Matthew 6:19-23
Chapter 6
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The True Treasure
Do not store up treasures for yourself on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves can steal.20
Store up treasures for yourself with God, where no moth or rust can destroy them, nor thief comes and steals them.
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For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.
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Light and Darkness
The lamp of the body is the eye; if your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be filled with light.
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If your eyes are sick, your whole body is full of darkness. Then, if the light in you is darkness, how great that darkness is!
Commentaries
The True Treasure – Light and Darkness – God and Money.
With these words, Jesus reveals the root of evil—greed rooted in idolatry. “Mammon,” the god of money, stands as the unbridgeable rival of the God of the Beatitudes, whose holiness shines through his generosity, as highlighted in the Lord’s Prayer. Jesus ends with a simple phrase that urges listeners, both then and now, to make a clear choice—either for God or for money (24).