Mat 6:16 | NET2full | STEP | “ When you fast , do not look sullen like the hypocrites , for they make their faces unattractive so that people will see them fasting . I tell you the truth , they have their reward !

‏ Matthew 6:16

Proper Fasting

16 “When ^{▼▼tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.} you fast, do not look sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unattractive ^{▼▼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.”} so that people will see them fasting. I tell you the truth, ^{▼▼tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amēn), I say to you.”} they have their reward!