Matthew 6:5-15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 6:9

Matthew 6:9. After this manner pray ye He who best knew what we ought to pray for, and how we ought to pray; what matter of desire, what manner of address would most please himself, would best become us, has here dictated to us a most perfect and universal form of prayer, comprehending all our real wants, expressing all our lawful desires; a complete directory, and full exercise of our devotions. By the expression ουτως , thus, or after this manner, our Lord could not mean that his... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 6:10

Matthew 6:10. Thy kingdom come This cannot with propriety be understood of that general kingdom, by which God ruleth over all the world, that being always come, and not capable of any amplification. But the kingdom of God under the Messiah, to be set up, enlarged, and perfected by the preaching of the gospel, and the exercise of Christ’s kingly power, is evidently here intended; even that kingdom which the Jews thought would immediately appear, Luke 19:11; which the pious among them ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 6:11

Matthew 6:11. Give us this day our daily bread As the original word, επιουσιον , here rendered daily, is not found anywhere else; neither in the LXX. nor in any Greek author, nor in any other part of the New Testament, save in the parallel passage in Luke, commentators differ in their interpretation of it. That given by Theophylact, one of the most approved of the Greek fathers, seems the best: “Bread sufficient for our sustenance or support:” which is the sense in which the word is... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 6:12

Matthew 6:12. And forgive us our debts, &c. The suffering of punishment for transgressing God’s laws is a debt which sinners owe to the divine justice; and “when we ask God, in prayer, to forgive our debts, we beg that he would be mercifully pleased to remit the punishment of our sins, particularly the pains of hell; and that, laying aside his displeasure, he would graciously receive us into favour, and bless us with eternal life. In this petition, therefore, we confess our sins, and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 6:13

Matthew 6:13. And lead us not into temptation Or, into trial, as the word πειρασμος , here used, signifies: see note on Matthew 4:1: that is, into such trial or temptation, as will be too hard for our weakness to endure. But deliver us from evil Απο του πονερου , from the evil one, viz., the devil; enabling us to resist and overcome him in all his assaults, of whatever kind they may be. Or, perhaps, the clause may be translated, Lead us not into temptation, but so as to deliver us... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 6:14

Matthew 6:14. If ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you We are not to infer from this, that the forgiving of injuries alone will entitle us to pardon. Surely not. Repentance toward God, and fruits worthy of repentance, as also faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, working by love, overcoming the world, and purifying the heart, are absolutely necessary, as is frequently stated elsewhere in the discourses of our Lord, and in the writings of the apostles and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 6:1-18

41. Giving, praying and fasting (Matthew 6:1-18; Luke 11:1-4)If the followers of Jesus give help to the needy with the aim of winning people’s praise, their giving is of no value in God’s sight. They will have their reward in the praise they seek, but will miss out on any reward from God. They should keep matters of giving secret from even their closest friends (Matthew 6:1-4).Prayer also is a private matter. Believers do not need to make a show of prayerful zeal, as if their heavenly Father... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 6:5

AS TO PRAYER. thou prayest, thou. All the critical Greek texts read "ye pray, ye". prayest . . . pray. Greek. proseuchomai. See App-134 . love = are fond of. Greek. phileo. App-135 . streets = open places. that = so that. be seen = appear. Greek. phaino . App-106 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 6:6

closet = store-chamber. Hence a secret chamber where treasures were stored. Occurs only here, Matthew 24:26 , and Luke 12:3 , Luke 12:24 . Compare Isaiah 26:20 . 2 Kings 4:33 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 6:7

use not vain repetitions = repeat not the same things over and over; explained in last clause. Greek. battologeo. Occurs only here. heathen = Gentiles. Greek. ethnikos. Occurs only here, and Matthew 18:17 . for = in. Greek. en . much speaking. Greek. polulogia. Occurs only here. read more

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