# Matthew 06 📖: Giving, Prayer, and Trust [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[-Matthew Overview]] | [[Matthew 05]] | [[Matthew 07]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]] > [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] > [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]] > [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]] > [[#💬 Discussion Questions]] > [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🔗 Related Passages]] > [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] > [[#📂 Internal Notes]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) ### Pure-hearted Giving **Title**: **Principle**: Do All for God [[#Verse 01]]“Be careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people. Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in heaven.  [[#Verse 02]]Thus whenever you do charitable giving, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in synagogues and on streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth, they have their reward!  [[#Verse 03]] But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,  [[#Verse 04]] so that your gift may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. #### Private Prayer **Title**: **Principle**: Prayer is relational [[#Verse 05]] “Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward!  [[#Verse 06]] But whenever you pray, go into your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.  [[#Verse 07]] When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard.  [[#Verse 08]] Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.  [[#Verse 09]] So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored, [[#Verse 10]] may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. [[#Verse 11]] Give us today our daily bread, [[#Verse 12]] and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors. [[#Verse 13]] And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. [[#Verse 14]] “For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.  [[#Verse 15]] But if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive you your sins. #### Proper Fasting **Title**: **Principle**: Fasting is Worship [[#Verse 16]] “When you fast, do not look sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unattractive so that people will see them fasting. I tell you the truth, they have their reward!  [[#Verse 17]] When you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,  [[#Verse 18]] so that it will not be obvious to others when you are fasting, but only to your Father who is in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. #### Lasting Treasure **Title**: **Principle**: Invest in Eternity [[#Verse 19]] “Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and devouring insect destroy and where thieves break in and steal.  [[#Verse 20]] But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and devouring insect do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.  [[#Verse 21]] For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. [[#Verse 22]] “The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light.  [[#Verse 23]] But if your eye is diseased, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! [[#Verse 24]] “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. #### Do Not Worry **Title**: **Principle**: Anxiety is practical atheism. Trust God [[#Verse 25]] “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?  [[#Verse 26]] Look at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you more valuable than they are?  [[#Verse 27]] And which of you by worrying can add even one hour to his life?  [[#Verse 28]] Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how the flowers of the field grow; they do not work or spin.  [[#Verse 29]] Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these!  [[#Verse 30]] And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won’t he clothe you even more, you people of little faith?  [[#Verse 31]] So then, don’t worry saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’  [[#Verse 32]] For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.  [[#Verse 33]] But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.  [[#Verse 34]] So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own. [^1] # 📖 ==Verse-by-Verse Commentary== ##### Verse 01 ##### Verse 02 ##### Verse 03 ##### Verse 04 ##### Verse 05 ##### Verse 06 ##### Verse 07 ##### Verse 08 ##### Verse 09 ##### Verse 10 ##### Verse 11 ##### Verse 12 ##### Verse 13 ##### Verse 14 ##### Verse 15 ##### Verse 16 ##### Verse 17 ##### Verse 18 ##### Verse 19 ##### Verse 20 ##### Verse 21 ##### Verse 22 ##### Verse 23 ##### Verse 24 ##### Verse 25 ##### Verse 26 ##### Verse 27 ##### Verse 28 ##### Verse 29 ##### Verse 30 ##### Verse 31 ##### Verse 32 ##### Verse 33 ##### Verse 34 ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights 1. The word "hypocrite" (6:2) comes from the Greek word for a stage actor who performed behind a mask. 2. Sounding a trumpet (6:2) is most likely a figure of speech for drawing attention to yourself. 3. The private room in 6:6 was often a storeroom, one of the few private places in a small house. 4. The Lord's Prayer contains six requests: three focused on God's glory and three on our needs. 5. The closing line "For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever" is not found in the earliest manuscripts, so many modern translations place it in a note. 6. "Daily bread" (6:11) uses the rare Greek word *epiousios*, which may mean bread "for today" or "for the coming day." 7. Jesus speaks of sins as "debts" (6:12), a common Jewish way of describing sin as something owed to God. 8. Moths and rust (6:19-20) threatened ancient wealth, which was often stored as fine clothing and metal. 9. Devout Pharisees fasted twice a week (Luke 18:12), traditionally on Mondays and Thursdays. 10. Jesus points to Solomon (6:29), Israel's richest king, to show that God clothes wildflowers more beautifully than royal robes. ## 🧠 Chapter Summary > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter Christ is the Son who reveals God as our Father and teaches us to pray to Him (6:9). Through Jesus we are adopted as children who cry out "Abba, Father" (Romans 8:15) and trust our Father for every need (6:32-33). ## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## 💬 Discussion Questions 1. Jesus warns against doing good deeds to be seen by others (6:1). How can we check our motives when we give, pray, or fast? 2. Which line of the Lord's Prayer (6:9-13) is hardest for you to pray sincerely, and why? 3. Jesus says where your treasure is, there your heart will be also (6:21). What does the way you spend your time and money reveal about your heart? ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - 📖 verse 6: Pray to your Father in private, and He who sees in secret will reward you. - 📖 verses 9-13: Jesus gives a pattern for prayer that begins with God's name, His kingdom, and His will. - 📖 verse 21: Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. - 📖 verse 24: No one can serve two masters. We cannot serve both God and money. - 📖 verses 33-34: Seek first God's kingdom and righteousness, and do not worry about tomorrow. ## 🔗 Related Passages - 🔗 [[2 Corinthians 09#Verse 07.|2 Corinthians 9:7]] - God loves a cheerful giver. - 🔗 [[1 Kings 18#Verse 26.|1 Kings 18:26-29]] - The prophets of Baal shout all day with no answer. - 🔗 [[Luke 11#Verse 01.|Luke 11:1-4]] - Jesus teaches the disciples to pray. - 🔗 [[Matthew 18#Verse 21.|Matthew 18:21-35]] and [[Colossians 03#Verse 13.|Colossians 3:13]] - Forgive as the Lord forgave you. - 🔗 [[Luke 12#Verse 33.|Luke 12:33]] and [[1 Timothy 06#Verse 17.|1 Timothy 6:17-19]] - Treasure in heaven. - 🔗 [[1 Timothy 06#Verse 10.|1 Timothy 6:10]] - The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. - 🔗 [[Psalm 147#Verse 09.|Psalm 147:9]] - God feeds the young ravens when they call. - 🔗 [[Philippians 04#Verse 06.|Philippians 4:6-7]] and [[1 Peter 05#Verse 07.|1 Peter 5:7]] - Do not be anxious; cast your cares on Him. - 🔗 [[1 Kings 03#Verse 11.|1 Kings 3:11-13]] - Solomon asks for wisdom and receives much more. ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection 📝 SOAP: [[Matthew 06 - SOAP|Why Pray?]] ## 📂 Internal Notes [^1]: [[Series_TheWay_Part5-Live.To.Give]]