gives a "
pass-code" there appears to be a play on words based on sound of "
χ" (guttural "
ch") and "
κ" ("
k") and similarity of the vowels.
Jesus: ... my time is at hand ...
Play on words: ... my hand is at hand ...
10. Proverbs 20:27
Clement appears to be referring to Proverbs 20:27 and uses the same phraseology.
Proverbs 20:27 The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. [kjv]
φως κυριου πνοη ανθρωπων ος ερευνα ταμιεια κοιλιας [lxx]
The spirit of man is a light of the Lord, who searches the inmost parts of the belly. [bs3]
The ancient Greek word
"κοιλία" ≈ "belly, stomach, hollow" and is from the ancient Greek word
"κοῖλος" ≈ "hollow".
11. Proverbs 20:27
KJV: The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
Hebrew: נר יהוה נשמת אדם חפש כל חדרי בטן׃
Greek: φως κυριου πνοη ανθρωπων ος ερευνα ταμιεια κοιλιας
Brenton: The spirit of man is a light of the Lord, who searches the inmost parts of the belly.
12. Exodus 8:3
Exodus 8:3 And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs: [kjv]
και εξερευξεται ο ποταμος βατραχους και αναβαντες εισελευσονται εις τους οικους σου και εις τα ταμιεια των κοιτωνων σου και επι των κλινων σου και εις τους οικους των θεραποντων σου και του λαου σου και εν τοις φυραμασιν σου και εν τοις κλιβανοις σου [lxx]
The ancient Greek word
"κλίβανος" ≈ "baker's oven".
13. Exodus 8:3
KJV: And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:
Hebrew: ושרץ היאר צפרדעים ועלו ובאו בביתך ובחדר משכבך ועל מטתך ובבית עבדיך ובעמך ובתנוריך ובמשארותיך׃
Greek: και εξερευξεται ο ποταμος βατραχους και αναβαντες εισελευσονται εις τους οικους σου και εις τα ταμιεια των κοιτωνων σου και επι των κλινων σου και εις τους οικους των θεραποντων σου και του λαου σου και εν τοις φυραμασιν σου και εν τοις κλιβανοις σου
14. Job 9:8-9
Job 9:8 Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. [kjv]
ο τανυσας τον ουρανον μονος και περιπατων ως επ εδαφους επι θαλασσης [lxx]
Who alone has stretched out the heavens, and walks on the sea as on firm ground. [bs3]
9:9 Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south. [kjv]
ο ποιων πλειαδα και εσπερον και αρκτουρον και ταμιεια νοτου [lxx]
Who makes Pleias, and Hesperus, and Arcturus, and the chambers of the south. [bs3]
These
"chambers" may refer to the many constellations in the southern sky. The closer one is to the equator, and the more one goes south, the more stars in the southern sky become visible.
In Greek mythology, the ancient Greek word
"Ἕσπερος" ≈ "Hesperus" is the
evening star as planet Venus. The ancient Greek word
"ἕσπερος" ≈ "evening" which has a connotation of "
west" as in the setting sun. The related English word
"west" is related to the Latin word
"vesper" ≈ "evening" and the Russian word
"вечер" (ve-sher) ≈ "evening".
The opposite or the same planet Venus as the morning star is "
Eosphorus" or
"Φωσφόρος" ≈ "Phosphorus" or, literally, "
bearer of light". This is often translated from Latin as "
Lucifer".
15. Job 9:8
KJV: Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
Hebrew: נטה שמים לבדו ודורך על במתי ים׃
Greek: ο τανυσας τον ουρανον μονος και περιπατων ως επ εδαφους επι θαλασσης
Brenton: Who alone has stretched out the heavens, and walks on the sea as on firm ground.
16. Job 9:9
KJV: Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
Hebrew: עשה עש כסיל וכימה וחדרי תמן׃
Greek: ο ποιων πλειαδα και εσπερον και αρκτουρον και ταμιεια νοτου
Brenton: Who makes Pleias, and Hesperus, and Arcturus, and the chambers of the south.
17. Psalms 144:13
Psalms 144:13 That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: [kjv]
τα ταμιεια αυτων πληρη εξερευγομενα εκ τουτου εις τουτο τα προβατα αυτων πολυτοκα πληθυνοντα εν ταις εξοδοις αυτων [lxx]
The English word
"garner" is from the Middle English word
"gerner" ≈ "garner" is, through French, from the Latin word
"granarium" ≈ "granary". In English it could mean an "
accumulation" or "
hoard" of something.
18. Psalms 144:13
KJV: That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
Hebrew: מזוינו מלאים מפיקים מזן אל זן צאוננו מאליפות מרבבות בחוצותינו׃
Greek: τα ταμιεια αυτων πληρη εξερευγομενα εκ τουτου εις τουτο τα προβατα αυτων πολυτοκα πληθυνοντα εν ταις εξοδοις αυτων
19. Proverbs 3:10
Proverbs 3:10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. [kjv]
ινα πιμπληται τα ταμιεια σου πλησμονης σιτου οινω δε αι ληνοι σου εκβλυζωσιν [lxx]
20. Proverbs 3:10
KJV: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
Hebrew: וימלאו אסמיך שבע ותירוש יקביך יפרצו׃
Greek: ινα πιμπληται τα ταμιεια σου πλησμονης σιτου οινω δε αι ληνοι σου εκβλυζωσιν
21. Proverbs 7:27
Proverbs 7:27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death. [kjv]
οδοι αδου ο οικος αυτης καταγουσαι εις τα ταμιεια του θανατου [lxx]
22. Proverbs 7:27
KJV: Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
Hebrew: דרכי שאול ביתה ירדות אל חדרי מות׃
Greek: οδοι αδου ο οικος αυτης καταγουσαι εις τα ταμιεια του θανατου
23. Proverbs 20:30
Proverbs 20:30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. [kjv]
υπωπια και συντριμματα συναντα κακοις πληγαι δε εις ταμιεια κοιλιας [lxx]
The ancient Greek word
"πληγή" ≈ "stroke from a sword or pike" but is translated as
"plague" in the
GNT (only in Revelation) and is the source of the English word
"plague".
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Details are left as a future topic.
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This is in contrast to the ancient Greek word
"βολή" ≈ "stroke from an arrow or missile".
24. Proverbs 20:30
KJV: The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
Hebrew: חברות פצע תמריק ברע ומכות חדרי בטן׃
Greek: υπωπια και συντριμματα συναντα κακοις πληγαι δε εις ταμιεια κοιλιας
25. Luke Wounded trauma
Luke 10:34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. [kjv]
και προσελθων κατεδησεν τα τραυματα αυτου επιχεων ελαιον και οινον επιβιβασας δε αυτον επι το ιδιον κτηνος ηγαγεν αυτον εις πανδοχειον και επεμεληθη αυτου [gnt]
20:12 And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out. [kjv]
και προσεθετο τριτον πεμψαι οι δε και τουτον τραυματισαντες εξεβαλον [gnt]
The Greek word for "
wound" is the source of the English word
"trauma".
26. Luke 10:34
KJV: And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
Greek: και προσελθων κατεδησεν τα τραυματα αυτου επιχεων ελαιον και οινον επιβιβασας δε αυτον επι το ιδιον κτηνος ηγαγεν αυτον εις πανδοχειον και επεμεληθη αυτου
27. Luke 20:12
KJV: And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.
Greek: και προσεθετο πεμψαι τριτον πεμψαι οι δε και τουτον τραυματισαντες εξεβαλον
28. Proverbs 24:4
Proverbs 24:4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. [kjv]
μετα αισθησεως εμπιμπλαται ταμιεια εκ παντος πλουτου τιμιου και καλου [lxx]
By discretion the chambers are filled with all precious and excellent wealth. [bs3]
29. Proverbs 24:4
KJV: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
Hebrew: ובדעת חדרים ימלאו כל הון יקר ונעים׃
Greek: μετα αισθησεως εμπιμπλαται ταμιεια εκ παντος πλουτου τιμιου και καλου
Brenton: By discretion the chambers are filled with all precious and excellent wealth.
30. Proverbs 26:22
Proverbs 26:22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. [kjv]
λογοι κερκωπων μαλακοι ουτοι δε τυπτουσιν εις ταμιεια σπλαγχνων [lxx]
The words of cunning knaves are soft; but they strike even to the inmost parts of the bowels. [bs3]
The
"talebearer" or
"cunning knaves" is
"soft" as in
"μαλακία" ≈ "softness, effeminacy, unmanliness, feebleness, faint-hardheartedness".
31. Proverbs 26:22
KJV: The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Hebrew: דברי נרגן כמתלהמים והם ירדו חדרי בטן׃
Greek: λογοι κερκωπων μαλακοι ουτοι δε τυπτουσιν εις ταμιεια σπλαγχνων
Brenton: The words of cunning knaves are soft; but they strike even to the inmost parts of the bowels.
32. Isaiah 26:20
Isaiah 26:20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. [kjv]
βαδιζε λαος μου εισελθε εις τα ταμιεια σου αποκλεισον την θυραν σου αποκρυβηθι μικρον οσον οσον εως αν παρελθη η οργη κυριου [lxx]
Go, my people, enter into your closets, shut your door, hide yourself for a little season, until the anger of the Lord have passed away. [bs3]
Since one cannot "
hide" from the Lord, this usage may be a figure of speech.
33. Isaiah 26:20
KJV: Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
Hebrew: לך עמי בא בחדריך וסגר דלתיך בעדך חבי כמעט רגע עד יעבור זעם׃
Greek: βαδιζε λαος μου εισελθε εις τα ταμιεια σου αποκλεισον την θυραν σου αποκρυβηθι μικρον οσον οσον εως αν παρελθη η οργη κυριου
Brenton: Go, my people, enter into your closets, shut your door, hide yourself for a little season, until the anger of the Lord have passed away.
34. Ezekiel 28:16
Ezekiel 28:16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. [kjv]
απο πληθους της εμποριας σου επλησας τα ταμιεια σου ανομιας και ημαρτες και ετραυματισθης απο ορους του θεου και ηγαγεν σε το χερουβ εκ μεσου λιθων πυρινων [lxx]
Of the abundance of your merchandise you have filled your storehouses with iniquity, and have sinned: therefore you have been cast down wounded from the mount of God, and the cherub has brought you out of the midst of the stones of fire. [bs3]
Discuss: What type of "
treasure" is being "
stored"? Where is it being stored?
The ancient Greek word
"ἔμπορος" ≈ "traveler, merchant" and is the source of the English word
"emporium".
35. Ezekiel 28:16
KJV: By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
Hebrew: ברב רכלתך מלו תוכך חמס ותחטא ואחללך מהר אלהים ואבדך כרוב הסכך מתוך אבני אש׃
Greek: απο πληθους της εμποριας σου επλησας τα ταμιεια σου ανομιας και ημαρτες και ετραυματισθης απο ορους του θεου και ηγαγεν σε το χερουβ εκ μεσου λιθων πυρινων
Brenton: Of the abundance of your merchandise you have filled your storehouses with iniquity, and have sinned: therefore you have been cast down wounded from the mount of God, and the cherub has brought you out of the midst of the stones of fire.
36. Strongs - closet
- *G5009 *4 ταμεῖον (tam-i'-on) : neuter contraction of a presumed derivative of tamias (a dispenser or distributor; akin to temno, to cut); a dispensary or magazine, i.e. a chamber on the ground-floor or interior of an Oriental house (generally used for storage or privacy, a spot for retirement):--secret chamber, closet, storehouse.
- ταμειον *2
- Matthew 6:6 ... enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy ...
- Luke 12:24 ... which neither have storehouse nor barn; and ...
- ταμειοις *2
- Matthew 24:26 ... forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
- Luke 12:3 ... in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
37. Usage - closet
*G5009 *4 ταμεῖον (tam-i'-on) : neuter contraction of a presumed derivative of tamias (a dispenser or distributor; akin to temno, to cut); a dispensary or magazine, i.e. a chamber on the ground-floor or interior of an Oriental house (generally used for storage or privacy, a spot for retirement):--secret chamber, closet, storehouse.
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Words: ταμειοις=2 ταμειον=2
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The ancient Greek word
"ταμεῖον" ≈ "storehouse, storeroom".
38. Matthew 6:6 Cubicles
Matthew 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. [kjv]
συ δε οταν προσευχη εισελθε εις το ταμειον σου και κλεισας την θυραν σου προσευξαι τω πατρι σου τω εν τω κρυπτω και ο πατηρ σου ο βλεπων εν τω κρυπτω αποδωσει σοι [gnt]
… cubiculum … [v]
The idea of a
"closet" appears to come from the Latin word
"cubiculum" ≈ "small bedroom, bedchamber" and is the source of the English word
"cubicle".
39. Matthew 6:6 Reward
Matthew 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. [kjv]
συ δε οταν προσευχη εισελθε εις το ταμειον σου και κλεισας την θυραν σου προσευξαι τω πατρι σου τω εν τω κρυπτω και ο πατηρ σου ο βλεπων εν τω κρυπτω αποδωσει σοι [gnt]
The Greek word for "
reward" is
not the usual word for "
reward". The word used appear was used by Jesus twice before in the Sermon on the Mount.
40. Usage - pay
*G591 *48 ἀποδίδωμι (ap-od-eed'-o-mee) : from G575 and G1325; to give away, i.e. up, over, back, etc. (in various applications):--deliver (again), give (again), (re-)pay(-ment be made), perform, recompense, render, requite, restore, reward, sell, yield.
The ancient Greek word
"ἀποδίδωμι" ≈ "give back, render what is due, return" and many other associated meanings. The Greek word translated as
"pay" is that of, literally,
"turning over" as in the saying
"fork it over". This exact form of the word appears two times in the
GNT. The Luke verse in what people remembered about what Jesus said as recorded by Matthew.
Matthew 5:26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. [kjv]
αμην λεγω σοι ου μη εξελθης εκειθεν εως αν αποδως τον εσχατον κοδραντην [gnt]
Luke 12:59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite. [kjv]
λεγω σοι ου μη εξελθης εκειθεν εως και το εσχατον λεπτον αποδως [gnt]
41. Matthew 5:33-37: Hairs of the head - yes no
Matthew 5:33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: [kjv]
5:34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: [kjv]
5:35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. [kjv]
5:36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. [kjv]
5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. [kjv]
Here we look at the
"head" and the
"hairs". The
"oaths" and
"swearing" are covered separately.
42. Matthew 6:6 Secret
Matthew 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. [kjv]
συ δε οταν προσευχη εισελθε εις το ταμειον σου και κλεισας την θυραν σου προσευξαι τω πατρι σου τω εν τω κρυπτω και ο πατηρ σου ο βλεπων εν τω κρυπτω αποδωσει σοι [gnt]
Jesus often talks of doing something in "
secret" and not in the "
open" to get the reward or praise of men. The original "
Santa Claus" did this.
43. Matthew 24:24-26
Matthew 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. [kjv]
εγερθησονται γαρ ψευδοχριστοι και ψευδοπροφηται και δωσουσιν σημεια μεγαλα και τερατα ωστε πλανασθαι ει δυνατον και τους εκλεκτους [gnt]
24:25 Behold, I have told you before. [kjv]
24:26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. [kjv]
εαν ουν ειπωσιν υμιν ιδου εν τη ερημω εστιν μη εξελθητε ιδου εν τοις ταμειοις μη πιστευσητε [gnt]
… deserto … penetrabilibus … [v]
44. Matthew 24:24
KJV: For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Greek: εγερθησονται γαρ ψευδοχριστοι και ψευδοπροφηται και δωσουσιν σημεια μεγαλα και τερατα ωστε πλανησαι πλανασθαι ει δυνατον και τους εκλεκτους
45. Matthew 24:25
KJV: Behold, I have told you before.
Greek: ιδου προειρηκα υμιν
46. Matthew 24:26
KJV: Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
Greek: εαν ουν ειπωσιν υμιν ιδου εν τη ερημω εστιν μη εξελθητε ιδου εν τοις ταμειοις μη πιστευσητε
Latin: si ergo dixerint vobis ecce in deserto est nolite exire ecce in penetrabilibus nolite credere
47. Luke and Matthew
Luke 12:3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. [kjv]
ανθ ων οσα εν τη σκοτια ειπατε εν τω φωτι ακουσθησεται και ο προς το ους ελαλησατε εν τοις ταμειοις κηρυχθησεται επι των δωματων [gnt]
… cubiculis … [v]
Matthew 10:27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. [kjv]
ο λεγω υμιν εν τη σκοτια ειπατε εν τω φωτι και ο εις το ους ακουετε κηρυξατε επι των δωματων [gnt]
48. Luke 12:3
KJV: Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
Greek: ανθ ων οσα εν τη σκοτια ειπατε εν τω φωτι ακουσθησεται και ο προς το ους ελαλησατε εν τοις ταμειοις κηρυχθησεται επι των δωματων
Latin: quoniam quae in tenebris dixistis in lumine dicentur et quod in aurem locuti estis in cubiculis praedicabitur in tectis
49. Matthew 10:27
KJV: What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
Greek: ο λεγω υμιν εν τη σκοτια ειπατε εν τω φωτι και ο εις το ους ακουετε κηρυξατε επι των δωματων
50. Luke and Matthew
Luke 12:24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? [kjv]
κατανοησατε τους κορακας οτι ου σπειρουσιν ουδε θεριζουσιν οις ουκ εστιν ταμειον ουδε αποθηκη και ο θεος τρεφει αυτους ποσω μαλλον υμεις διαφερετε των πετεινων [gnt]
… cellarium … horreum … [v]
Luke adds
"storehouse" which is
not in Matthew.
Matthew 6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? [kjv]
εμβλεψατε εις τα πετεινα του ουρανου οτι ου σπειρουσιν ουδε θεριζουσιν ουδε συναγουσιν εις αποθηκας και ο πατηρ υμων ο ουρανιος τρεφει αυτα ουχ υμεις μαλλον διαφερετε αυτων [gnt]
… fugelas… berne… [wes]
… foulis … bernes… worthi … [wy]
The
KJV translates as "
better" the Greek word that means "
different".
51. Luke 12:24
KJV: Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
Greek: κατανοησατε τους κορακας οτι ου σπειρουσιν ουδε θεριζουσιν οις ουκ εστιν ταμειον ουδε αποθηκη και ο θεος τρεφει αυτους ποσω μαλλον υμεις διαφερετε των πετεινων
Latin: considerate corvos quia non seminant neque metunt quibus non est cellarium neque horreum et Deus pascit illos quanto magis vos pluris estis illis
52. Matthew 6:26
KJV: Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Greek: εμβλεψατε εις τα πετεινα του ουρανου οτι ου σπειρουσιν ουδε θεριζουσιν ουδε συναγουσιν εις αποθηκας και ο πατηρ υμων ο ουρανιος τρεφει αυτα ουχ υμεις μαλλον διαφερετε αυτων
Wessex: Behealded heofenen fugelas. for-þan þe hyo ne saweð. ne hyo ne ripað. ne hyo ne gaderiað on berne. & eowre heofenlice faeder hyo fët. Hu ne synde ge selre þanne hyo.
Wycliffe: Biholde ye the foulis of the eire, for thei sowen not, nethir repen, nethir gaderen in to bernes; and youre fadir of heuene fedith hem. Whether ye ben not more worthi than thei?
53. Barley barn
54. Job 39:12 Corn crib
Job 39:12 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn? [kjv]
πιστευσεις δε οτι αποδωσει σοι τον σπορον εισοισει δε σου τον αλωνα [lxx]
… aream … [v]
… cornfloor… [wy]
A "
corn crib" was like a barn but used primarily for "
corn". Today most people are more familiar with a "
baby crib" than a "
corn crib". The Latin word
"aream" ≈ "area" is the source of the English word "
area".
The Greek here is that of "
threshing floor" which is the source of the English word
"halo" and is related to another Greek word meaning "
rainbow" or "
halo".
55. Job 39:12
KJV: Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?
Hebrew: התאמין בו כי ישוב זרעך וגרנך יאסף׃
Greek: πιστευσεις δε οτι αποδωσει σοι τον σπορον εισοισει δε σου τον αλωνα
Latin: numquid credes ei quoniam reddat sementem tibi et aream tuam congreget
Wycliffe: Whether thou schalt bileue to hym, that he schal yelde seed to thee, and schal gadere togidere thi cornfloor?
56. Matthew 6:7-8 Vain repetitions of vain repetitions
In Matthew 6:7, as part of the "
Sermon on the Mount", Jesus says not to pray using "
vain repetitions" as the "
heathen" do.
Matthew 6:7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. [kjv]
προσευχομενοι δε μη βατταλογησητε ωσπερ οι εθνικοι δοκουσιν γαρ οτι εν τη πολυλογια αυτων εισακουσθησονται [gnt]
This is a specific instance of the idea that "
if some is good then more is better". Some pastors (and others) boast that as a child (or even now) they repeat the Lord's Prayer every night.
A few verses later is the "
Lord's Prayer" which, as an example, does not have repetitions within itself, but could be repeated at different times.
Some pastor appear to think that they get "
paid by the word" according to quantity and not quality. At times producing meaningless or even deceptive content, they may lecture their congregations about trying to keep the pastor to any time schedule.
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