Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Matthew 6:2
As the hypocrites do — Many of the scribes and Pharisees did this, under a pretence of calling the poor together. They have their reward — All they will have; for they shall have none from God.
As the hypocrites do — Many of the scribes and Pharisees did this, under a pretence of calling the poor together. They have their reward — All they will have; for they shall have none from God.
Verse Matthew 6:2. _THEREFORE WHEN THOU DOEST THINE ALMS_] In the first verse the exhortation is general: _Take_ YE _heed_. In this verse the address is pointed - and THOU - man - woman - who readest...
DO NOT SOUND A TRUMPET BEFORE THEE, AS THE HYPOCRITES DO - The word “hypocrite” is taken from “stage-players,” who act the part of others, or speak not their own sentiments, but the sentiments of othe...
CHAPTER 6 _ 1. The Better Righteousness.(Matthew 6:1 .) 2. Kept in the World; Single-eyed; Trusting God.(Matthew 6:19 .)_ Our Lord said: “For I say unto you, that unless your righteousness surpass th...
THE FULFILLED LAW IN RELATION TO THE LIFE OF THE PHARISEES. Mt. only, though the digression on Prayer (Matthew 6:7) has parallels in Lk. MATTHEW 6:1 is a general warning; three aspects of the mechani...
WHEN, THEREFORE, THOU DOEST ALMS. This is the first example. The wrong way, that of the hypocrites, is described. The Greek word rendered hypocrites, means. theatrical actor, one who is not real, but...
So, when you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by men. This is the truth I tell you--they are paid in fu...
THE REWARD MOTIVE IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE (Matthew 6:1-18) When we study the opening verses of Matthew 6:1-34, we are immediately confronted with one most important question-- What is the place of the...
AS TO ALMS GIVING. HYPOCRITES. actors: i.e. those who speak or act from under. mask. Used later of actual impiety, to which it led. Compare Matthew 23:28; Matthew 24:51.Mark 12:15. THAT. so that. OF....
_do not sound a trumpet before thee_ The chests for alms in the Court of the Women, where the temple-treasury was placed, were called "trumpets" from their shape. Possibly the words of the text contai...
ἘΛΕΗΜΟΣΎΝΗ, not classical: it occurs in a poem by Callimachus of Cyrene, librarian of the famous Alexandrian library, _circa_ 260 B.C. Elsewhere it seems to be confined to LXX. and to two writers in t...
VER 2. "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, THE...
_THE ACTION OF SHARING MATTHEW 6:1-4_ : Charitable deeds are to be done by children of God. But, if charitable deeds are done only to be seen of men that will be your reward in full. Our charitable de...
ΌΤΑΝ (G3752) с _conj._ когда, когда бы ни. ΠΟΙΉΣ _praes. conj. act._ Данный гл. употребляется с сущ., чтобы передать идею действия, т. е. творить милостыню, подавать милостыню, ΈΛΕΗΜΟΣΎΝΗ (G1654) до...
DISCOURSE: 1311 DIRECTIONS RESPECTING ALMS-DEEDS Matthew 6:1. 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. Therefor...
WHEN THOU DOEST THINE ALMS— _When you do good offices._ Heylin. The term ελεημοσυνη, which we render _alms,_ has a much larger signification, and imports all acts of kindness by which we can benefit o...
CHAPTER SIX D. THE MOTIVES OF THE WISE AND GODLY MAN (Matthew 6:1-18) 1. HIS BASIC MOTIVE. (Matthew 6:1) TEXT: 6:1 1. Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them:...
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...
1 The Pharisees deemed alms-giving, prayer and fasting the three most eminent exhibitions of piety, for alms was the ideal expression of their relation to their neighbor, prayer of their intercourse w...
6:2 have (b-37) 'Have' has here the force of having all they have to expect -- they have the whole of it already. It is expressed in English by laying the stress on 'have.' Perhaps one might say 'have...
OSTENTATION IN ALMSGIVING REPROVED....
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT (CONTINUED) 1. God's approval, not man's, to be sought in all our actions. Jesus does not say that we are to do good expecting no reward of any kind, but that we are to look fo...
A TRUMPET] There was a trumpet in every synagogue, which was sounded on various occasions (e.g. at the beginning of the sabbath and at excommunications), not, however, so far as we know, at the collec...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 6 THE RIGHT WAY TO GIVE GIFTS 6:1-4 V1 ‘Be careful not to show how good you are in front of other people. Do not do your good works...
ALMS. — The history of the word is singularly interesting. In the original meaning of the Greek it was the quality of mercy, or rather of “mercifulness,” as something more complete. The practice of th...
CHAPTER 7 The Gospel of the Kingdom ("Sermon on the Mount") - Matthew 5:1; Matthew 6:1; Matthew 7:1 IT may seem almost heresy to object to the time-honoured title "Sermon on the Mount"; yet, so smal...
_Almsgiving_. Matthew 6:2. ἐλεημοσύνην, mercy in general, but specifically alms, as a common mode of showing mercy. Compare our word charity. σαλπίσῃς : to be understood metaphorically, as there is no...
SECRET GIVING AND SECRET PRAYING Matthew 6:1-8 First we have the general proposition that righteousness, that is, one's religious duties, should not be done for the sake of display; and that princip...
In the first verse the Revised Version has substituted the word "righteousness" for "alms," "a reading approved of, almost unanimously, by the great editors and critics" (Morrison). This is a statemen...
Therefore when thou doest [thine] alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the (b) hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They...
This must be understood figuratively, that we must avoid all ostentation in the performance of our good works. Many respectable authors are of opinion, that it was customary with the Pharisees and oth...
CHAPTER 16 SERMON ON THE MOUNT Matthew 5-7, and Luke 6:20-49. A few days ago it was my privilege to spend two beautiful bright days at the sea of Galilee, sailing over it, and visiting the places of...
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. The LORD JESUS is here giving instructions concerning the gift of alms. And his directions are...
God has been pleased, in the separate accounts He has given us of our Lord Jesus, to display not only His own grace and wisdom, but the infinite excellency of His Son. It is our wisdom to seek to prof...
_ALMSGIVING_ ‘Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them … thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.’ Matthew 6:1 In this part of the Sermon on the M...
2._When thou doest alms _He expressly reproves a long established custom, in which the desire of fame might not only be perceived by the eye, but felt by the hands. In places where streets or roads me...
This discourse gives the principles of the kingdom, but supposes the rejection of the King, and the position into which this would bring those that were His; who consequently must look for a heavenly...
WHEREFORE, WHEN THOU DOST THINE ALMS,.... Christ proceeds to give some directions and cautions about giving of alms, that they might be done aright, and answer some valuable purposes for the glory of...
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...
_Therefore_, &c. The caution is so important, that our Lord illustrates it in various particulars. _When thou doest thine alms_ Exercisest thy charity by performing works of mercy; _do not sound a tru...
THEY HAVE THEIR REWARD; they have it all in the applause of men, and receive no reward from God....
The false way to give alms: 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. Veri...
Verse 1 warns against practicing righteousness (margin) before men to attract their attention. This is self-righteousness, a mere show. How can we expect the Father to reward what we do merely to impr...
DO NOT SOUND A TRUMPET: Or, cause not a trumpet to be sounded...
1-4 Our Lord next warned against hypocrisy and outward show in religious duties. What we do, must be done from an inward principle, that we may be approved of God, not that we may be praised of men....
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 6:3"....
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book IV "If thou doest alms," it is said, "let no one know it; and if thou fastest, anoint thyself, that God alone may know,"[208] Tertullian On the Veiling of Virgins...
Matthew 6:2 Therefore G3767 when G3752 do G4160 (G5725) deed G1654 not G3361 trumpet G4537 (G5661) before...
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT PART 2. Seven Warnings Against False Behaviour, Each Accompanied by The Command To Take Action In The Opposite Direction, And Each of Which Culminates in Assurances of the Fat...
THE DOING OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND THE GIVING OF GIFTS TO THE POOR (6:1-4). Analysis of Matthew 6:1. In considering the following analyses the small letters indicate the chiasmus in each section, while t...
THEIR RELIGIOUS EXERCISES ARE TO BE KNOWN ONLY TO THE FATHER AND NOT TO MEN (6:1-18). We will now, therefore, initially consider together the first four passages which deal with their religious behavi...
“Whenever therefore you do give on behalf of the poor,” The first example put forward is that of giving alms, that is, that of taking care of the needs of the poor, and of widows and orphans, and of t...
GENERAL CHARACTER. The magna charta of Christ's Kingdom: the unfolding of His righteousness; the sublimest code of morals ever proclaimed on earth; the counterpart of the legislation on Mount Sinai; C...
Our Lord passes from moral to religious duties, enjoining a ‘righteousness' (Matthew 6:1), which exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees (‘hypocrites'), and has regard to the character of our ‘Fathe...
Matthew 6:2-4. FIRST EXAMPLE (_Almsgiving)._ Matthew 6:2. THEREFORE, in view of this general precept ALMS. A contraction or corruption of the Greek word used by the Evangelist DO NOT SOUND A TRUMP...
SOUND NOT A TRUMPET (μη σαλπισηις). Is this literal or metaphorical? No actual instance of such conduct has been found in the Jewish writings. McNeile suggests that it may refer to the blowing of tr...
REWARD That is, the reward they have sought....
Matthew 6:1 The Law kept by Sincerity. I. It was the custom for great personages princes and governors and such like when making high procession through some favoured province, to sound a trumpet bef...
Matthew 6:2 Here we have I. A profound truth about human nature. Man, as man, works, as our Lord calls it, for a reward. II. A tragic contrast "their reward." There is another reward than theirs an...
Matthew 6:1. _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._ The motive which leads a man to give, will form the tr...
Matthew 6:1. _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._ «You cannot expect to be paid twice, if therefore you...
Matthew 6:1. _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._ Our blessed Lord does not tell his disciples to give a...
CONTENTS: Sermon on the Mount, continued. Formalism condemned. The new revelation of prayer (disciples prayer). The law of riches. Cure of anxiety. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus. CONCLUSION: True relationsh...
Matthew 6:1. _Take heed that ye do not your alms before men._ It is a dispute whether alms or righteousness be the true reading. The old copies had righteousness. Chrysostom in one place has righteous...
SO WHEN YOU GIVE SOMETHING. A hypocrite is one who "shows off" and tries to make people think he is important. The Greek word meant an actor on the stage one who acted a part. The world praises the mi...
_Their reward._ HAVING ONE’S REWARD I. A profound truth about human nature-man works for reward. II. There is a suggested contrast-“their reward.” In God all the noblest aspirations of men are met....
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 6:2 HYPOCRITES originally referred to Greek actors who wore different masks to play various roles. Jesus expected his disciples to GIVE TO THE NEEDY....
CHAPTER 6 _Take heed_. &c. Instead of _alms_, some Greek Codices read _δικαιοσύνην, righteousness_, or _justice._ This is the reading of the Syriac and the Latin Vulgate. The Complutensian, Royal, and...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 6:1. ALMS.—_Righteousness_ (R.V.) is probably correct and shows the connection between this chapter and the preceding, better than “alms.” In ch. Matthew 5:20, the disciples a...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 6:1 _The_ _relation of our Lord and his disciples to the religion of the day _(_continued_);_ vide _Matthew 5:17, note. (_b_) Our Lord turns from cases which could be directly dedu...
Tonight let's take a look at Matthew, chapter six. We are in the section of the book of Matthew that is commonly called the Sermon on the Mount because it was delivered to the disciples of Jesus on th...
1 John 3:17; 1 Peter 4:11; 1 Samuel 15:30; 1 Thessalonians 2:6;...
Sound a trumpet [σ α λ π ι σ η ς]. There seems to be no trace of any such custom on the part of almsgivers, so that the expression must be taken as a figurative one for making a display. It is just po...
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT (CONTINUED) Matthew 5:43; _Matthew 6:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS I. A FOURFOLD COMMAND 1. "Love your enemies." The whole world loves those who love them. That is only natural. But...