Matthew 6:1

This Chapter is a continuation of the former. Most blessedly the LORD JESUS prosecutes the subject of his Sermon through the whole of it.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Take heed that ye do not your alms - The word “alms” here denotes liberality to the poor and needy. In the margin, as in the best editions of the...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Take heed that ye do not your (1) alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no (a) reward of your Father which is in heaven. (1) Ambiti...
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. M...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

alms . an alms. All the critical texts read "righteousness". referring to all the subjects that follow, Matthew 6:2 -- Matthew 7:11 . But this is...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. Beware In this passage, Christ exhorts his people to devote themselves sincerely to good works; that is, to endeavor, with simplicity, to...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1311 DIRECTIONS RESPECTING ALMS-DEEDS Matthew 6:1-4 . Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. That ye do not your...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Take heed that ye do not your alms— Your righteousness. Our translators have put alms in the text; but doubting, upon good grounds, whether tha...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Take heed t...
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 expec...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

VI. (1) From the protest against the casuistry which tampered with and distorted the great primary commandments, the Sermon on the Mount passes to...
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...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Secret Giving and Secret Praying Matthew 6:1-8 First we have the general proposition that righteousness, that is, one's religious duties, shoul...
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...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

ALMSGIVING ‘Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them … thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly....
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men ,.... Some copies read, "take heed that ye do not your righteousness", c. which is a very good reading...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 he...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Take heed that ye do not your alms , &c. As some copies and very ancient versions read δικαιοσυνην, righteousness , instead of ελεημοσυνην, al...
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 ex...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Sermon on the Mount. 1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be s...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

MATTHEW CHAPTER 6 Matthew 6:1-4 Christ continuing his sermon, giveth directions about alms giving, Matthew 6:5-13 prayer, Matthew 6:14-15...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“Take care that you do not do your righteousness before men, To be seen of them, Else you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. These...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Doing of Righteousness and The Giving of Gifts To The Poor (6:1-4). Analysis of Matthew 6:1-4 . In considering the following analyses the sm...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Sermon on the Mount Part 2. Seven Warnings Against False Behaviour, Each Accompanied by The Command To Take Action In The Opposite Direction,...
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 firs...
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,...
Scofield Reference Notes

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

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 Go...
Sermon Bible Commentary

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 processio...
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. «...
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. O...
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. T...
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...
The Biblical Illustrator

Alms before men. Almsgiving I. The duty to which our lord refers. The word in the first verse rendered “alms” is in some ancient copies rendered...
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 , n...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Of Giving of Alms, Praying, and Fasting. The first part of Christ's sermon had treated of the right interpretation of the Law, shown by many examp...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 9:17 ; 1 Corinthians 9:18 ; 2 Corinthians 9:10 ; 2 Corinthians 9:9 ; 2 John 1:8 ; 2 Kings 10:16 ; 2 Kings 10:31 ; Daniel 4:27 ;...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Sermon on the Mount (Continued) Matthew 5:43-48 ; Matthew 6:1-15 INTRODUCTORY WORDS I. A FOURFOLD COMMAND 1. "Love your enemies." Th...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

In the foregoing chapter our Lord particularly described the nature of inward holiness. In this he describes that purity of intention without which...

¹ Take heed that ye do not your almsa before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

Related Commentaries of Matthew 6:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Matthew 6:1