6:19 “Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth 1 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.
6:16 “When 2 you fast, do not look sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unattractive 3 so that people will see them fasting. I tell you the truth, 4 they have their reward.
1 tn 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&N 4.49; BDAG 922 s.v.). See Jas 5:2, which mentions “moth-eaten” clothing.
2 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
3 tn Here the term “disfigure” used in a number of translations was not used because it could convey to the modern reader the notion of mutilation. L&N 79.17 states, “‘to make unsightly, to disfigure, to make ugly.’ ἀφανίζουσιν γὰρ τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν ‘for they make their faces unsightly’ Mt 6:16.”
4 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”