Lay not up for yourselves treasures (μη θησαυριζετε υμιν θησαυρους). Do not have this habit (μη and the present imperative). See o…

Lay not up for yourselves treasures, etc. Treasures, or wealth, among the ancients, consisted of clothes, or sets of garments, as well as …

Lay not up for yourselves treasures—Literally, with a force that the English lacks, treasure not up your treasures.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for you…

St. John Chrysostom: After driving away the disease of vanity, He rightly introduces the topic of contempt for riches. For the…

The prohibition of this verse could well be rendered “stop storing up treasures”; the time for a decisive break has come. The love of wealth is a g…

Lay not up. This deadly plague reigns everywhere throughout the world. Men are grown mad with an insatiable desire for gain. Christ charge…

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth
Meaning either treasures that are of an earthly nature and kind, the …

Worldly-mindedne is a common and fatal symptom of hypocrisy, for by no sin can Satan have a surer and firmer hold of the soul, under the cloak of a…

Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth. Above, the Lord prescribed that we do not do works for the sake of [human] …