Matthew 6:1

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 6:1-18

CRITICAL NOTESMatthew 6:1. Alms.—Righteousness (R.V.) is probably correct and shows the connection between this chapter and the preceding, better than “alms.” In ch. Matthew 5:20, the disciples are told that their “righteousness” is to exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees. This is explained at length in what follows; in the preceding chapter, as regards the actions themselves; in the present, as regards the motives and manner of performing them. Almsgiving, in the language of the later... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 6:1

Matthew 6:1 Running through this chapter are two lines of thought that become one in the deep underlying truth: I. The Father's claim. Born of God, we are bound to Him in the deepest, closest, most abiding relationship. This great love of our Father has its claim upon us. His love would have us come close to Him, not as suppliants who knock at the outer door, not as strangers who tarry in the hall and stately courts of the king, but as His children who come right into the inner chamber of the... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 6:1-4

Matthew 6:1-4 The Law kept by Sincerity. I. It was the custom for great personages princes and governors and such like when making high procession through some favoured province, to sound a trumpet before them, and scatter largess of gold and silver, whereby they gained the good will of the poor. Our Lord likens the almsgiving of the Pharisees to this kind of lordly display of munificence. Their alms were never distributed without their taking good care, one way or other, to let the good deed... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 6:1-4

DISCOURSE: 1311DIRECTIONS RESPECTING ALMS-DEEDSMatthew 6:1-4. Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, thai they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: that thine... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Matthew 6:1

alms Or, righteous acts. The word refers to religious externalities. These may be seen of men, but that must not be the motive. read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 6:1-34

Tonight let's take a look at Matthew, chapter six. We are in the section of the book of Matthew that is commonly called the Sermon on the Mount because it was delivered to the disciples of Jesus on the mountainside there above the Sea of Galilee. "Seeing the multitudes, he went into a mountain: and he was set, his disciples came unto him: and he opened his mouth and he taught them, saying," ( Matthew 5:1-2 ).So the first thing we note is that this Sermon on the Mount is not for general world... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 6:1-34

Matthew 6:1 . Take heed that ye do not your alms before men. It is a dispute whether alms or righteousness be the true reading. The old copies had righteousness. Chrysostom in one place has righteousness, in another alms. Daniel said to Nebuchadnezzar, Break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Daniel 2:27. Righteousness is the sense, alms the gloss. The jews often described alms by the former term; and alms is allowed to be one branch of the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 6:1

Matthew 6:1Alms before men.AlmsgivingI. The duty to which our lord refers. The word in the first verse rendered “alms” is in some ancient copies rendered righteousness; in the second verse it means charitable gifts. Our duty to give of our goods. The gift of alms a deed of justice as well as of mercy; the poor have a just claim on the abundance of the rich.II. The evils to be avoided in its discharge,1. We are to avoid the desire of human applause.2. We are to avoid giving an ostentatious... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 6:1

1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Ver. 1. Take heed that ye do not your alms ] Your justice, saith the Syriac. For first, we do the poor but right when we relieve them; for they have an interest in our goods, by virtue of the communion of saints, whereupon Solomon, "Withhold not," saith he, "good from the owners thereof," i.e. thy poor brethren. God, the great author and owner of all, hath... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 6:1

heed: Matthew 16:6, Mark 8:15, Luke 11:35, Luke 12:1, Luke 12:15, Hebrews 2:1 alms: or, righteousness, Deuteronomy 24:13, Psalms 112:9, Daniel 4:27, 2 Corinthians 9:9, 2 Corinthians 9:10 to be: Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:16, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 23:5, Matthew 23:14, Matthew 23:28-Amos :, 2 Kings 10:16, 2 Kings 10:31, Ezekiel 33:31, Zechariah 7:5, Zechariah 13:4, Luke 16:15, John 5:44, John 12:43, Galatians 6:12 otherwise: Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:6, Matthew 5:46, Matthew 10:41, Matthew 10:42,... read more

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