Matthew 6:16

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Matthew 6:16 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
2. Matthew 6:16 tn Here the term “disfigure” (employed in a number of translations) was not used because it could convey to the modern reader the notion of physical 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. Matthew 6:16 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amēn), I say to you.”