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Matthew 6:16-18 KJV
Matthew · chapter 6 · verses 16–18
16Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 17But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; 18That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.Matthew 6:16-18 · King James Version
Matthew 6:16-18 in context
14For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
16Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
17But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
18That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
Commentary
Cross references
- Isaiah 58:3-5
- Matthew 9:14-15
- Nehemiah 1:4
- Daniel 9:3
- Luke 18:12
- Psalms 69:10
- Ruth 3:3
- Matthew 6:6
- Matthew 6:4
Key words (Strong's)
- countenanceskythrōposof a sad and gloomy countenanceG4659 →
- hypocriteshypokritēsone who answers, an interpreter, an actor, stage player, a dissembler, pretender…G5273 →
- disfigureaphanizōto snatch out of sight, to put out of view, to make unseen, to cause to vanish away, to…G853 →
- Moreoverdebut, moreover, and, etcG1161 →
- appearphainōto bring forth into the light, cause to shine, shed light, shine, to shine, be bright or…G5316 →
- Verilyamēnfirm, metaph. faithful, verily, amen, at the beginning of a discourseG281 →
- anointaleiphōto anointG218 →
- Fatherpatērgenerator or male ancestor, either the nearest ancestor father of the corporeal nature…G3962 →
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We are here cautioned against hypocrisy in fasting, as before in almsgiving, and in prayer. I. It is here supposed that religious fasting is a duty required of the disciples of Christ, when God, in his providence, calls to it, and when the case of their own souls upon any account requires it;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-18