Matthew 6:1-7

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 6:6

Matthew 6:6 I. By the word "closet" our Saviour is understood to convey an allusion to the room in the ancient Jewish dwelling which was set apart for the office of lonely prayer. Yet as "Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage," for the soul, neither are they, nor any material boundaries answering to them, essential to make the soul's closet of devotion. Even the Jew who lived in the dullest age of ceremony felt this. "The angel said unto me," writes Esdras, "Go into a field... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 6:1-4

DISCOURSE: 1311DIRECTIONS RESPECTING ALMS-DEEDSMatthew 6:1-4. Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, thai they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: that thine... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 6:5-8

DISCOURSE: 1312DIRECTIONS RESPECTING PRAYERMatthew 6:5-8. And when thou prayest, thou shall 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. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Matthew 6:1

alms Or, righteous acts. The word refers to religious externalities. These may be seen of men, but that must not be the motive. read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Matthew 6:2

reward i.e. the reward they have sought. read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Matthew 6:5

reward i.e. the praise of men. read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 6:1-34

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 the mountainside there above the Sea of Galilee. "Seeing the multitudes, he went into a mountain: and he was set, his disciples came unto him: and he opened his mouth and he taught them, saying," ( Matthew 5:1-2 ).So the first thing we note is that this Sermon on the Mount is not for general world... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 6:1-34

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 righteousness, in another alms. Daniel said to Nebuchadnezzar, Break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Daniel 2:27. Righteousness is the sense, alms the gloss. The jews often described alms by the former term; and alms is allowed to be one branch of the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 6:1

Matthew 6:1Alms before men.AlmsgivingI. The duty to which our lord refers. The word in the first verse rendered “alms” is in some ancient copies rendered righteousness; in the second verse it means charitable gifts. Our duty to give of our goods. The gift of alms a deed of justice as well as of mercy; the poor have a just claim on the abundance of the rich.II. The evils to be avoided in its discharge,1. We are to avoid the desire of human applause.2. We are to avoid giving an ostentatious... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 6:2

Matthew 6:2Their reward.Having one’s rewardI. A profound truth about human nature-man works for reward.II. There is a suggested contrast-“their reward.” In God all the noblest aspirations of men are met.III. A sentence which the Divine Speaker passes upon some of the men of the time. “They have their reward.” They have it altogether. Irony, pathos. Their reward was transient, worthless. It does not necessarily follow that all good works done publicly forfeit God’s approval hereafter. (Canon... read more

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