Matthew 6:19 — King James Version← Study notes
“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:”
Matthew 6:19 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 6:1918 words
ΜὴMēnot
θησαυρίζετεthēsaurizetelay up
(treasure), (keep) in store, (heap…
ὑμῖνhyminyou
θησαυροὺςthēsauroustreasure
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τῆςtēsthe
γῆςgēscountry, earth(-ly), ground
ὅπουhopouin
what place, where(-as, -soever)
σὴςsēsmoth
καὶkaiand / also
βρῶσιςbrōsiseating, food, meat
ἀφανίζειaphanizeicorrupt, disfigure, perish
καὶkaiand / also
ὅπουhopouin
what place, where(-as, -soever)
κλέπταιkleptaithief
διορύσσουσινdioryssousinbreak through (up)
καὶkaiand / also
κλέπτουσινkleptousinsteal
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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