Matthew 6:16 
Context| NET © | “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. |
| NIV © | "When you fast, do not look sombre as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. |
| NASB © | "Whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. |
| NLT © | "And when you fast, don’t make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, who try to look pale and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I assure you, that is the only reward they will ever get. |
| MSG © | "When you practice some appetite-denying discipline to better concentrate on God, don't make a production out of it. It might turn you into a small-time celebrity but it won't make you a saint. |
| BBE © | And when you go without food, be not sad-faced as the false-hearted are. For they go about with changed looks, so that men may see that they are going without food. Truly I say to you, They have their reward. |
| NRSV © | "And whenever you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so as to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. |
| NKJV © | "Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. |
| KJV | |
| NASB © | <3752> you fast <3522> , do not put <1096> on a gloomy <4659> face <4659> as the hypocrites <5273> do, for they neglect <853> their appearance <4383> so <3704> that they will be noticed <5316> by men <444> when they are fasting <3522> . Truly <281> I say <3004> to you, they have <568> their reward <3408> in full .<568> |
| GREEK | |
| NET © [draft] ITL | “When <3752> you fast <3522> , do not <3361> look <1096> sullen <4659> like <5613> the hypocrites <5273> , for <1063> they make <5316> their <846> faces <4383> unattractive <853> so that people <444> will see them fasting <3522> . I tell <3004> you <5213> the truth <281> , they have <568> their <846> reward .<3408> |
| NET © | “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. |
| NET © Notes |
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.” |
