Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Matthew 6:29
Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these — Not in garments of so pure a white. The eastern monarchs were often clothed in white robes.
Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these — Not in garments of so pure a white. The eastern monarchs were often clothed in white robes.
Verse 29. _SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY_] Some suppose that as the _robes of state_ worn by the _eastern_ kings were usually _white_, as were those of the _nobles_ among the Jews, that therefore the _lily...
CONSIDER THE LILIES OF THE FIELD - The fourth consideration is taken from the care which God bestows on lilies. Watch the growing of the lily. It toils not, and it spins not; yet night and day it grow...
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...
TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS IN RELATION TO WEALTH. The Sermon here passes from the shortcomings of the Scribes and Pharisees. There are scattered parallels to this section in Lk. MATTHEW 6:19. TREASURE (Luke...
EVEN SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY. To the Jew the court of Solomon was the highest representation of human glory. The magnificence of the court is not only celebrated in Jewish writings but in all orient...
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...
I tell you, therefore, do not worry about your life, about what you are to eat, or what you are to drink; and do not worry about your body, about what you are to wear. Is not your life more than food,...
_was not arrayed_ Rather, ARRAYED NOT HIMSELF. The middle voice has a special force. Though he arrayed himself, the lilies, who trusted to God for their array, are more beautiful than he....
The parallel passage (Luke 12:22-31) follows immediately the parable of the "Rich Fool....
The parallel passage (Luke 12:22-31) follows immediately the parable of the Rich Fool....
ΠΕΡΙΕΒΆΛΕΤΟ, ‘arrayed himself.’ The middle voice has a special force. Though he arrayed himself, the lilies, who trusted to God for their array, are more beautiful than he....
VER 28. "AND WHY TAKE YE THOUGHT FOR RAIMENT? CONSIDER THE LILIES OF THE FIELD, HOW THEY GROW; THEY TOIL NOT, NEITHER DO THEY SPIN: 29. AND YET I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT EVEN SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY WAS N...
_THE ACTIONS OF SHINNING, SERVING AND LIVING MATTHEW 6:22-34:_ God's desire is for our "whole body to be full of light." A good eye leads to a shinning life. A bad eye will lead to a life of darkness....
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DISCOURSE: 1324 AGAINST CAREFULNESS Matthew 6:25. 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 no...
THEY TOIL NOT, NEITHER DO THEY SPIN— The expression ου κοπια, _they toil not,_ denotes _rural_ labour, and therefore is beautifully used in a discourse of _clothing,_ the materials of which are produc...
E. THE WEALTH AND WORRIES OF THE WISE AND GODLY MAN (Matthew 6:19-34) TEXT 6:19-34 1. HIS ATTITUDE TOWARD EARTHLY TREASURES. (6:19-21) 19. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth. where m...
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 inc...
14-15 Compare Mar_11:25-26. 14 Forgiveness now is according to the riches of His grace (Eph_1:7), not according to our forgiveness of others. The believers in Israel failed at this point. Their forgi...
THE CHRISTIAN'S FREEDOM FROM CARE AND ANXIETY (Luke 12:22). The worldly man is oppressed with care. He is always in fear that his deep-laid plans for the future will miscarry, that some object that he...
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...
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...
I SAY UNTO YOU. — The formula of emphasis is not without a special force here (comp. Matthew 18:10; Matthew 18:19). Man’s gaze was drawn to the “gorgeous apparel,” the gold-embroidered robes of kings...
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...
λέγω δὲ : the speaker is conscious He makes a strong statement, but He means it. οὐδὲ, not even Solomon the magnificent, most glorious of the kings of Israel, and on state occasions most gorgeously at...
_Lesson from the flowers_. καταμάθετε, observe well that ye may learn thoroughly the lesson they teach. Here only in N.T., often in classics. Also in Sept [43], _e.g._, Genesis 24:21 : The man observe...
_Counsels against care_. More suitable to the circumstances of the disciples than those against amassing treasures. “Why speak of treasures to us who are not even sure of the necessaries of life? It i...
_Counsels against covetousness and care_ (reproduced in Luke 12:22-34, with exception of Matthew 6:22-23, which reappear in Luke 11:34-36). An interpolation, according to Weiss. Doubtless, if the Serm...
THE CURE FOR ANXIOUS CARE Matthew 6:27-34 The Lord's tone is gentle and tender when He turns to address the poor. He says three times over, “Don't be anxious.” He never forgot that He sprang, accordi...
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...
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...
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. Who can add to the beauties, as well as doctrines of...
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...
29._Not even Solomon in all his glory _This means, that the kindness of God, which is gloriously displayed in herbs and flowers, exceeds all that men can accomplish by their wealth or power, or in any...
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...
AND YET I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT EVEN SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY,.... This is a certain truth, to be affirmed in the strongest manner, and to be believed, that not only men and kings too in general; but eve...
And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Ver. 29. _And yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory_] In all his bravery, which doubtles...
_And why take ye thought_ Why are you anxious about _raiment? Consider the lilies of the field_ Observe not only the _animal_, but, what is yet much lower, the _vegetable_ part of the creation, and ma...
AND YET I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT EVEN SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY WAS NOT ARRAYED LIKE ONE OF THESE. To worry about clothing to cover one's nakedness must seem strange in view of the thousand miracles surrou...
How unprofitable is worry:...
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...
25-34 There is scarcely any sin against which our Lord Jesus more warns his disciples, than disquieting, distracting, distrustful cares about the things of this life. This often insnares the poor as...
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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...
CONNECTION AND CONTENTS. The _external connection_ seems to be between ‘they have received their reward,' which closes each of the foregoing examples of false piety, and ‘lay not up for yourselves tre...
Matthew 6:29. EVEN SOLOMON. The magnificence of his court is still proverbial through the East. To the Jew he was the highest representative of human glory. LIKE ONE OF THESE. ‘One' is emphatic. The...
WAS NOT ARRAYED (ουδε περιεβαλετο). Middle voice and so "did not clothe himself," "did not put around himself....
Matthew 6:26 , MATTHEW 6:28 Consider the Lilies of the Field. I. What has this text to do with Easter Day? Let us think a while. Life and death; the battle between life and death; life conquered by d...
Matthew 6:25 In Matthew 6:25 we have an argument against giving place to the cares of this world, on the ground that they are unworthy of an immortal being like man; and also an illustration pointedl...
Matthew 6:5. _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._ We oug...
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...
NOT EVEN SOLOMON. To the Jew, Solomon was legendary for great opulence. The splendor of his reign was recorded in Jewish writings, in all Asian literature, and is still proverbial throughout the Easte...
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 6:25. THEREFORE.—Denoting a connection between the service of mammon and “taking thought.” TAKE NO THOUGHT.—_Be not anxious_ (R.V.). Life.—The Greek word is the same as that...
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 Kings 10:5; 1 Peter 3:2; 1 Timothy 2:10; 1 Timothy 2:9;...