Matthew 6:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. ”

Matthew 6:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But thou when thou fastest, anoint ... - That is, appear as you do daily. Do not assume any new appearance, or change your visage or dress. The Jews and all neighboring nations were much in the h...
Matthew 6:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The fulfilled Law in Relation to the Life of the Pharisees. Mt. only, though the digression on Prayer ( Matthew 6:7-15 ) has parallels in Lk. Matthew 6:1 is a general warning; three aspects o...
Matthew 6:18 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1320 DIRECTIONS RESPECTING FASTING Matthew 6:16-18 . Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto...
Matthew 6:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. Thy father which seeth in secret - Let us not be afraid...
Matthew 6:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Anoint thine head— That is to say, "Affect nothing which is uncommon; and, rather than put on a sad countenance, which may shew to all around you that you fast, wash , on the contrary, your fac...
Matthew 6:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto...
Matthew 6:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Sermon on the Mount (continued) 1. God's approval, not man's, to be sought in all our actions. Jesus does not say that we are to do good expecting no reward of any kind, but that we are to loo...
Matthew 6:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 7 The Gospel of the Kingdom ("Sermon on the Mount") - Matthew 5:1-48 ; Matthew 6:1-34 ; Matthew 7:1-29 IT may seem almost heresy to object to the time-honoured title "Sermon on the M...
Matthew 6:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

How to Pray and How to Fast Matthew 6:9-18 This might more fitly be termed the “disciples' prayer.” As we tread its stately aisles, we cannot but think of the myriads who have stood on the same...
Matthew 6:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the first verse the Revised Version has substituted the word "righteousness" for "alms," "a reading approved of, almost unanimously, by the great editors and critics" (Morrison). This is a stateme...
Matthew 6:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. We have our LORD'S direction in these verses concernin...
Matthew 6:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

That thou appear not unto men to fast ,.... Which is just the reverse of the hypocrites, the Scribes and Pharisees; and quite contrary to the customs of the Jews, who when they fasted, particularly...
Matthew 6:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. Ver 18. That thou appear not unto men to fast, &amp...
Matthew 6:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

When ye fast Our Lord does not enjoin either fasting, alms-deeds, or prayer, all these being duties which were before fully established in the Church of God. Be not as the hypocrites , &c. Do...
Matthew 6:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 1 warns against practicing righteousness (margin) before men to attract their attention. This is self-righteousness, a mere show. How can we expect the Father to reward what we do merely to imp...
Matthew 6:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Sermon on the Mount. 16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces,...
Matthew 6:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ver. 16-18. Our Saviour in these words returns to his former work, to caution his disciples against hypocrisy, vain glory, and ostentation in their religious duties, the doing them to be seen of men....
Matthew 6:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Their Religious Exercises Are To Be Known Only To The Father And Not To Men (6:1-18). We will now, therefore, initially consider together the first four passages which deal with their religious be...
Matthew 6:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 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 dis...
Matthew 6:18 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 6:16-18 Let us ask what is the use of fasting, for so we shall best come to understand the true methods and degrees of fasting. All bodily discipline, all voluntary abstinence from pleasur...
Matthew 6:18 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 6:1 . 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. The motive which leads a man to give, will form the...
Matthew 6:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 righte...
Matthew 6:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 6:1-40 The relation of our Lord and his disciples to the religion of the day ( continued ); vide Matthew 5:17 , note. ( b ) Our Lord turns from cases which could b...
Matthew 6:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The proper method of fasting:
Matthew 6:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 1:7 ; 1 Peter 2:13 ; 2 Corinthians 10:18 ; 2 Corinthians 5:9 ; Colossians 3:22-24 ; Matthew 6:4 ; Matthew 6:6 ; Romans 2:6

Matthew 6:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 6:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 6:18 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Matthew 6:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 6:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 6:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 6:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 6:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 6:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 6:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 6:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 6:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 6:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 6:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 6:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 6:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 6:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 6:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 6:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 6:18 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 6:18 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 6:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 6:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 6:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 6:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge