Mat 6:16 “And when you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
Mat 6:17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
Mat 6:18 that your fasting may not be seen by men but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
| 3522 [e] nēsteuēte νηστεύητε , you fast V-PSA-2P |
| 3361 [e] mē μὴ not Adv |
| 1096 [e] ginesthe γίνεσθε be V-PMM/P-2P |
| 5613 [e] hōs ὡς like Adv |
| 3588 [e] hoi οἱ the Art-NMP |
| 5273 [e] hypokritai ὑποκριταὶ , hypocrites N-NMP |
| 218 [e] aleipsai ἄλειψαί anoint V-AMM-2S |
| 4771 [e] sou σου your PPro-G2S |
| 3588 [e] tēn τὴν – Art-AFS |
| 2776 [e] kephalēn κεφαλὴν , head N-AFS |
| 2532 [e] kai καὶ and Conj |
| 3588 [e] to τὸ the Art-ANS |
| 4383 [e] prosōpon πρόσωπόν face N-ANS |
| 4771 [e] sou σου of you PPro-G2S |
| 3538 [e] nipsai νίψαι , wash V-AMM-2S |
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What are the commands of Jesus Christ which we need to obey? In disciple-making, Jesus commanded the following in Matthew 28:20: “teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you…” What are the commands that we are to follow and teach others as identified by Jesus’ use of the imperative mood in the Greek?
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