Matthew:6:16-18

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rwp @Matthew:6:16 @{Of a sad countenance } (\skuthr “poi \). Only here and strkjv @Luke:24:17 | in the N .T . It is a compound of \skuthros \ (sullen ) and \ops \ (countenance ). These actors or hypocrites "put on a gloomy look " (Goodspeed ) and , if necessary , even "disfigure their faces " (\aphanizousin ta pros “pa aut “n \), that they may look like they are fasting . It is this pretence of piety that Jesus so sharply ridicules . There is a play on the Greek words \aphanizousi \ (disfigure ) and \phan “sin \ (figure ). They conceal their real looks that they may seem to be fasting , conscious and pretentious hypocrisy . rwp @Matthew:6:18 @{In secret } (\en t “i kruphai “i \). Here as in strkjv @6:4 ,6 | the Textus Receptus adds \en t “i phaner “i \ (openly ), but it is not genuine . The word \kruphaios \ is here alone in the New Testament , but occurs four times in the Septuagint .

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