Matthew 6:19 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 6:19

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:

KJV

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

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Commentary

1 voice

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

This must be understood not of money only, but of all our possessions. The god of a glutton is his belly; of a lover his lust; and so every man serves that to which he is in bondage; and has his heart there where his treasure is.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth - Treasures, or wealth, among the ancients, consisted in clothes or changes of raiment, as well as in gold, silver, gems, wine, lands, and oil. It meant an abundance of “anything” that was held to be conducive to the ornament or comfort of life. As the Orientals delighted much in display, in splendid equipage, and costly garments, their treasures, in fact, consisted much in beautiful and richly-ornamented articles of apparel.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

There are three subjects brought before us in this part of our Lord’s sermon on the mount. These three are fasting, worldliness, and singleness of purpose in religion. Fasting, or occasional abstinence from food in order to bring the body into subjection to the spirit, is a practice frequently mentioned in the Bible, and generally in connection with prayer. David fasted when his child was sick; Daniel fasted when he sought special light from God; Paul and Barnabas fasted when they appointed elders; Esther fasted before going in to Ahasuerus.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

In Jas 5:2 there is an evident reference to our Lord's words here. and rust--any "eating into" or "consuming"; here, probably, "wear and tear." doth corrupt--cause to disappear. By this reference to moth and rust our Lord would teach how perishable are such earthly treasures. and where thieves break through and steal--Treasures these, how precarious!

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Μὴ	Mē	Not	G3361 →
θησαυρίζετε	thēsaurizete	do store up	G2343 →
ὑμῖν	humin	for yourselves	G4771 →
θησαυροὺς	thēsaurous	treasures	G2344 →
ἐπὶ	epi	upon	G1909 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
γῆς,	gēs	earth,	G1093 →
ὅπου	hopou	where	G3699 →
σὴς	sēs	moth	G4597 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
βρῶσις	brōsis	rust	G1035 →
ἀφανίζει	aphanizei	destroy	G853 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὅπου	hopou	where	G3699 →
κλέπται	kleptai	thieves	G2812 →
διορύσσουσιν	diorussousin	break in	G1358 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
κλέπτουσιν·	kleptousin	steal;	G2813 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
leads to
- Deuteronomy 31:8
  The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
- Joshua 1:5
  No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
- Deuteronomy 31:6
  Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- 1 Samuel 12:22
  Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
- Isaiah 41:17
  The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Through
Proverbs 11:4
Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
leads to
- Zephaniah 1:18
  Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He…
- Proverbs 10:2
  Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
- Genesis 7:1
  Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.