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GOSPEL OF MATTHEW chapter 6

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1 Be careful that you do not do your alms in front of people so that they will see you: otherwise you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

2 So, when you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that people may praise them. Truly I tell you, they are already receiving their reward.

3 But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

4 that your alms may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you openly.

5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, so that they may be seen by people. Truly I tell you that they are already receiving their reward.

6 But you, when you pray, go into your room and, having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you openly.

7 And when you pray, do not talk too much, like the pagans, for they think that for their many words they will be heard;

8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

9 Pray this way:

Our Father who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name;

10 Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven;

11 Give us this day our daily bread;

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors;

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

14 For if you forgive people their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,

15 But if you do not forgive people their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

16 Also, when you fast, do not be sad, like the hypocrites, for they put on gloomy faces in order to appear to people as fasting. Truly I tell you that they are already receiving their reward.

17 And you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

18 That you may appear to those who fast, not before men, but before your Father who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you openly.

19 Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal,

20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in and steal,

21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

22 The lamp of the body is the eye. So, if your eye is clean, then your whole body will be bright;

23 But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be dark. So, if the light that is in you is darkness, then what is the darkness?

24 No one can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and love the other; or he will be zealous for one and neglectful of the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

25 Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will wear. Is not the life more than food, and the body than clothing?

26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap, nor gather into barns; and your Father in heaven feeds them. Aren't you much better than them?

27 And which of you, by worrying, can add even one cubit to his stature?

28 And why are you concerned about clothing? Look at the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;

29 But I tell you that Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like any of these;

30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more than you, O you of little faith!

31 So do not be anxious and say, “What shall we eat?” or what to drink? or what to wear?

32 Because the Gentiles seek all these things, and because your Father in heaven knows that you need all these things.

33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

34 So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things: each day’s own troubles are sufficient.

Be careful not to do your alms in front of people so that they will see you: otherwise you will have no reward from your Heavenly Father. So, when you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that people may glorify them. Truly I tell you, they are already receiving their reward. When you do alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you openly.

And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to stop and pray in the synagogues and on street corners in order to appear before people. Truly I tell you that they are already receiving their reward. But you, when you pray, go into your room and, having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you openly.

And when you pray, do not say too much, like the pagans, for they think that in their many words they will be heard; Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. Pray like this:

“Our Father who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen".

For if you forgive people their sins, then your Heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive people their sins, then your Father will not forgive you your sins.

Also, when you fast, do not be sad like the hypocrites, for they put on gloomy faces in order to appear to people as fasting. Truly I tell you that they are already receiving their reward. And you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you may not appear to men as you fast, but to your Father who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you openly.

Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break through and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break through and steal, for where your treasure is, there it will be and your heart.

The lamp for the body is the eye. So, if your eye is clean, then your whole body will be bright; if your eye is bad, then your whole body will be dark. So, if the light that is in you is darkness, then what is the darkness?

No one can serve two masters: for either he will hate one and love the other; or he will be zealous for one and neglectful of the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will wear. Is not the soul more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap, nor gather into barns; and your Father in heaven feeds them. Aren't you much better than them? And which of you, by caring, can add even one cubit to his height?

And why do you care about clothes? Look at the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; but I tell you that Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like any of them; But if God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, then God will clothe it more than you, O you of little faith!

So do not worry and say, “What shall we eat?” or “what to drink?” or “what should I wear?” Because the pagans are looking for all this, and because your Heavenly Father knows that you need all this. Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. So, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things: enough for each day is its own care.

There are no reliable reasons to consider the apostle Matthew as the author

Traditionally, the authorship of the Gospel of Matthew is attributed to Matthew. The Bible tells us a little about this man:

Mf. 9:9

“As Jesus passed from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the toll booth, and he said to him, “Follow Me.” And he arose and followed Him.”

Mf. 10:2–4

“And the names of the twelve apostles are these: first Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James Zebedee and John his brother, 3 Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the publican, James Alphaeus and Levbeus, called Thaddeus, 4 Simon the Canaanite and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Him.”

This same apostle is also called:

1. Levi Matthew;
2. Levi Alfeev.

He is mentioned in the Gospel of Luke:

OK. 5:27-29

“After this [Jesus] went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax collection office, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he, leaving everything, stood up and followed Him. And Levi made a great feast for Him in his house; and there were many publicans and others who sat with them.”

So Matthew was a tax collector and became one of the twelve disciples, the apostles. We also know that Jacob Alfeev may be his brother. This is all that Scripture says about this man.

Where did the claim that he wrote the first Gospel come from? From Tradition.

Papyrus with the text of the Gospel of Matthew

We must admit that Tradition is not always a reliable source. Consider the stories that all the heroes of the New Testament are sisters, brothers and parents to each other.

Tradition tends to simplify everything, and in the couple of centuries since the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, much has become conjectured. Therefore, you cannot trust legend 100%.

Irenaeus of Lyon

one of the first Church Fathers, Bishop of Lyon

Only in the 2nd century, Church Father Irenaeus of Lyons mentioned the written work of the Apostle Matthew:

“Matthew published the scriptures of the Gospel among the Jews in their own language, while Peter and Paul preached the gospel in Rome and founded the Church.”

In the 4th century, this idea was repeated by the church historian Eusebius of Caesarea:

“Matthew originally preached to the Jews; Having gathered to other nations, he handed them his Gospel, written in their native language. Recalled from them, he left them his Scripture in return.”

He also cites a quote allegedly belonging to Papias of Hierapolis, a contemporary of the last apostles. Actually, all the statements of Papias of Hierapolis are known only from later sources by other authors. Here's the quote:

“Matthew wrote down Jesus’ conversations in Hebrew and translated them as best he could.”

All this is not enough to equate the canonical first Gospel with the text that the Apostle Matthew could have written. And there are good reasons for this. But we'll talk about them in another section.

Here it is important for us that the grounds for establishing authorship are quite shaky, and today we call this book the Gospel of Matthew only by tradition.

As for the apostle himself, according to legend, he preached either in Ethiopia or in Anatolia, for which he was killed around the year 60.

Apostle Matthew should not be confused with Apostle Matthew, who was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot. These are different people.

See also the article The Gospel of Judas

The Apostle Matthew is called the author of two more apocrypha, but he did not write them

Apocryphal writings are also attributed to the Apostle Matthew.

Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew

This is a late text. Possibly 6th century. It has not been previously reported. He inherits the tradition of the so-called proto-gospels - stories about the childhood of Jesus Christ. It is clear that the author of the apocrypha is familiar with this kind of literature, since he borrows a lot from other proto-gospels and develops the topic more deeply.

In the Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew, Jesus Christ is worshiped by dragons and leopards

The text tells about the period of pregnancy of the Virgin Mary and the early years of the Savior. Moreover, the concentration of miracles there is outrageously strong. Jesus Christ is worshiped by leopards, He preaches to dragons and sends the palm tree to heaven.

In spirit, this is not the Gospel at all, for in canonical texts the task is to convey the teachings of Christ. Here is to amaze the reader with the volume of fiction.

The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew tells about the childhood of Jesus Christ

Gospel of Matthew the Sincere

Most likely a remake. At least, ancient sources do not report this text. It is impossible to determine for sure whether the authorship is attributed to the Apostle Matthew, but most likely this is the case.

The Apocrypha tells the story of the last years of Jesus' life and His Resurrection. Moreover, it contains incorrectly interpreted quotations from the canonical Gospels.

Here is a fragment of the first chapter:

Gospel of Matthew the Sincere 1:1–6

“He came to testify to the light, but not to bring glory to those who believed in him. He was not the light, but was sent to testify to the light. He was the One whose word became flesh. Imperishable flesh, not knowing death. There were those who, having filled themselves and those around them with doubt, said: We do not believe that this is from the holy spirit, for he suffers from our sufferings and rejoices in our joys. It is only said in the scriptures: Holy is not the one who, having renounced himself from the world, lives without sin, but the one who watches over himself among men and edifies others.”

It is clear that we are talking about Jesus Christ.

"He was that the word Was flesh."

This is confirmed by the following phrase:

Gospel of Matthew the Sincere 2:1

“When I found Confidence in Power, I came to the desert to John.”

But the first fragment is simply a paraphrased introduction from the Gospel of John:

John 1:7–8

“He came as a witness, to testify of the Light, so that through him all might believe. He was not light, but was sent to testify to the Light."

Matthew, as an evangelist, is depicted on the sails of the temple.
However, the author of the canonical Gospel is talking about John the Baptist, and in the Gospel of Matthew the Sincere we see thoughtless copying of phrases and a completely un-Christian statement:

"Jesus was not the light."

This is already enough to draw correct conclusions about the value of this apocrypha for Orthodoxy.

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Be careful not to do your alms in front of people so that they will see you: otherwise you will have no reward from your Heavenly Father. So, when you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that people may glorify them. Truly I tell you, they are already receiving their reward. When you do alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you openly. And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to stop and pray in the synagogues and on street corners in order to appear before people. Truly I tell you that they are already receiving their reward. But you, when you pray, go into your room and, having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you openly. And when you pray, do not say too much, like the pagans, for they think that in their many words they will be heard; Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. Pray like this: Our Father who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. For if you forgive people their sins, then your Heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive people their sins, then your Father will not forgive you your sins. Also, when you fast, do not be sad like the hypocrites, for they put on gloomy faces in order to appear to people as fasting. Truly I tell you that they are already receiving their reward. And you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you may not appear to men as you fast, but to your Father who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you openly. Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break through and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break through and steal, for where your treasure is, there it will be and your heart. The lamp for the body is the eye. So, if your eye is clean, then your whole body will be bright; if your eye is bad, then your whole body will be dark. So, if the light that is in you is darkness, then what is the darkness? No one can serve two masters: for either he will hate one and love the other; or he will be zealous for one and neglectful of the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will wear. Is not the life more than food, and the body than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap, nor gather into barns; and your Father in heaven feeds them. Aren't you much better than them? And which of you, by caring, can add even one cubit to his height? And why do you care about clothes? Look at the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; but I tell you that Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like any of them; But if God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, then God will clothe it more than you, O you of little faith! So do not worry and say, “What shall we eat?” or what to drink? or what to wear? because the pagans seek all this, and because your Heavenly Father knows that you need all this. Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things: each day’s own troubles are enough.

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