a6:20
b6:19
cLuke 12:33
d6:22
e6:24
f6:24
g13:22
h19:16-30
i26:14-16
j27:3-10
k28:11-15
lEph 5:5
mCol 3:5
nMatt 4:3-4
o6:8
q25-34
r7:7-11
s10:9-14
t14:15-21
u15:32-38
v6:2-4
w10:40-42
x19:21
y23:23-24
z25:31-46
aa26:6-13
ab27:57-61
ac6:25-34
ad4:18-22
af10:5-14
ag6:26
ah10:29-31
ai6:30
aj6:32
ak20:19
al6:33
am6:19-24

‏ Matthew 6:19-34

6:20  a treasures in heaven: This was a common image for Jews of Jesus’ day; doing God’s commands became virtually equivalent to accumulating treasures with God. The context (6:19  b; Luke 12:33  c) suggests that Jesus primarily had acts of charity in mind.
6:22  d Your eye is like a lamp: It gives light to the body and so enlightens the entire person.

• Healthy means morally healthy, with simple, wholehearted devotion to God (6:24  e). Here it connotes generosity.
6:24  f The term for money (traditionally mammon) is an Aramaic term for profits or material possessions. Since God tolerates no rivals, Jesus repeatedly warns of the danger of accumulating riches (13:22  g; 19:16-30  h; 26:14-16  i; 27:3-10  j; 28:11-15  k), which can be an idol (see Eph 5:5  l; Col 3:5  m). We must trust God to meet our needs (Matt 4:3-4  n; 6:8  o, 11  p, 25-34  q; 7:7-11  r; 10:9-14  s; 14:15-21  t; 15:32-38  u), and the community of disciples is to be mutually supportive (6:2-4  v; 10:40-42  w; 19:21  x; 23:23-24  y; 25:31-46  z; 26:6-13  aa; 27:57-61  ab).
Summary for Matt 6:25-34: 6:25-34  ac Jesus taught an anxiety-free existence of simple trust in God for provisions. Jesus’ disciples had abandoned all (4:18-22  ad; 9:9  ae; 10:5-14  af); Jesus gave them comforting reassurance that God would provide for their needs.
6:26  ag Jesus’ logic progresses from lesser to greater: If the Father tends to birds (the lesser), and the disciple is far more valuable to him (the greater), then he will certainly tend to the disciples’ needs (see also 10:29-31  ah).
6:30  ai Little faith results from the failure to understand one’s value to God and the extent of God’s providential protection.
6:32  aj unbelievers (literally Gentiles): Those who fail to know God and follow his will (see also 20:19  ak).

• your heavenly Father already knows: Prayer does not inform God about needs; it expresses trust in his provision.
6:33  al Here Jesus gives the positive alternative to worrying. Single-minded commitment to God and seeking his reign through Christ (see 6:19-24  am) must be the primary concern of Jesus’ disciples.
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