Discovery BoxMatthew 6:16-17 
ContextProper Fasting
6:16 “When 1 you fast, do not look sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unattractive 2 so that people will see them fasting. I tell you the truth, 3 they have their reward. 6:17 When 4 you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,
1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
2 tn Here the term “disfigure” used in a number of translations was not used because it could convey to the modern reader the notion of mutilation. L&N 79.17 states, “‘to make unsightly, to disfigure, to make ugly.’ ἀφανίζουσιν γὰρ τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν ‘for they make their faces unsightly’ Mt 6:16.”
3 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”
4 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
