Giving to the Poor and Prayer1 “Beware° of practicing° your righteousness° before° men° ato be noticed° by them; otherwise° you have° no° reward° with your Father° who° is in heaven°. 2 ¶ “So° when° you Igive° to the poor, do not sound° a trumpet° before° you, as the hypocrites° do° in the synagogues° and in the streets°, so° that they amay be honored° by men°. bTruly° I say° to you, they have° their reward° in full°. 3 But when you Igive° to the poor, do not let your left° hand° know° what° your right° hand° is doing°, 4 so° that your Igiving° will be in secret°; and ayour Father° who sees° [what is done] in secret° will reward° you. [2] IOr give alms aMt 6:5, 16; 23:5 bMt 6:5, 16; Lk 6:24
[3] IOr give alms [4] IOr alms aJr 17:10; Mt 6:6, 18; He 4:13 5 ¶ “When° you pray°, you are not to be like° the hypocrites°; for they love° to astand° and pray° in the synagogues° and on the street° corners° Ibso° that they may be seen° by men°. cTruly° I say° to you, they have° their reward° in full°. 6 But you, when° you pray°, ago° into your inner° room°, close° your door° and pray° to your Father° who° is in secret°, and byour Father° who° sees° [what is done] in secret° will reward° you. [5] ILit to be apparent to men aMk 11:25; Lk 18:11, 13 bMt 6:1, 16 cMt 6:2, 16; Lk 6:24
[6] aIs 26:20; Mt 26:36-39; Ac 9:40 bMt 6:4, 18 7 ¶ “And when you are praying°, do not use° meaningless° repetition° as the Gentiles° do, for they suppose° that they will be heard° for their amany° words°. 8 So° do not be like° them; for ayour Father° knows° what° you need° before° you ask° Him. 9 ¶ “aPray°, then°, in this° way°: [9] aMt 6:9-13: Lk 11:2-4
[10] aMt 3:2; 4:17 bMt 26:42; Lk 22:42; Ac 21:14 [11] IOr our bread for tomorrow aPv 30:8; Is 33:16; Lk 11:3 [12] aEx 34:7; Ps 32:1; 130:4; Mt 9:2; 26:28; Ep 1:7; 1 Jn 1:7-9 [13] IOr the evil one IIThis clause not found in early mss aJn 17:15; 1Co 10:13; 2Th 3:3; 2Ti 4:18; 2P 2:9; 1 Jn 5:18 bMt 5:37 [14] IGr anthropoi aMt 7:2; Mk 11:25f; Ep 4:32; Col 3:13 [15] IGr anthropoi aMt 18:35 Fasting; The True Treasure; Wealth (Mammon)16 ¶ “aWhenever° you fast°, do not put° on a gloomy° face° as the hypocrites° [do], for they Ineglect° their appearance° so° that they will be noticed° by men° when they are fasting°. bTruly° I say° to you, they have° their reward° in full°. 17 But you, when you fast°, aanoint° your head° and wash° your face° 18 so° that your fasting° will not be noticed° by men°, but by your Father° who° is in secret°; and your aFather° who° sees° [what is done] in secret° will reward° you. [16] ILit distort their faces, i.e. discolor their faces with makeup aIs 58:5 bMt 6:2
[17] aRu 3:3; 2S 12:20 [18] aMt 6:4, 6 19 ¶ “aDo not store° up for yourselves° treasures° on earth°, where° moth° and rust° destroy°, and where° thieves° break° in and steal°. 20 But store° up for yourselves° atreasures° in heaven°, where° neither° moth° nor° rust° destroys°, and where° thieves° do not break° in or° steal°; 21 for awhere° your treasure° is, there° your heart° will be also°. [19] aPv 23:4; Mt 19:21; Lk 12:21, 33; 18:22; 1Ti 6:9, 10; He 13:5; Jm 5:2
[20] aMt 19:21; Lk 12:33; 1Ti 6:19 [21] aLk 12:34 22 ¶ “aThe eye° is the lamp° of the body°; so° then° if° your eye° is Iclear°, your whole° body° will be full° of light°. 23 But if° ayour eye° is Ibad°, your whole° body° will be full° of darkness°. If° then° the light° that is in you is darkness°, how° great° is the darkness°! 24 ¶ “aNo° one° can° serve° two° masters°; for either° he will hate° the one° and love° the other°, or° he will be devoted° to one° and despise° the other°. You cannot°° serve° God° and Ibwealth°. [24] IGr mamonas, for Aram mamon (mammon); i.e. wealth, etc., personified as an object of worship a1K 18:21; Lk 16:13; Ga 1:10; Jm 4:4 bLk 16:9, 11, 13
The Cure for Anxiety25 ¶ “aFor this° reason° I say° to you, Ido not be bworried° about° your IIlife°, [as to] what° you will eat° or° what° you will drink°; nor° for your body°, [as to] what° you will put° on. Is not life° more° than food°, and the body° more° than clothing°? 26 aLook° at the birds° of the Iair°, that they do not sow°, nor° reap° nor° gather° into barns°, and [yet] your heavenly° Father° feeds° them. Are you not worth° much° more° than they? 27 And who° of you by being aworried° can° badd° a [single] Ihour° to his IIlife°? 28 And why° are you aworried° about° clothing°? Observe° how° the lilies° of the field° grow°; they do not toil° nor° do they spin°, 29 yet° I say° to you that not even° aSolomon° in all° his glory° clothed° himself like° one° of these°. 30 But if° God° so° clothes° the agrass° of the field°, which is [alive] today° and tomorrow° is thrown° into the furnace°, [will He] not much° more° [clothe] you? bYou of little° faith°! 31 Do not aworry° then°, saying°, ‘What° will we eat°?’ or° ‘What° will we drink°?’ or° ‘What° will we wear° for clothing°?’ 32 For the Gentiles° eagerly° seek° all° these° things°; for ayour heavenly° Father° knows° that you need° all° these° things°. 33 But Iseek° first° IIHis kingdom° and His righteousness°, and aall° these° things° will be IIIadded° to you. [25] IOr stop being worried IILit soul aMt 6:25-33: Lk 12:22-31 bMt 6:27, 28, 31, 34; Lk 10:41; 12:11, 22; Php 4:6; 1P 5:7
[26] ILit heaven aJb 35:11; 38:41; Ps 104:27, 28; Mt 10:29ff; Lk 12:24 [27] ILit cubit (approx 18 in.) IIOr height aMt 6:25, 28, 31, 34; Lk 10:41; 12:11, 22; Php 4:6; 1P 5:7 bPs 39:5 [28] aMt 6:25, 27, 31, 34; Lk 10:41; 12:11, 22; Php 4:6; 1P 5:7 [29] a1K 10:4-7; 2Ch 9:4-6, 20-22 [30] aJm 1:10, 11; 1P 1:24 bMt 8:26; 14:31; 16:8 [31] aMt 6:25, 27, 28, 34; Lk 10:41; 12:11, 22; Php 4:6; 1P 5:7 [32] aMt 6:8; Php 4:19 [33] IOr continually seek IIOr the kingdom IIIOr provided aMt 19:28; Mk 10:29f; Lk 18:29f; 1Ti 4:8 34 ¶ “So° do not aworry° about° tomorrow°; for tomorrow° will Icare° for itself°. IIEach day° has enough° trouble° of its own. [34] ILit worry about itself IILit Sufficient for the day is its evils aMt 6:25, 27, 28, 31; Lk 10:41; 12:11, 22; Php 4:6; 1P 5:7
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Christ continueth his sermon in the mount, speaking of alms,1 ¶ Take heedºª that ye doºª notº yourº almsº beforeº men,º to be seenº¹ª of them:º otherwiseº ye haveºª noº rewardº ofº yourº Fatherº whichº is inº heaven.º 2 Thereforeº whenº thou doestºª [thine] alms,º do¹ª notº sound a trumpetºª beforeº thee,º asº the² hypocritesº doºª inº the² synagoguesº andº inº the² streets,º thatº they may have gloryºª ofº men.º Verilyº I sayºª unto you,º They haveºª their¹² reward.º 3 Butº when thouº doestºª alms,º let¹ª notº thyº left handº knowºª whatº thyº right handº doeth:ºª 4 Thatº thineº almsº may beºª inº secret:º andº thyº Fatherº which¹ seethºª inº secretº himself¹² shall rewardºª theeº openly.ºº [1] Dt 24:13; 2K 10:16, 31; Ps 112:9; Ezk 33:31; Dn 4:27; Zc 7:5; 13:4; Mt 5:16, 46, 48; 6:4, 5, 6, 9, 16; 10:41; 16:6, 27; 23:5, 14, 28; 25:40; Mk 8:15; Lk 11:35; 12:1, 15; 16:15; Jn 5:44; 12:43; 1Co 9:17; 2Co 9:9; Ga 6:12; He 2:1; 6:10; 11:26; 2Jn 1:8.
[2] 1S 15:30; Jb 31:16; Ps 37:21; 112:9; Pv 19:17; 20:6; Ec 11:2; Is 9:17; 10:6; 58:7, 10; Ho 8:1; Mt 5:18; 6:5, 16; 7:5; 15:7; 16:3; 22:18; 23:6, 13; 24:51; Mk 7:6; 12:39; Lk 6:42; 11:41, 43; 12:33, 56; 13:15; 20:46; Jn 5:41, 44; 7:18; 13:29; Ac 9:36; 10:2, 4, 31; 11:29; 24:17; Ro 12:8; 2Co 9:6; Ga 2:10; Ep 4:28; 1Th 2:6; 1Ti 6:18; Phm 1:7; He 13:16; Jm 2:15; 1P 4:11; 1Jn 3:17. [3] Mt 8:4; 9:30; 12:19; Mk 1:44; Jn 7:4. [4] 1S 2:30; Ps 17:3; 44:21; 139:1, 12; Jr 17:10; 23:24; Mt 6:6, 18; 10:42; 25:34; Lk 8:17; 14:14; 1Co 4:5; He 4:13; Jde 1:24; Rv 2:23. prayer,5 ¶ Andº whenº thou prayest,ºª thou shalt¹ª notº beºª asº the² hypocritesº [are]: forº they loveºª to prayºª standingºª inº the² synagoguesº andº inº the² cornersº of the² streets,º thatº they may¹ be seenºª² of men.º Verilyº I sayºª unto you,º¹ They haveºª their¹² reward.º 6 Butº thou,º whenº thou prayest,ºª enterºª intoº thyº closet,º andº when thou hast shutºª thyº door,º prayºª to thyº Fatherº whichº is inº secret;º andº thyº Fatherº which¹ seethºª inº secretº shall rewardºª theeº openly.ºº 7 Butº when ye pray,ºª use¹ª not¹ vain repetitions,ºª² asº the² heathenº [do]: forº they thinkºª thatº they shall be heardºª forº their¹² much speaking.º 8 Be¹ª notº ye¹ª thereforeº like¹ª unto² them:º forº yourº Fatherº knowethºª what thingsº ye haveºª need² of,¹ before¹ yeº askºª him.º 9 After this mannerº thereforeº prayºª ye:º Ourº Fatherº whichº art inº heaven,º Hallowed² be¹ª thyº name.º 10 Thyº kingdomº come.ºª Thyº willº be doneºª inº earth,º asº¹ [it is] inº heaven.º 11 Giveºª usº this dayº ourº dailyº bread.º 12 Andº forgiveºª usº ourº debts,º asº¹ weº forgiveºª ourº debtors.º 13 Andº leadºª usº notº intoº temptation,º butº deliverºª usº fromº evil:º Forº thineº isºª the² kingdom,º andº the² power,º andº the² glory,º for¹ ever.º² Amen.º [5] Jb 27:8; Ps 5:2; 55:17; Pv 15:8; 16:5; Is 1:15; 55:6; Jr 29:12; Dn 6:10; 9:4; Mt 6:2; 7:7; 9:38; 21:22; 23:6, 14; Mk 12:38; Lk 11:43; 14:12; 18:1, 10; 20:47; Jn 16:24; Ep 6:18; Col 4:2; 1Th 5:17; Jm 4:6; 5:15.
[6] Gn 32:24; 2K 4:33; Ps 34:15; Is 26:20; 65:24; Mt 14:23; 26:36; Jn 1:48; 20:17; Ac 9:40; 10:9, 30; Ro 8:5; Ep 3:14. [7] 1K 8:26; 18:26; Ec 5:2, 7; Dn 9:18; Mt 6:32; 18:17; 26:39, 42, 44; Ac 19:34. [8] Ps 38:9; 69:17; Mt 6:32; Lk 12:30; Jn 16:23; Php 4:6. [9] Lv 10:3; 2S 7:26; 1K 8:43; 1Ch 17:24; 2Ch 20:6; Ne 9:5; Ps 72:18; 111:9; 115:3; Is 6:3; 37:20; 57:15; 63:16; 64:8; 66:1; Ezk 36:23; 38:23; Hab 2:14; Zc 14:9; Mal 1:11; Mt 5:16, 48; 6:1, 6, 14; 7:11; 10:29; 23:9; 26:29, 42; Lk 2:14; 11:1, 2; 15:18, 21; Jn 20:17; Ro 1:7; 8:15; Ga 1:1; 4:6; 1Ti 6:16; 1P 1:17; Rv 4:11; 5:12. [10] Ne 9:6; Ps 2:6; 40:8; 103:19; Is 2:2; Jr 23:5; Dn 2:44; 4:35; 7:13, 27; Zc 9:9; Mt 3:2; 4:17; 7:21; 12:50; 16:28; 26:42; Mk 3:35; 11:10; Lk 19:11, 38; Jn 4:34; 6:40; 7:17; Ac 13:22; 21:14; 22:14; Ro 12:2; Ep 6:6; Col 1:9, 13; 1Th 4:3; 5:18; He 1:14; 10:7, 36; 13:21; 1P 2:15; 4:2; Rv 11:15; 12:10; 19:6; 20:4. [11] Ex 16:16; Jb 23:12; Ps 33:18; 34:10; Pv 30:8; Is 33:16; Mt 4:4; Lk 11:3; Jn 6:31; 2Th 3:12; 1Ti 6:8. [12] Ex 34:7; 1K 8:30, 34, 39, 50; Ne 5:12; Ps 32:1; 130:4; Is 1:18; Dn 9:19; Mt 6:14; 18:21, 28, 34; Mk 11:25; Lk 6:37; 7:40; 11:4; 17:3; Ac 13:38; Ep 1:7; 4:32; Col 3:13; 1Jn 1:7. [13] Gn 22:1; Ex 15:18; Nu 5:22; Dt 8:2, 16; 27:15; 1K 1:36; 1Ch 4:10; 16:36; 29:11; Ps 10:16; 41:13; 47:2, 7; 72:19; 89:52; 106:48; 121:7; 145:10; Pv 30:8; Jr 15:21; 28:6; Dn 4:25, 34; 7:18; Mt 6:10; 26:41; 28:20; Lk 22:31; Jn 17:15; 1Co 10:13; 14:16; 2Co 1:20; 12:7; Ga 1:4; 1Th 1:10; 1Ti 1:17; 6:15; 2Ti 4:17; He 2:14; 11:36; 1P 5:8; 2P 2:9; 1Jn 3:8; 5:18; Rv 1:18; 2:10; 3:10, 14; 5:13; 7:14; 19:1, 4; 21:4. forgiving our brethren,14 Forº ifº ye forgiveºª menº theirº trespasses,º yourº heavenlyº Fatherº will alsoº forgiveºª you:º 15 Butº if¹ª² ye forgiveºª not¹² menº theirº trespasses,º neitherº will yourº Fatherº forgiveºª yourº trespasses.º fasting,16 ¶ Moreoverº whenº ye fast,ºª beºª not,º asº the² hypocrites,º of a sad countenance:º forº they disfigureºª their¹² faces,º thatº they may appearºª unto menº to fast.ºª Verilyº I sayºª unto you,º¹ They haveºª their¹² reward.º 17 Butº thou,¹² when thou fastest,ºª anointºª thineº head,º andº washºª thyº face;º 18 Thatº thou appearºª notº unto menº to fast,ºª butº unto thyº Fatherº whichº is inº secret:º andº thyº Father,º which¹ seethºª inº secret,º shall rewardºª theeº openly.ºº [16] 2S 12:16, 21; 1K 21:27; Ne 1:4; Es 4:16; Ps 35:13; 69:10; 109:24; Is 58:3; Dn 9:3; Zc 7:3; Mal 3:14; Mt 6:2, 5; 9:14; Mk 2:18; Lk 2:37; 18:12; Ac 10:30; 13:2; 14:23; 1Co 7:5; 2Co 6:5; 11:27.
[17] Ru 3:3; 2S 14:2; Ec 9:8; Dn 10:2. [18] Mt 6:4, 6; Ro 2:6; 2Co 5:9; 10:18; Col 3:22; 1P 1:7; 2:13. where our treasure is to be laid up,19 ¶ Lay¹ª not¹ upºª² for yourselvesº treasuresº uponº earth,º whereº mothº andº rustº doth corrupt,ºª andº whereº thievesº break throughºª andº steal:ºª 20 Butº lay upºª for yourselvesº treasuresº inº heaven,º whereº neitherº mothº norº rustº doth corrupt,ºª andº whereº thievesº do¹ª notº break throughºª norº steal:ºª 21 Forº whereº yourº treasureº is,ºª thereº will¹ª yourº heartº beºª also.º 22 The² lightº of the² bodyº isºª the² eye:º ifº thereforeº thineº eyeº beºª single,º thyº wholeº bodyº shall beºª full of light.º 23 Butº ifº thineº eyeº beºª evil,º thyº wholeº bodyº shall beºª full of darkness.¹² Ifº thereforeº the² lightº that² is¹ª inº theeº be² darkness,º how greatº [is] that darkness!º [19] Jb 31:24; Ps 39:6; 62:10; Pv 11:4; 16:16; 23:5; Ec 2:26; 5:10; Zp 1:18; Lk 12:21; 18:24; 1Ti 6:8, 17; He 13:5; Jm 5:1; 1Jn 2:15.
[20] Is 33:6; Mt 19:21; Lk 12:33; 18:22; 1Ti 6:17; He 10:34; 11:26; Jm 2:5; 1P 1:4; 5:4; Rv 2:9. [21] Pv 4:23; Is 33:6; Jr 4:14; 22:17; Mt 12:34; Lk 12:34; Ac 8:21; Ro 7:5; 2Co 4:18; Col 3:1; Phm 1:3, 19; He 3:12. [22] Lk 11:34; Ac 2:46; 2Co 11:3; Ep 6:5; Col 3:22. [23] Pv 26:12; Is 5:20; 8:20; 44:18; Jr 4:22; 8:8; Mt 20:15; 23:16; Mk 7:22; Lk 8:10; Jn 9:39; Ro 1:22; 2:17; 1Co 1:18; 2:14; 3:18; Ep 4:18; 5:8; 1Jn 2:11; Rv 3:17. of serving God, and mammon,24 ¶ No manº canºª serveºª twoº masters:º forº eitherº he will hateºª the² one,º andº loveºª the² other;º or² else¹ he will holdºª to the one,º andº despiseºª the² other.º Ye cannotººª serveºª Godº andº mammon.º [24] Jsh 24:15, 19; 1S 7:3; 1K 18:21; 2K 17:33, 41; Ezk 20:39; Zp 1:5; Mt 4:10; Lk 16:9, 11, 13; Ro 6:16; Ga 1:10; 1Ti 6:9, 17; 2Ti 4:10; Jm 4:4; 1Jn 2:15.
exhorteth not to be careful for worldly things:25 Thereforeºº I sayºª unto you,º Take no¹ thoughtºª² for yourº life,º whatº ye shall eat,ºª orº whatº ye shall drink;ºª nor yet² for¹ yourº body,º whatº ye shall put on.ºª Isºª notº the² lifeº more² than¹ meat,º andº the² bodyº than raiment?º 26 Beholdººª the² fowlsº of the² air:º forº they sowºª not,º neitherº do they reap,ºª norº gatherºª intoº barns;º yetº yourº heavenlyº Fatherº feedethºª them.º Are¹ª ye¹ not¹ much¹ better²²²² than¹ª they?º 27 º Whichº¹ of² youº by taking thoughtºª canºª addºª oneº cubitº untoº his¹² stature?º 28 Andº whyº take ye thoughtºª forº raiment?º Considerºª the² liliesº of the² field,º howº they grow;ºª they toilºª not,º neitherº do they spin:ºª 29 And² yet¹ I sayºª unto you,º Thatº evenºª Solomonº inº allº his¹² gloryº was¹ª not¹ arrayedºª likeº oneº of these.º 30 Wherefore,º ifº Godº soº clotheºª the² grassº of the² field,º which to dayº is,ºª andº to morrowº is castºª intoº the oven,º [shall he] notº muchº moreº [clothe] you,º O ye of little faith?º 31 Thereforeº take no¹ thought,ºª² saying,ºª Whatº shall we eat?ºª or,º Whatº shall we drink?ºª or,º Wherewithalº shall we be clothed?ºª 32 (Forº after¹ª allº these thingsº do the² Gentilesº seek:)ºª forº yourº heavenlyº Fatherº knowethºª thatº ye have needºª of allº these things.º [25] Ps 55:22; Mt 5:22; 6:31, 34; 10:19; 13:22; Mk 4:19; 13:11; Lk 8:14; 10:40; 12:4, 8, 22, 23, 25, 29; Ro 8:32; 1Co 7:32; Php 4:6; 2Ti 2:4; He 13:5; 1P 5:7.
[26] Gn 1:29; Jb 35:11; 38:41; Ps 104:11, 27; 145:15; 147:9; Mt 6:32; 7:9; 10:29; Lk 12:6, 24, 32. [27] Ps 39:6; Ec 3:14; Mt 5:36; Lk 12:25; 1Co 12:18. [28] Mt 6:25, 31; 10:10; Lk 3:11; 12:27; 22:35. [29] 1K 10:5; 2Ch 9:4, 20; 1Ti 2:9; 1P 3:2. [30] Ps 90:5; 92:7; Is 40:6; Mt 8:26; 14:31; 16:8; 17:17; Mk 4:40; 9:19; Lk 9:41; 12:28; Jn 20:27; He 3:12; Jm 1:10; 1P 1:24. [31] Lv 25:20; 2Ch 25:9; Ps 37:3; 55:22; 78:18; Mt 4:4; 15:33; Lk 12:29; 1P 5:7. [32] Ps 17:14; 103:13; Mt 5:46; 6:8; 20:25; Lk 11:11; 12:30; Ep 4:17; 1Th 4:5. but to seek God's Kingdom.33 Butº seek² ye¹ª firstº the² kingdomº of God,º andº hisº righteousness;º andº allº these thingsº shall be addedºª unto you.º 34 Take¹ª therefore¹ no¹ thought¹ª²²² forº the² morrow:º forº the² morrowº shall take thoughtºª for the thingsº of itself.º Sufficientº unto the² dayº [is] the² evil¹² thereof.º [33] Lv 25:20; 1K 3:11; 17:13; 2Ch 1:7; 31:20; Ps 34:9; 37:3, 18, 25; 84:11; Pv 2:1; 3:9; Is 45:24; Jr 23:6; Hg 1:2; 2:16; Mt 3:2; 4:17; 5:6; 13:44; 19:29; Mk 10:30; Lk 1:6; 12:31; 18:29; Jn 6:27; Ac 20:25; 28:31; Ro 1:17; 3:21; 8:31; 10:3; 14:17; 1Co 1:30; 3:22; 2Co 5:21; Php 3:9; Col 1:13; 2Th 1:5; 1Ti 4:8; 2P 1:1, 11.
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