Matthew 6:7

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 6:5-8

DISCOURSE: 1312DIRECTIONS RESPECTING PRAYERMatthew 6:5-8. And when thou prayest, thou shall not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not... 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 6:7-8

Matthew 6:7-8But when ye pray. Prayer forbiddenI. Let us endeavour to explain the nature of the evils here forbidden.1. Vain repetitions.2. Much speaking.3. Undue length.II. The reason on which the admonition is founded.1. The condition supposed-a needy one-hence they pray.2. The privilege afforded-we may ask for supplies.3. The omniscience declared.4. The argument which this perfection of the Almighty supplies. Hence prayer like the heathen unnecessary. (J. E. Good.)Brief prayers bestPrecious... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 6:7

7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do : for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Ver. 7. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions ] Babble not, bubble not, saith the Syriac, as water out of a narrow mouthed vessel. Do not iterate or inculcate the same things odiously et ad nauseam, as Solomon’s fool, who is full af words (saith he); and this custom of his expressed μιμητικως , in his vain tautologies. a "A man cannot tell what shall be;... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 6:7

use: 1 Kings 18:26-Joel :, Ecclesiastes 5:2, Ecclesiastes 5:3, Ecclesiastes 5:7, Acts 19:34 repetitions: Matthew 26:39, Matthew 26:42, Matthew 26:44, 1 Kings 8:26-1 Timothy :, Daniel 9:18, Daniel 9:19 the heathen: Matthew 6:32, Matthew 18:17 Reciprocal: Job 35:13 - God Isaiah 1:15 - make many prayers Jeremiah 10:3 - customs Mark 7:7 - in vain Mark 12:40 - long Mark 14:39 - he went read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 6:7

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.Use not vain repetitions — To repeat any words without meaning them, is certainly a vain repetition. Therefore we should be extremely careful in all our prayers to mean what we say; and to say only what we mean from the bottom of our hearts. The vain and heathenish repetitions which we are here warned against, are most dangerous, and yet very common; which is a... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:7

7. Vain repetitions The second caution in regard to prayer. Vain repetition, in the Greek, battologia. The word is derived by an ancient lexicographer from Battus, a poet, who composed hymns full of repetitions. More probably, however, the word is made from the sound, like such words as tattle and clatter. The repetitions of a fervent heart are not condemned; but the parrot-like recitation of heartless phrases, as if the mere saying of them over would be a merit. So the Papists... read more

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