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Matthew 6 — Sermon Preparation
Jesus teaches secret acts of piety — almsgiving, the Lord's Prayer, fasting — along with treasure in heaven and freedom from anxiety. Below is a research summary for Matthew 6, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
Matthew 6 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| πατήρ | patḗr | G3962 | 12 | father, parent |
| μεριμνάω | merimnáō | G3309 | 6 | care, take thought |
| προσεύχομαι | proseúchomai | G4336 | 6 | pray, make prayer |
| ἀφίημι | aphíēmi | G863 | 6 | cry, forgive, forsake, lay aside |
| κρυπτός | kryptós | G2927 | 4 | hid, inward, secret |
| νηστεύω | nēsteúō | G3522 | 4 | fast |
| μισθός | misthós | G3408 | 4 | hire, reward, wages |
How preachers through history handled this text
79 public-domain excerpts on Matthew 6, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“There is scarcely any sin against which our Lord Jesus more warns his disciples, than disquieting, distracting, distrustful cares about the things of this life. This often insnares the poor as much as the love of wealth does the rich. But there is a carefulness about temporal things which is a duty, though we must not carry these lawful cares too far. Take no thought for your life. Not about the length of it; but refer it to God to lengthen or shorten it as he pleases; our times are in his hand, and they are in a good hand. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Matthew 6:25–40 (Public Domain)
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