Bible Commentary

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 21. where your treasure is ] The words gain point if we think of the hoards buried in the earth. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 21. Where your treasure is] If God be the treasure of our souls, our hearts, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 6:21”

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven – That is, have provision made for your eternal felicity. Do not exhaust your strength and spend your days in providing for the life … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 6:20”

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: ( d) Earthly possessions and daily cares, 19 34. 19. treasures upon earth ] Love of amassing wealth has been characteristic of the Jews in all ages. moth and rust ] Oriental wealth consisted … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 6:19”

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. Verse 18. Thy father which seeth in secret] Let us not be afraid that our hearts can be concealed from God; but let us fear lest he perceive … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 6:18”

But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; But thou when thou fastest, anoint … – That is, appear as you do daily. Do not assume any new appearance, or change your visage or dress. The Jews and all neighboring nations were much in the habit of washing and anointing their … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 6:17”

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. ( c) Fasting, 16 18. 16. Fasting, in itself a natural result of grief, as anyone who has witnessed deep … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 6:16”

But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Verse 15. But if ye forgive not] He who does not awake at the sound of so loud a voice, is not asleep but dead. A vindictive man excludes himself from all hope of eternal life, and himself seals his … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 6:15”

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: For if ye forgive men their trespasses – If ye forgive others when they offend or injure you. Your heavenly Father will also forgive you – This is constantly required in the Bible. See the notes at Mat 6:12. Our Saviour … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 6:14”

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. 13. lead us not into temptation ] The statement of James, Jas 1:2, “Count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations,” is not really contradictory. The Christian character is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 6:13”

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 12. debts ] Sins are debts, shortcomings in the service due to God. forgive ] The aorist should be read in the Greek text. The force would then be that an act of forgiveness on man’s part is past before he prays to receive forgiveness. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 6:12”