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But you, when you fast, anoint, etc. That is, appear as you do daily. Do not assume any new appearance, or change your countenance or dres…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Anoint your head, and wash your face — Both these acts were rigidly prohibited by the traditions of the Elders on the Day of Atonement, an…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Use diligence to conceal what it would be foolish to parade. Do not neglect any outward act of personal cleanliness or adornment, “anoi…
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
Glossa Ordinaria: The Lord, having taught us what we ought not to do, now proceeds to teach us what we ought to do, saying,
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
Yet Jesus, far from banning fasting, assumes his disciples will fast as well as give alms and pray (vv.3, 6). What he condemns is ostentation in fa…
John Gill
JohnGill
But you, when you fast
Christ allows of fasting, but what is of a quite different kind from that of the Jews; which …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Religious fasting is a duty required of the disciples of Christ, but it is not so much a duty itself, as a means to dispose us for other duties. Fa…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
And when you fast, be not as the hypocrites, sad. After specifying the manner of praying and giving alms, He now specifie…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes