Bible Commentary

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 31. take no thought ] See Mat 6:25. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 31. What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? c.] These three inquiries engross the whole attention … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 6:31”

Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, [shall he] not much more [clothe] you, O ye of little faith? 30. which to day is ] Rather, though it is to-day. cast into the oven ] The Jewish oven was a vessel narrower … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 6:30”

And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 29. 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. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 6:29”

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 28. for raiment ] The birds are an example of God’s care in providing food, the flowers of His care in providing apparel. the lilies of the field ] identified by Dr … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 6:28”

Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 27. can add one cubit unto his stature ] As the word translated “stature” also=duration of life, the meaning may be “add a cubit to his life.” Comp. Psa 39:6 (P. B.), “Thou hast made my days as it were a span … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 6:27”

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? 26. fowls ] Old English for birds; cp. “Smale fowles maken melodie That slepen all the night with open yhe.” Chaucer. There is no … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 6:26”

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? 25. Therefore ] i. e. because this double service is impossible there must … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 6:25”

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. 24. Another illustration of the singleness of the Christian character, “the simplicity that is in Christ” (2Co 11:3), drawn from … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 6:24”

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! 23. the light that is in thee ] Here the Greek word is correctly rendered “light.” If the light admitted to the body be distorted and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 6:23”

The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. 22. The light ] Rather, lamp, or candle as it is translated ch. Mat 5:15. The eye is not itself the light, but contains the light; it is the “lamp” or candle of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 6:22”