matthew-6:9-13,-psalm-139:14-niv

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Matthew 6:1-99

Matthew 6 HAVING INTRODUCED His disciples to God in this new light at the end of Matthew 5.0 , we notice that all the teaching in Matthew 6.0 is in reference to it. The expression “your Father,” in slightly varying terms, occurs no less than twelve times. The teaching falls into four sections: almsgiving (1-4), prayer (5-15), fasting (16-18), earthly possessions and the necessary things of life (19-34). All four things touched the practical life of the Jew at many points, and their tendency... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 6:9

A model prayer to show that an infinite variety of wants and requests can be compressed into a few humble petitions: v. 9. After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. It does not detract from the value of the prayer that many of its words and thoughts are found in the Old Testament and in the formulas in use among the Jews at that time. The marvel of its beauty lies rather in this, that the Lord arranged the petitions with reference to the... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 6:10

His majesty, power and might, omnipresence, and omniscience having been confessed, the thought follows: v. 10. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. The kingdom of heaven, the sum total of the gifts and mercies of God in Jesus, which God has intended for all men and which is realized as the kingdom of grace in the believers, shall come. God must grant faith and keep us in faith and thus in His kingdom. John 15:1-Deuteronomy :. But our prayer is also for others, that... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 6:11

Temporal gifts are also included: v. 11. Give us this day our daily bread. In putting the petition in this form, Christ teaches humility and frugality. For this day we pray, taking no thought for the morrow, not yielding to anxious care. And the daily bread we are to ask for, that which is sufficient for the present day, enough to nourish us from day to day. God, in His infinite goodness, includes much more than the things which are necessary for our bare existence, as Luther shows in his... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 6:12

One of the greatest spiritual and temporal needs: v. 12. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. We daily contract an enormous, an unbelievable amount of debts before God. And the more we desire the fulfillment of the first petitions, the more conscious we shall be of our shortcomings. This debt, in its nature, being an account of God against us, whether the sin is committed directly against Him, or whether it harms the neighbor and thus transgresses His Law, must stand charged... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 6:13

A final plea for help: v. 13. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. There are not many that reach the heights of moral heroism by which they welcome persecutions, Matthew 5:10; James 1:2. For the average Christian the thought of temptation and trial is in itself depressing. The petition not to be exposed to moral trial, to violent assaults of Satan, to such circumstances as are extremely hard to bear for mere flesh and blood, is therefore very necessary. God sometimes,... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Matthew 6:1-18

B. Christianity and Pharisaism in their relation to the great virtues of the law; or, three examples from life, showing the perversions of the Pharisees and Scribes, and the spiritual elevation of true Christianity.Matthew 6:1-18False Spirituality of Traditionalism1Take heed that ye do not your alms [righteousness]1 before men, to be seen of [by] them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which [who] is in heaven.2 Therefore, when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee,... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Matthew 6:9-18

How to Pray and How to Fast Matthew 6:9-18 This might more fitly be termed the “disciples’ prayer.” As we tread its stately aisles, we cannot but think of the myriads who have stood on the same pavement, and have found, in every age, that these seven brief petitions express sufficiently their deepest and holiest longings. Old men and little children, Roman Catholics and Protestants, the servant and his master, east and west, stand together in this noble temple not made with hands. Prayer... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 6:1-34

In the first verse the Revised Version has substituted the word "righteousness" for "alms," "a reading approved of, almost unanimously, by the great editors and critics" (Morrison). This is a statement of a new motive for conduct. The application of the principle laid down in verse Mat 6:1 to the subject of alms follows. The secret alms is known to God, who sees in secret. A subject of the King no longer desirous of the applause of his fellow men quietly and secretly helps the needy, and the... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Matthew 6:1-15

The Sermon on the Mount (Continued) Matthew 5:43-48 ; Matthew 6:1-15 INTRODUCTORY WORDS I. A FOURFOLD COMMAND 1. "Love your enemies." The whole world loves those who love them. That is only natural. But the Lord asks us to go a step farther. He wants us to be better than the world. He wants us to actually love our enemies. Many people try to evade this command by saying that it is not for today. Of course this Scripture is applicable directly to the Kingdom age, but if it is for today, as... read more

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Matthew 6:1-99

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 6:9

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 6:10

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 6:11

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 6:12

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 6:13

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Matthew 6:1-18

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Matthew 6:9-18

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 6:1-34

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Matthew 6:1-15

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