Pastors Jim and Marie Watt
“MATTHEW 6:1-18 – SERMON ON THE MOUNT”
ATTITUDES: ON DOING RIGHTEOUSNESS
ProSEche-te [4337] de ten di-kai-oSUnen [1343] huMON me poiEIN
But take heed you do not your :righteousness
EMpros-then ton anTHROpon, pros to the-aTHEnai auTOIS:
before :men, to be seen of them:
ei de MEge misTHON [3408] ouk Eche-te paRA to paTRI huMON
else you have no reward with your :Father
to en tois ou-raNOIS.
who is in the heavens.
2. 6:2-4 ALMS-GIVING
a. 6:2a HYPOCRITES PARADE THEIR ALMS-GIVING
HOtan oun poiES e-le-e-moSUnen [1654], me salPIses EMprosTHENsou,
When therefore you do alms, sound not a trumpet before you,
HOSper hoi hu-po-kriTAI poiOUsin en tais su-na-goGAIS
as the hypocrites do in the synagogues
kai en tais HRUmais,
and in the streets,
HOpos do-xasTHOsin huPO ton anTHROpon.
that they may have glory of :men.
b. 6:2b PRAISE OF MAN: ONLY REWARD OF HYPOCRITES
aMEN LEgo huMIN, aPEchou-sin tou misTHON auTON.
Amen I say unto you, They have their full :reward.
c. 6:3-4 GOD REWARDS ONLY SECRET ALMS-GIVING
sou de poiOUNtos e-le-e-moSUnen,
But when YOU do alms,
me GNOto he a-ris-teRA [710] sou ti poiEI he de-xiA [1188] sou:
let not your :left hand know what your :right does:
hoPOS e sou he e-le-e-moSUne [1654] en to krupTO [2927]:
4 that your :alms be in :secret:
kai ho paTER sou ho BLEpon [991] en to krupTO [2927] a-poDOsei soi [591].
and your :Father who sees in :secret shall recompense you.
3. 6:5-15 PRAYING: A MODEL PRAYER FOR DISCIPLES
a. 6:5a PRAYER: NOT AN EXCUSE FOR PARADE
Kai HOtan proSEUches-the [4336], ouk Eses-the hos hoi hu-po-kriTAI [5273]:
And when you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites:
HOti phiLOUsin [5368] en tais su-na-goGAIS [4864]
for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues
kai en tais goNIais [1137] ton pla-teiON [4113] hesTOtes proSEUches-thai,
and in the corners of the streets,
HOpos phaNOsin [5316] tois anTHROpois.
that they be seen of :men.
b. 6:5b MAN’S PRAISE: THE ONLY REWARD FOR PARADE
aMEN LEgo huMIN, aPEchou-si ton misTHON auTON.
Amen I say unto you, They have their full :reward.
c. 6:6 SECRET PRAYER: ONLY KIND REWARDED BY THE FATHER
su de HOtan proSEUche [4336], EIsel-the eis to taMEI-ON [5009] sou,
But when YOU pray, enter into your inner :chamber,
kai KLEIsas ten THUran sou,
and having shut your :door,
PROseu-xai to paTRI sou to en to krupTO,
pray to your :Father who is in :secret,
kai ho paTER sou ho BLEpon en to krupTO [2927] a-poDOsei [591] soi..
and your :Father who sees in :secret shall recompense you.
d. 6:7 VAIN REPETITION IN PRAYER FORBIDDEN
pro-seuCHOme-noi [4336] de me bat-ta-loGEse-te [945], HOSper hoi ETHni-koi [1482]:
But in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles:
doKOUsin [1380] gar HOti en te po-lu-loGIa [4180] auTON ei-sa-kousTHEson-tai [1522].
for they think that they shall be surely heard for their much :speaking.
e. 6:8 REASON: FATHER KNOWS OUR NEEDS BEFOREHAND
me oun ho-moi-oTHEte [4336] auTOIS:
Be not therefore like unto them:
OIden gar ho TheOS ho paTER huMON hon CHREIan [5532] Eche-te,
For :God your :father knows what things you have need of,
pro tou huMAS aiTEsai [154] auTON.
before you :ask him.
f. 6:9 PRAYER PATTERN: FIRST THE FATHER’S NAME!
HOUtos oun proSEUches-the [4336] huMEIS::
Pray YOU therefore thus:
PAter heMON ho en tois ou-raNOIS,
Our Father who is in the heavens,
Ha-gi-asTHEto [37] to OnoMA [3686] sou.
Hallowed be your :name.
g. 6:10b PRAYER AND GOD’S KINGDOM
elTHAto [2064] he ba-siLEIa [932] sou.
Your :kingdom come.
h. 6:10b PRAYER AND GOD’S WILL
ge-neTHEto [1096 to THEleMA [2307] sou,
Your :will be done,
hos en ou-raNO, kai ePI ges.
As in heaven, so on earth.
i. 6:11 PRAYER AND DAILY FOOD
ton ARton [740] heMON ton e-piOUsi-on [1967] dos [1325] heMIN SEme-ron [4594].
Our :daily :bread Give us this day.
j. 6:12 PRAYER AND FORGIVENESS: ITS CONDITION
kai Aphes [863] heMIN ta o-pheiLEma-ta [3781] heMON,
And forgive us our :debts,
hos kai heMEIS aPHEka-men [863] tois o-pheiLEtais [3781] heMON.
As we also have forgiven our :debtors.
k. 6:13 PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE IF TESTED
kai me ei-seNEGkes [1533] heMAS eis pei-rasMON [3986],
And bring us not into temptation,
alLA HRUsai [4508] heMAS aPO tou po-neROU [4190].
But deliver us from the evil one.
l. 6:14 FORGIVENESS: CONDITION TO RECEIVE FORGIVENESS!
E-AN gar aPHEte [863] tois anTHROpois ta pa-rapTOma-ta [3900] auTON,
For if you forgive :men their :trespasses,
aPHEsei kai huMIN ho paTER huMON ho ouRAni-os.
your :heavenly :Father will also forgive you.
m. 6:15 UNVORGIVENESS: PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO FORGIVE
eAN de me aPHEte tois anTHROpois to pa-rapTOma-ta [3900] auTON,
But if you forgive not :men their :trespasses,
ouDE ho paTER huMON aPHEsei ta pa-rapTOma-ta huMON.
neither will your :Father forgive your :trespasses.
4. 6:16-18 DIRECTIONS CONCERNING FASTING
a. 6:16a HOW NOT TO FAST
HOtan de nesTEUe-te [3522],
And when you fast,
me GInes-the [1096] hos hoi hu-po-kriTAI [5273] sku-throPOI [4659]:
become not as the hypocrites sad faced:
a-phaNIzou-sin [853] gar ta PROso-pa [4383] auTON,
for they disfigure their :faces,
HOpos phaNOsin [5316] tois anTHROpois nesTEUon-tes.
that they be seen of :men to fast.
b. 6:16b A POOR REWARD FOR IMPROPER FASTING
aMEN LEgo huMIN, aPEchou-sin ton misTHON [3408] auTON.
Amen I say unto you, They have their full reward.
c. 6:17-18 THE PROPER ATTITUDE AND METHOD FOR FASTING
su de nesTEUon [3522], AleiPSAI [218] sou ten ke-phaLEN [2776],
But when YOU fast, anoint your :head,
kai to PROsoPON [4383] sou NIpsai [3538];
and wash your :face;
HOpos me phaNES [5316] tois anTHROpois nesTEUon,
18 that you be not seen of :men to fast,
alLA to paTRI sou to en to kruPHAo [2927]:
but of your :Father who is in :secret:
kai ho paTER sou, ho BLEpon en to kruPHAIo,
and your :Father, who sees in :secret,
a-poDOsei [591] soi,
shall recompense you.
NOTE: -- 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!
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 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.
http://www.christianity.ca/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=4553&srcid=1979
Your friend – Jim Watt