Matthew 6:19

Matthew 6:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
• New International Version (NIV)“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;

Context of Matthew 6:19

17But when you fast for some time, you should wash your face. Make your hair look nice. 18Then other people will not know that you are doing a special thing. But God, your Father, will know. You do not see him but he sees what you do secretly. He will give you good things in return. Do not want to have many valuable things here in the world. Insects or water can destroy those kinds of things. Or people may come into your house and they can rob you of those things. 20Instead, you should want to have valuable things in heaven. Insects and water cannot destroy anything there. Men cannot rob you of your things there. 21Then you will be thinking a lot about heaven, because that is where you keep your valuable things.

Matthew 6:19 word by word

Μὴ θησαυρίζετε ὑμῖν θησαυροὺς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὅπου σὴς καὶ βρῶσις ἀφανίζει καὶ ὅπου κλέπται διορύσσουσιν καὶ κλέπτουσιν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Layθησαυρίζωthēsaurizō · to store upG2343
• notμήmē · notG3361
• for yourselvesσύsu · youG4771
• treasuresθησαυρόςthēsauros · treasureG2344
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• earthὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
• mothσήςsēs · mothG4597
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• rustβρῶσιςbrōsis · eatingG1035
• doth corruptἀφανίζωaphanizō · to destroyG853
• thievesκλέπτηςkleptēs · thiefG2812
• break throughδιορύσσωdiorussō · to break inG1358
• stealκλέπτωkleptō · to stealG2813

Cross-references for Matthew 6:19

• Job 31:24I have not trusted in money or in gold. I have never thought that they would make me strong.
• Psalms 39:6As we live, we are just like shadows. We work to get things for ourselves. We may get a lot of money, but we do not know who will have it after we die.’
• Psalms 62:10Do not cheat people, or rob them to get money! That will not give you anything that you can trust to help you. Even if you become very rich, do not think it is important.
• Proverbs 11:4When it is time for God to punish you, money will not help you to escape. But if you are righteous, that will save you from death.
• Proverbs 16:16It is better to have wisdom than gold or silver. You should want to understand what is right.
• Proverbs 23:5Your money can disappear very quickly. It may seem to grow wings and then fly far away like an eagle.
• Ecclesiastes 2:26God gives wisdom, knowledge and joy to people who please him. Wicked people may work hard and become rich. But God takes away their valuable things and he gives them to someone who pleases him. So their hard work has no purpose. It is like somebody who tries to catch the wind.
• Ecclesiastes 5:10People who love money never have enough. They may get more and more valuable things, but they are never happy. This also has no purpose.
• Zephaniah 1:18Their money will not save them, on the day when the Lord is angry. He watches. And he is angry when his people love other gods. So he will send fire on the earth. Yes, he will quickly kill all the people who live in Judah.
• Luke 12:21Then Jesus said, ‘Some people think only about having many things for themselves. This story shows how those people live. But God says about them, “They have nothing of value at all.” ’
• Luke 18:24Jesus saw that the ruler had become sad. He said, ‘It is very difficult for rich people to let God rule in their lives.
• 1 Timothy 6:8So, if we have enough food and clothes, we should be happy with that.
• Hebrews 13:5In the way that you live, do not want lots of money. Be happy with the things that you have. Be happy, because God has said this: ‘I will never leave you; I will always be there with you.’
• James 5:1Now, listen to me, you rich people. Weep and cry aloud, because many troubles will soon happen to you.
• 1 John 2:15Do not live like people who do not know God. Do not love the wrong things that belong to this world. If anyone loves those things, it shows that they do not love God, their Father.

Commentaries on Matthew 6:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth - What blindness is it for a man to lay up that as a treasure which must necessarily perish! A heart designed for God and eternity is terribly degraded by being fixed on those things which are subject to corruption. "But may we not lay up treasure innocently?" Yes. 1st. If you can do it without setting your heart on it, which is almost impossible: and 2dly. If there be neither widows nor orphans, destitute…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth - Treasures, or wealth, among the ancients, consisted in clothes or changes of raiment, as well as in gold, silver, gems, wine, lands, and oil. It meant an abundance of “anything” that was held to be conducive to the ornament or comfort of life. As the Orientals delighted much in display, in splendid equipage, and costly garments, their treasures, in fact, consisted much in beautiful and richly-ornamented…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-24Verses 19-24 Worldly-mindedness is a common and fatal symptom of hypocrisy, for by no sin can Satan have a surer and faster hold of the soul, under the cloak of a profession of religion. Something the soul will have, which it looks upon as the best thing; in which it has pleasure and confidence above other things. Christ counsels to make our best things the joys and glories of the other world, those things not seen which are eternal, and to place our…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-3419. Lay not up for ourselves treasures upon earth--hoard not. where moth--a "clothes-moth." Eastern treasures, consisting partly in costly dresses stored up (Job 27:16), were liable to be consumed by moths (Job 13:28; Is 50:9; 51:8). In Jas 5:2 there is an evident reference to our Lord's words here. and rust--any "eating into" or "consuming"; here, probably, "wear and tear." doth corrupt--cause to disappear. By this reference to moth and rust our Lord…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 6:19

• Commandments
• Covetousness
• Moth
• Religion
• Riches
• Theft and Thieves
• Treasure

In the dictionaries

• Add
• Appear
• Closet
• Consider
• Corrupt
• Countenance
• Despise
• Dwell
• Fast
• Forgive

Commentaries on Matthew 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings