Verš 33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
1Kr 3:13 - And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
Ž 37:25 - I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Ž 55:22 - Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Verš 2
Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Rim 12:8 - Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Verš 4
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Lk 14:14 - And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
Verš 6
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
2Kr 4:33 - He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.
Sk 10:4 - And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
Verš 7
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
1Kr 18:28 - And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
Iz 1:15 - And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Verš 9
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Lk 11:2 - And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Verš 13
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Mt 13:19 - When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
Verš 14
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Mk 11:25 - And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
Kol 3:13 - Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Verš 15
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Mt 18:35 - So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Jak 2:13 - For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
Verš 16
Moreover 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.
Iz 58:3 - Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
Mt 9:14 - Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
Mk 2:18 - And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?
Lk 5:33 - And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?
Verš 19
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Prís 23:4 - Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Heb 13:5 - Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Jak 5:1 - Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
Verš 20
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
Lk 12:33 - Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
1Tim 6:19 - Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Verš 22
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
Lk 11:34 - The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
Verš 24
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Lk 16:13 - No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Verš 25
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Ž 37:5 - Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Ž 55:22 - Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Lk 12:22 - And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
Flp 4:6 - Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
1Tim 6:8 - And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
1Pt 5:7 - Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Verš 26
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Jób 38:41 - Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
Ž 147:9 - He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
Mt 6,2-18 - Farizeji pokladali almužnu, modlitbu a pôst za hlavný prejav cnosti (spravodlivosti). Zostali však iba pri vonkajšku. Pán Ježiš zdokonaľuje tieto skutky tým, že im dáva vnútorný obsah. Treba ich konať s čistým úmyslom a z lásky k Bohu. Odsudzuje tu takú nábožnosť, ktorá sa vyžíva iba vo vonkajších prejavoch.
Mt 6,9-13 - Lk 11, 2–4.
Mt 6,14-15 - Mk 11, 25; Lk 6, 37.Medzi Božím a ľudským odpúšťaním je vnútorný súvis. Iba ten môže mať nádej, že mu Boh odpustí, kto vie úprimne odpustiť každému.
Mt 6,19-23 - Lk 12, 33–34; 11, 34–35.
Mt 6,22 - Pán Ježiš tu hovorí o správnom životnom postoji. Ten hrá v živote takú úlohu, akú oko v pozemskom živote pri orientovaní sa. Svetlo je zameranie celého života na Boha, tma zasa vzdialenie sa od neho.
Mt 6,24 - Lk 16, 13.Mamona v aramejčine znamená majetok, peniaz, zisk. Zosobňuje tu tyrana, ktorý zotročuje človeka.
Mt 6,25-33 - Lk 12, 22–31.Nie je to výzva na nečinnosť, ale na plnú dôveru v Božiu prozreteľnosť. Ak nám Boh dal život, dá aj to, čo je potrebné na jeho udržiavanie. Prílišná honba za majetkom odvádza myslenie človeka od Boha, a preto je nedôstojná kresťana.
