Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. TAKE HEED THAT YE DO NOT YOUR ALMS, [ eleeemosuneen (G1654)]. But the true reading seems clearly to be 'your righteousness' [ dikaiosuneen (G1343)]. The external autho... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. THEREFORE, WHEN THOU DOEST THINE ALMS, DO NOT SOUND A TRUMPET BEFORE THEE. The expr... [ Continue Reading ]
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: BUT WHEN THOU DOEST ALMS, LET NOT THY LEFT HAND KNOW WHAT THY RIGHT HAND DOETH. 'So far from making a display of it, dwell not on it even in thine own thoughts, lest it minister to spiritual pride.'... [ Continue Reading ]
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. THAT THINE ALMS MAY BE IN SECRET, AND THY FATHER WHICH SEETH IN SECRET [HIMSELF] SHALL REWARD THEE OPENLY. The word "Himself" [ autos (G846)] appears to be an unauthorized addition to the tex... [ Continue Reading ]
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. AND WHEN THOU PRAYEST [ proseuchee (G4336 )], THOU SHALT - or, accordin... [ Continue Reading ]
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. BUT THOU, WHEN THOU PRAYEST, ENTER INTO THY CLOSET, [ tameion (G5009), a 'store-house'-here, a 'place of ret... [ Continue Reading ]
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. BUT WHEN YE PRAY, USE NOT VAIN REPETITIONS, [ mee (G3361) battologeeseete (G945)]. 'Babble not' would be a better rendering, both for the form of the word-which in both... [ Continue Reading ]
Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. BE NOT YE THEREFORE LIKE UNTO THEM: FOR YOUR FATHER KNOWETH WHAT THINGS YE HAVE NEED OF BEFORE YE ASK HIM - and so needs not to be informed of our wants, anymore than to be roused to attend... [ Continue Reading ]
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. AFTER THIS MANNER, [ Houtoos (G3779 ) MORE SIMPLY, 'THUS,'] THEREFORE PRAY YE. The "ye" [ humeis (G5210)] is emphatic here, in contrast with the pagan prayers. That this matchless prayer was given not only... [ Continue Reading ]
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. THY KINGDOM COME. The kingdom of God is that moral and spiritual kingdom which the God of grace is setting up in this fallen world, whose subjects consist of as many as have been brought into hearty subjection to His gracious sceptre,... [ Continue Reading ]
Give us this day our daily bread. GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD. The compound word here rendered "daily" [ epiousios (G1967)] occurs nowhere else, either in classical or sacred Greek, and so must be interpreted by the analogy of its component parts. But on this critics are divided. To those wh... [ Continue Reading ]
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. AND FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS. A vitally important view of sin this-as an offence against God demanding reparation to His dishonoured claims upon our absolute subjection. As the debtor in the creditor's hands, so is the sinner in the hands of God. T... [ Continue Reading ]
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION. He who honestly seeks, and has the assurance of, forgiveness for past sin, will strive to avoid committing it for the future. But con... [ Continue Reading ]
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: FOR IF YE FORGIVE MEN ...... [ Continue Reading ]
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. BUT IF YE FORGIVE NOT ... See the note at . Having concluded His supplementary directions on the subject of Prayer with this divine Pattern, our Lord now returns to the subject of Unostentatiousness in... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. MOREOVER, WHEN YE FAST - referring, probably, to private and voluntary fasting, which was to be regulated... [ Continue Reading ]
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; BUT THOU, WHEN THOU FASTEST, ANOINT THINE HEAD, AND WASH THY FACE - as the Jews did, except when mourning (); so that the meaning is, 'Appear us usual'-appear so as to attract no notice.... [ Continue Reading ]
That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. THAT THOU APPEAR NOT UNTO MEN TO FAST, BUT UNTO THY FATHER WHICH IS IN SECRET: AND THY FATHER, WHICH SEETH IN SECRET, SHALL REWARD THEE [OPENLY], [ en ... [ Continue Reading ]
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: LAY NOT UP FOR YOURSELVES-OR HOARD NOT-TREASURES UPON EARTH, WHERE MOTH [ sees (G4597) = caac (H5580).] - a 'clothes-moth.' Eastern treasures, consisting partly in costly d... [ Continue Reading ]
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: BUT LAY UP FOR YOURSELVES TREASURES IN HEAVEN. The language in Luke () is very bold - "Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax no... [ Continue Reading ]
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. FOR WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS, [THAT WHICH YE VALUE MOST], THERE WILL YOUR HEART BE ALSO. [`Thy treasure-thy heart' is probably the true reading here: 'your,' in , from which it seems to have come in here.] Obvious though this maxim be, by w... [ Continue Reading ]
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single thy whole body shall be full of light The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. THE LIGHT [RATHER 'THE LAMP' luchnos (G3088 )], OF THE BODY IS THE EYE: IF THEREFORE... [ Continue Reading ]
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! BUT IF THINE EYE BE EVIL, [ poneeros (G4190)] - 'distempered,' or, as we should say, If we have gotten a bad [cf Proverbs 23:6, "an evil eye," [ ra`... [ Continue Reading ]
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. NO MAN CAN SERVE, [ douleuein (G1398)]. The word means to 'belong wholly and be entirely under command to,' TWO MASTERS: FOR E... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? THEREFORE I SAY UNTO YOU, TAKE NO THOUGHT, [ mee (G3361) merimnate (G3309)]. 'Be not solicito... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? BEHOLD THE FOWLS OF THE AIR - in Matthew 6:28 'observe well' [ katamathete (G2648)], and in Luke 12:24, "consider" [ katanoeesate ... [ Continue Reading ]
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? WHICH OF YOU, BY TAKING THOUGHT ('ANXIOUS SOLICITUDE') CAN ADD ONE CUBIT UNTO HIS STATURE, [ heelikian (G2244)]? "Stature" can hardly be the thing intended here: first, because the subject is the prolongation of life, by the suppl... [ Continue Reading ]
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: AND WHY TAKE YE THOUGHT FOR RAIMENT? CONSIDER ('OBSERVE WELL') THE LILIES OF THE FIELD, HOW THEY GROW: THEY TOIL NOT - as men, planting and preparing the flax, "neither do t... [ Continue Reading ]
And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. AND YET I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT EVEN SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY WAS NOT ARRAYED LIKE ONE OF THESE. What incomparable teaching!-best left in its own transparent clearness and rich simplicity.... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? WHEREFORE, IF GOD SO CLOTHE THE GRASS [THE 'HERBAGE' chorton (G5528 )] OF THE FIELD, WHICH TODAY IS, AND TOMORROW IS CAST INTO THE OV... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? THEREFORE TAKE NO THOUGHT ('SOLICITUDE'), SAYING, WHAT SHALL WE EAT? OR, WHAT SHALL WE DRINK? OR, WHEREWITHAL SHALL WE BE CLOTHED?... [ Continue Reading ]
(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. (FOR AFTER ALL THESE THINGS DO THE GENTILES SEEK), [ epizeetei (G1934)] - rather 'pursue,' Knowing nothing definitely beyond the present life to kindle their aspirations and... [ Continue Reading ]
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. BUT SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD, AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS; AND ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO YOU. This is the great summing up. Strictly speaking, it has to do only with the subject... [ Continue Reading ]
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. TAKE THEREFORE NO THOUGHT ('ANXIOUS CARE') FOR THE MORROW: FOR THE MORROW SHALL TAKE THOUGHT FOR THE THINGS OF ITSELF (or according to other authorit... [ Continue Reading ]