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Text -- Matthew 6:8-34 (NET)
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6:8 Do not be like them , for your Father knows what you need need before you ask him .
6:9 So pray this way : Our Father in heaven , may your name be honored ,
6:10 may your kingdom come , may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven .
6:11 Give us today our daily bread ,
6:12 and forgive us our debts , as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors .
6:13 And do not lead us into temptation , but deliver us from the evil one .
6:14 “For if you forgive others their sins , your heavenly Father will also forgive you .
6:15 But if you do not forgive others , your Father will not forgive you your sins .
Proper Fasting
6:16 “When you fast , do not look sullen like the hypocrites , for they make their faces unattractive so that people will see them fasting . I tell you the truth , they have their reward .
6:17 When you fast , put oil on your head and wash your face ,
6:18 so that it will not be obvious to others when you are fasting , but only to your Father who is in secret . And your Father , who sees in secret , will reward you .
Lasting Treasure
6:19 “Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth , where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal .
6:20 But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven , where moth and rust do not destroy , and thieves do not break in and steal .
6:21 For where your treasure is , there your heart will be also .
6:22 “The eye is the lamp of the body . If then your eye is healthy , your whole body will be full of light.
6:23 But if your eye is diseased , your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness , how great is the darkness !
6:24 “No one can serve two masters , for either he will hate the one and love the other , or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other . You cannot cannot serve God and money .
Do Not Worry
6:25 “Therefore I tell you , do not worry about your life , what you will eat or drink , or about your body , what you will wear . Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing ?
6:26 Look at the birds in the sky : They do not sow , or reap , or gather into barns , yet your heavenly Father feeds them . Aren’t you more valuable than they are?
6:27 And which of you by worrying can add even one hour to his life ?
6:28 Why do you worry about clothing ? Think about how the flowers of the field grow ; they do not work or spin .
6:29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these !
6:30 And if this is how God clothes the wild grass , which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won’t he clothe you even more , you people of little faith ?
6:31 So then, don’t worry saying , ‘What will we eat ?’ or ‘What will we drink ?’ or ‘What will we wear ?’
6:32 For the unconverted pursue these things , and your heavenly Father knows that you need them .
6:33 But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness , and all these things will be given to you as well.
6:34 So then , do not worry about tomorrow , for tomorrow will worry about itself . Today has enough trouble of its own .
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Prayer |
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NET Notes -> Mat 6:8; Mat 6:9; Mat 6:9; Mat 6:9; Mat 6:10; Mat 6:11; Mat 6:12; Mat 6:13; Mat 6:13; Mat 6:13; Mat 6:13; Mat 6:14; Mat 6:16; Mat 6:16; Mat 6:16; Mat 6:17; Mat 6:19; Mat 6:21; Mat 6:21; Mat 6:22; Mat 6:23; Mat 6:23; Mat 6:24; Mat 6:24; Mat 6:24; Mat 6:24; Mat 6:25; Mat 6:26; Mat 6:26; Mat 6:26; Mat 6:27; Mat 6:28; Mat 6:28; Mat 6:30; Mat 6:30; Mat 6:30; Mat 6:30; Mat 6:32; Mat 6:33; Mat 6:33; Mat 6:34
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NET Notes: Mat 6:10 Your kingdom come represents the hope for the full manifestation of God’s promised rule.
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NET Notes: Mat 6:11 Or “Give us bread today for the coming day,” or “Give us today the bread we need for today.” The term ἐπιο...
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NET Notes: Mat 6:13 The term πονηροῦ (ponhrou) may be understood as specific and personified, referring to the devil, or possibly as a...
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NET Notes: Mat 6:19 The term σής (shs) refers to moths in general. It is specifically the larvae of moths that destroy clothing by eating holes in it (L&a...
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NET Notes: Mat 6:22 Or “sound” (so L&N 23.132 and most scholars). A few scholars take this word to mean something like “generous” here (L&...
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NET Notes: Mat 6:23 There may be a slight wordplay here, as this term can also mean “evil,” so the figure uses a term that points to the real meaning of being...
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NET Notes: Mat 6:24 The term money is used to translate mammon, the Aramaic term for wealth or possessions. The point is not that money is inherently evil, but that it is...
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NET Notes: Mat 6:27 Or “a cubit to his height.” A cubit (πῆχυς, phcu") can measure length (normally about 45 cm or 18 inches) o...
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NET Notes: Mat 6:28 Or, traditionally, “toil.” Although it might be argued that “work hard” would be a more precise translation of κο ...
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NET Notes: Mat 6:30 The phrase even more is a typical form of rabbinic argumentation, from the lesser to the greater. If God cares for the little things, surely he will c...
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NET Notes: Mat 6:33 God’s kingdom is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong.
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