Mat 6:24 | TNotes | STEP | 6:24 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 ; 19:16-30 ; 26:14-16 ; 27:3-10 ; 28:11-15 ), which can be an idol (see Eph 5:5 ; Col 3:5 ). We must trust God to meet our needs (Matt 4:3-4 ; 6:8 , 11 , 25-34 ; 7:7-11 ; 10:9-14 ; 14:15-21 ; 15:32-38 ), and the community of disciples is to be mutually supportive (6:2-4 ; 10:40-42 ; 19:21 ; 23:23-24 ; 25:31-46 ; 26:6-13 ; 27:57-61 ).

6:24 ^a 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 ^b; 19:16-30 ^c; 26:14-16 ^d; 27:3-10 ^e; 28:11-15 ^f), which can be an idol (see Eph 5:5 ^g; Col 3:5 ^h). We must trust God to meet our needs (Matt 4:3-4 ⁱ; 6:8 ^j, 11 ^k, 25-34 ^l; 7:7-11 ^m; 10:9-14 ⁿ; 14:15-21 ^o; 15:32-38 ^p), and the community of disciples is to be mutually supportive (6:2-4 ^q; 10:40-42 ^r; 19:21 ^s; 23:23-24 ^t; 25:31-46 ^u; 26:6-13 ^v; 27:57-61 ^w).