Matthew 6:29 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ”

Matthew 6:29 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Consider the lilies of the field - The fourth consideration is taken from the care which God bestows on lilies. Watch the growing of the lily. It toils not, and it spins not; yet night and day it...
Matthew 6:29 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

True Righteousness in Relation to Wealth. The Sermon here passes from the shortcomings of the Scribes and Pharisees. There are scattered parallels to this section in Lk. Matthew 6:19-21 . Treas...
Matthew 6:29 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

29. Not even Solomon in all his glory This means, that the kindness of God, which is gloriously displayed in herbs and flowers, exceeds all that men can accomplish by their wealth or power,...
Matthew 6:29 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1324 AGAINST CAREFULNESS Matthew 6:25-34 . Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put...
Matthew 6:29 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Solomon in all his glory - Some suppose that as the robes of state worn by the eastern kings were usually...
Matthew 6:29 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

They toil not, neither do they spin— The expression ου κοπια, they toil not, denotes rural labour, and therefore is beautifully used in a discourse of clothing, the materials of which are pro...
Matthew 6:29 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wha...
Matthew 6:29 - 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 6:29 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I say unto you. — The formula of emphasis is not without a special force here (comp. Matthew 18:10 ; Matthew 18:19 ). Man’s gaze was drawn to the “gorgeous apparel,” the gold-embroidered robes of...
Matthew 6:29 - 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 6:29 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Cure for Anxious Care Matthew 6:27-34 The Lord's tone is gentle and tender when He turns to address the poor. He says three times over, “Don't be anxious.” He never forgot that He sprang, a...
Matthew 6:29 - 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 6:29 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Who can add to the beauties, as well as doctrines o...
Matthew 6:29 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory ,.... This is a certain truth, to be affirmed in the strongest manner, and to be believed, that not only men and kings too in general; but...
Matthew 6:29 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Ver. 29. And yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory ] In all his bravery, which doubt...
Matthew 6:29 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And why take ye thought Why are you anxious about raiment? Consider the lilies of the field Observe not only the animal , but, what is yet much lower, the vegetable part of the creation, and m...
Matthew 6:29 - 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 6:29 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Sermon on the Mount. 25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor...
Matthew 6:29 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 6:30 " .
Matthew 6:29 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 6:25 . Therefore .—Denoting a connection between the service of mammon and “taking thought.” Take no thought .— Be not anxious (R.V.). Life.—The Greek word is the same a...
Matthew 6:29 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 6:25-34 In Matthew 6:25-26 we have an argument against giving place to the cares of this world, on the ground that they are unworthy of an immortal being like man; and also an illustrati...
Matthew 6:29 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 6:5 . And when thou prayest, thou shalt 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. We...
Matthew 6:29 - 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 6:29 - 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 6:29 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

How unprofitable is worry:
Matthew 6:29 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 10:5-7 ; 1 Peter 3:2-5 ; 1 Timothy 2:10 ; 1 Timothy 2:9 ; 2 Chronicles 9:20-22 ; 2 Chronicles 9:4-6
Matthew 6:29 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these — Not in garments of so pure a white. The eastern monarchs were often clothed in white robes.

Matthew 6:29 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 6:29 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 6:29 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 6:29 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Matthew 6:29 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 6:29 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 6:29 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 6:29 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 6:29 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 6:29 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 6:29 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 6:29 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 6:29 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 6:29 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 6:29 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 6:29 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 6:29 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 6:29 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 6:29 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 6:29 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 6:29 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 6:29 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 6:29 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 6:29 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 6:29 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 6:29 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 6:29 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes