Matthew 6:18
New Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
סֵתֶר
çêther
a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
סֵתֶר
çêther
a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
שַׁחַד
shachad
a donation (venal or redemptive)
עַיִן
ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Key Terms in This Verse
עַיִן ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Study H5869 →רָאָה râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Study H7200 →רָאָה râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Study H7200 →סֵתֶר çêther
a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
Study H5643 →סֵתֶר çêther
a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
Study H5643 →אָב ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Study H1 →אָב ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Study H1 →Cross References
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.
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
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