Matthew 6:19-34 ESV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:26

Verse 26 26.Look at the fowls of the air This is the remedy I spoke of, for teaching us to rely on the providence of God: for of all cares, which go beyond bounds, unbelief is the mother. The only cure for covetousness is to embrace the promises of God, by which he assures us that he will take care of us. In the same manner, the Apostle, wishing to withdraw believers from covetousness, confirms that doctrine: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee, (Hebrews 13:5.) The... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:27

Verse 27 27.Which of you by anxious care, etc ? Here our Lord condemns another fault, which is almost always connected with immoderate anxiety about food: and that is, when a mortal man, claiming more than he has a right to do, does not hesitate, in sacrilegious hardihood, to go beyond his limits. “O Lord, I know (says Jeremiah) that the way of man is not in himself it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps,” (Jeremiah 10:23.) You scarcely meet with one person in a hundred, who does... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:29

Verse 29 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 other way. Believers ought to be convinced that, though all means fail, they will want nothing that is necessary for their full satisfaction, provided they continue to enjoy the blessing of God alone. O you of little faith In this respect Christ justly accuses us of deficiency or weakness... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:31

Verse 31 This has the same object with the former doctrine. Believers ought to rely on God’s fatherly care, to expect that he will bestow upon them whatever they feel to be necessary, and not to torment themselves by unnecessary anxiety. He forbids them to be anxious, or, as Luke has it, to seek, that is, to seek in the manner of those who look around them in every direction, without looking at God, on whom alone their eye ought to be fixed; who are never at ease, but when they have before... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:32

Verse 32 Matthew 6:32.For all those things the Gentiles seek This is a reproof of the gross ignorance, in which all such anxieties originate. For how comes it, that unbelievers never remain in a state of tranquillity, but because they imagine that God is unemployed, or asleep, in heaven, or, at least, that he does not take charge of the affairs of men, or feed, as members of his family, those whom he has admitted to his friendship. By this comparison he intimates, that they have made little... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:33

Verse 33 Matthew 6:33.But rather seek first the kingdom of God This is another argument for restraining excessive anxiety about food. It argues a gross and indolent neglect of the soul, and of the heavenly life. Christ reminds us that there is the greatest inconsistency in men, who are born to a better life, being wholly employed about earthly objects. He who assigns the first rank to the kingdom of God, will not carry beyond moderation his anxiety about food. Nothing is better adapted to... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:19

Matthew 7:12 (3) General principles regarding the relation of the disciples to wealth and to men. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:19

Lay not up … but lay up ( Matthew 6:20 ). Lay up treasure indeed, but in the right place (cf. a still more striking case in John 6:27 ); observe that in both cases it is "for yourselves." Lightfoot ('Hor. Hebr.,' on verse 1) quotes an interesting Haggada from Talm. Jeremiah,' Peah,' 15b (equivalent to Talm. Bob., 'Baba Bathra,' 11 a ), in which "Monobazes, the king," when blamed for giving so much to the poor, defends himself at length: "My fathers laid up their wealth on earth; I lay... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:19-21

Matthew 6:19 comes here only, but Matthew 6:20 , Matthew 6:21 have much in common with Luke 12:33 , Luke 12:34 . They are there in the middle of a long discourse ( Luke 12:22-53 ), which immediately follows the parable of the rich fool, itself spoken on the occasion when a man wished his brother to divide the inheritance with him. There seems no reason to believe that that discourse is at all necessarily in historical position, and that our verses belong originally to it and to its... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:19-21

The two treasuries. The earthly and the heavenly treasuries are first compared together, and then the reason is given for preferring the latter. I. THE EARTHLY TREASURY . 1 . Its locality. A treasury on earth. The thought is of the accumulation of material wealth. This may be of the choicest kind—works of art, gold, and jewels. Still, it is all earthly, and it does not imply any share in heavenly things, any portion in the unseen world. 2 . Its imperfection. Even while... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:26

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:27

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:29

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:31

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:32

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:33

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:19-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:19-21

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