Matthew 6:1-18

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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 *(From: MATTHEW #8 - 6:1-18)*


 *D. 6:1-18 ATTITUDES: ON DOING RIGHTEOUSNESS*

   *1. 6:1 THREE FORMS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS NOT FOR PRAISE OF MAN*

*But take heed you do not your :righteousness*

ProSEche-te [4337] de t*e*n di-kai-oSUn*e*n [1343] huM*O*N m*e* poiEIN

*before :men, to be seen of them:*

EMpros-then t*o*n anTHR*O*p*o*n, pros to the-aTH*E*nai auTOIS:

*else you have no reward with your :Father who is in the heavens.*

ei de M*E*ge misTHON [3408] ouk Eche-te paRA t*o* paTRI huM*O*N t*o* en tois
ou-raNOIS.


 *2. 6:2-4 ALMS-GIVING*

*a. 6:2a HYPOCRITES PARADE THEIR ALMS-GIVING*

*When therefore you do alm**s**, sound not a trumpet before you,*

HOtan oun poi*E*S e-le-*e*-moSUn*e*n [1654], m*e* salPIs*e*s EMprosTHEN sou,

*as the hypocrites do in the synagogues*

H*O*Sper hoi hu-po-kriTAI poiOUsin en tais su-na-g*o*GAIS

*and in the streets, that they may have glory of :men.*

kai en tais 'RUmais, HOp*o*s do-xasTH*O*sin huPO t*o*n anTHR*O*p*o*n.* *


 *b. 6:2b Amen I say unto you, They have their full :reward.*

aM*E*N LEg*o* huMIN, aPEchou-sin tou misTHON auT*O*N.


 *c. 6:3-4 GOD REWARDS ONLY SECRET ALMS-GIVING*

*But when YOU do alm**s**, let not your :left **hand** know what your :right
does:*

sou de poiOUNtos e-le-*e*-moSUn*e*n, m*e* GN*O*t*o* h*e* a-ris-teRA [710] sou
ti poiEI h*e* de-xiA [1188] sou:

*4 **that your :alm**s** be in :secret:*

HOp*o*s *E* sou h*e* e-le-*e*-moSUn*e* [1654] en t*o* krupT*O* [2927]:

*and your :Father who sees in :secret shall recompense you.*

kai ho paT*E*R sou ho BLEp*o*n [991] en t*o* krupT*O* [2927] a-poD*O*sei soi
[591].* *


 *3. 6:5-15 PRAYING: A MODEL PRAYER FOR DISCIPLES*

*a. 6:5a PRAYER: NOT AN EXCUSE FOR PARADE*

*And when you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites:*

Kai HOtan proSEUch*e*s-the [4336], ouk Eses-the h*o*s hoi hu-po-kriTAI
[5273]:

*for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues*

HOti phiLOUsin [5368] en tais su-na-g*o*GAIS [4864]

*and in the corners of the streets, that they be seen of :men.*

kai en tais g*o*NIais t*o*n pla-tei*O*N heST*O*tes proSEUches-thai, HOp*o*s
phaN*O*sin tois anTHR*O*pois.


 *b. 6:5b Amen I say unto you, They have their full :reward.*

aM*E*N LEg*o* huMIN, aPEchou-si ton misTHON auT*O*N.


 *c. 6:6 SECRET PRAYER: ONLY KIND REWARDED BY THE FATHER*

*But when YOU pray, enter into your inner :chamber,*

su de HOtan proSEUch*e* [4336], EIsel-the eis to taMEI-ON [5009] sou,

*and having shut your :door, pray to your :Father who is in :secret,*

kai KLEIsas t*e*n THUran sou, PROseu-xai t*o* paTRI sou t*o* en t*o* krupT*O
*,

*and your :Father who sees in :secret shall recompense you.*

kai ho paT*E*R sou ho BLEp*o*n en t*o* krupT*O* [2927] a-poD*O*sei [591] soi
..


 *d. 6:7 VAIN REPETITION IN PRAYER FORBIDDEN*

*But in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles:*

pro-seuCHOme-noi [4336] de m*e* bat-ta-loG*E*s*e*-te [945], H*O*sper hoi
ETHni-koi [1482]:

*for they think that they shall be surely heard for their much :speaking.*

doKOUsin [1380] gar HOti en t*e* po-lu-loGIa [4180] auT*O*N
ei-sa-kousTH*E*son-tai
[1522].


 *e. 6:8 REASON: FATHER KNOWS OUR NEEDS BEFOREHAND*

*Be not therefore like unto them: *

m*e* oun ho-moi-*o*TH*E*te [4336] auTOIS:

*For :God your :father knows what things you have need of, before you :ask
him. *

OIden gar ho TheOS ho paT*E*R huM*O*N h*o*n CHREIan Eche-te, pro tou huMAS
aiT*E*sai auTON.


 *f. 6:9 PRAYER PATTERN: FIRST THE FATHER’S NAME!*

*Pray YOU therefore thus:*

HOUt*o*s oun proSEUches-the [4336] huMEIS:

*Our Father who **is** in the heavens, Hallowed be your :name.*

PAt*e*r h*e*M*O*N ho en tois ou-raNOIS, Ha-gi-asTH*E*t*o* [37] to OnoMA [3686]
sou.


 *g. 6:10a **Your :kingdom come. *elTHAt*o* [2064] h*e* ba-siLEIa [932] sou.


 *h. 6:10b Your :will be done, As in heaven, so on earth.*

ge-n*e*TH*E*t*o* [1096 to THEleMA [2307] sou, h*o*s en ou-raN*O*, kai ePI g*
e*s.


 *i. 6:11 Our :daily :bread Give us this day.*

ton ARton [740] h*e*M*O*N ton e-piOUsi-on [1967] dos [1325] heMIN SEme-ron
[4594].


 *j. 6:12 PRAYER AND FORGIVENESS: ITS CONDITION*

*And forgive us our :debts,*

kai Aphes [863] h*e*MIN ta o-pheiL*E*ma-ta [3781] h*e*M*O*N,

*As we also have forgiven our :debtors.*

h*o*s kai h*e*MEIS aPH*E*ka-men [863] tois o-pheiLEtais [3781] h*e*M*O*N.


 *k. 6:13 PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE IF TESTED*

*And bring us not into temptation,*

kai m*e* ei-seNEGkes [1533] h*e*MAS eis pei-rasMON [3986],

*But deliver us from the evil one.*

alLA 'RUsai [4508] h*e*MAS aPO tou po-n*e*ROU [4190].


 *l. 6:14 FORGIVENESS: CONDITION TO RECEIVE FORGIVENESS!*

*For if you forgive :men their :trespasses,*

E-AN gar aPH*E*te [863] tois anTHR*O*pois ta pa-rapT*O*ma-ta [3900] auT*O*N,

*your :heavenly :Father will also forgive you.*

aPH*E*sei kai huMIN ho paT*E*R huM*O*N ho ouRAni-os.


 *m. 6:15 UNFORGIVENESS: PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO FORGIVE*

*But if you forgive not :men their :trespasses,*

eAN de m*e* aPH*E*te tois anTHR*O*pois to pa-rapT*O*ma-ta [3900] auT*O*N,

*neither will your :Father forgive your :trespasses.*

ouDE ho paT*E*R huM*O*N aPH*E*sei ta pa-rapT*O*ma-ta huM*O*N.


 *4. 6:16-18 DIRECTIONS CONCERNING FASTING*

*a. 6:16a HOW NOT TO FAST*

*And when you fast, become not as the hypocrites sad faced:*

HOtan de n*e*sTEU*e*-te [3522], m*e* GInes-the [1096] h*o*s hoi hu-po-kriTAI
sku-thr*o*POI [4659]:

*for they disfigure their :faces, that they be seen of :men to fast.*

a-phaNIzou-sin [853] gar ta PROs*o*-pa auT*O*N, HOp*o*s phaN*O*sin tois
anTHR*O*pois n*e*sTEUon-tes.


 *b. 6:16b Amen I say unto you, They have their full reward.*

aM*E*N LEg*o* huMIN, aPEchou-sin ton misTHON [3408] auT*O*N.


 *c. 6:17-18 THE PROPER ATTITUDE AND METHOD FOR FASTING*

*But when YOU fast, anoint your :head, and wash your :face;*

su de n*e*sTEU*o*n [3522], AleiPSAI [218] sou t*e*n ke-phaL*E*N [2776], kai
to PROs*o*PON [4383] sou NIpsai [3538];

*18 **that you be not seen of :men to fast, but of your :Father who is in
:secret:*

HOp*o*s m*e* phaN*E*S tois anTHR*O*pois n*e*sTEU*o*n, alLA t*o* paTRI sou t*
o* en t*o* kruPHA*o*:

*18 **that you be not seen of :men to fast, but of your :Father who is in
:secret:*

kai ho paT*E*R sou, ho BLEp*o*n en t*o* kruPHAI*o*, a-poD*O*sei [591] soi.


 *NOTE:* - At the suggestion of our Printer's Associate, I am making the
following revision. As you will have noted, this Interlinear does not follow
the normal Interlinear pattern. Because the English text is not  a
word-for-word equivalent to the transliterated Greek text; and because a
one-line sentence stands for the sentence summary - and therefore precedes
the Greek text - it was felt that the English text throughout the NT should
precede the Greek text for consistency. I can complete this reversal of
texts for the Gospels in one month, and another month will complete the
entire NT. This mailing shows this reversal of texts. Do you have any
comments?


*BENEVOLENT GIVING – PRAYER – AND FASTING –*

This section of the Sermon on the Mount can be seen exemplified in the life
of Jesus in a most amazing manner. Jesus’ 12 disciples watched Him for 3
years, and were so impressed with His example, that they requested, “LORD –
teach us to pray like John the Baptist taught his disciples to pray.” The
prayer contained here most certainly contained the 7 areas in which Jesus
the Son of :Man prayed to His heavenly Father. *This* should motivate us not
just daily; but like Daniel – 3 times a day -- to seek our heavenly Father’s
face in Jesus’ Name! Will He hear and answer? Most certainly, as we
faithfully let the Holy Spirit guide us into obeying all the commands of
Jesus!


 It is important to note here that Jesus introduces “The Disciples' Prayer”
with “double imperatives”! The Lord's Prayer is really John 17 by Jesus!
What is normally called the Lord's Prayer is really “The Disciples' Prayer”.


 Jesus said - After this manner *pray* ye (Imperative mood). Then *each* of
the requests which follow are also in the imperative mood except one! And
lead us not into *testing* - is in the subjunctive mood. The significance of
this is - Father, if you can bring me into the image of Jesus without going
through what “Job” did, please do! But if the only way you can bring me as a
son into glory is through testing - then in the process, *let not* Satan get
an eventual advantage over me, but deliver me as you did Job! And may I too
forgive my persecuting enemies as did Job, Jesus, and Stephen!


 This is quite a different way of looking at this prayer Jesus gave to His
disciples!


 Note also that the 5th request to the Father, “Forgive us our debts as we
forgive our debtors”, is the *only one* repeated. Jesus emphasizes the
importance of being forgiven - is on *our part* forgiving our enemies - else
- our heavenly Father will *not* forgive us!


 We need to clearly understand and note these insights.


 And what of *giving*? – God so loved us in the world that He gave His only
begotten Son on our behalf. And Jesus in His Deity so loved us that He
humbled Himself to become a man like us so He could redeem us by His blood
and reconcile us back to God. *Giving*? Never has the world seen such an
example of Giving. Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” helped us
understand this to some extent.


 And what of the Holy Spirit? Like the Father and the Son, He so loved us --
that on the basis of Jesus’ sacrifice He gave Himself to come to live in us
at Pentecost, so that through Him Jesus could live out His Victorious and
Overcoming Life *through us*!


 Yes – this is the privilege of the Disciple!


 And what of Fasting? Men of prayer say – “When prayer alone won’t get one
through – add fasting to prayer, and see the amazing results.”


 When I get into the Sermon on the Mount – I always look forward to this
3-fold section. It is so rewarding. It so pleases the Father. It so honors
the Son.


 And again – the texts above are from the discovery of Ivan Panin concerning
God’s Numeric signature, aligning Himself infallibly with the Word – both
Hebrew and Greek.


 So the liberals and modernists have trouble receiving this! So what else is
new? But those who have ears to hear will rejoice in this last day
Interlinear Numeric Greek New Testament made possible by Panin. Again –
click on the link below, and find the article and extra 5 links on Panin.

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