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Pray for Needs, Not Greed
Commentators agree that "bread" represents all of life's necessities, not just food. The prayer teaches us to ask God for what is sufficient for the day, fostering contentment and temperance. It is a petition for our needs, not our greeds, guiding us away from a desire for luxury and excess.
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Albert Barnes
On Matthew 6:11
18th Century
Theologian
Give us this day, etc. The word bread here denotes, doubtless, everything necessary to sustain life (Matthew 4:4; [Reference D…
AT Robertson
On Matthew 6:11
Our daily bread (τον αρτον ημων τον επιουσιον). This adjective "daily" (επιουσιον) coming after "Give us this day" (δος ημιν σημερ…
Charles Spurgeon
On Matthew 6:9–13
19th Century
Preacher
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our dai…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Matthew 6:11
The last petitions explicitly request things for ourselves. The first is “bread” (GK 788), a term used to cover all food (cf.[Reference Proverbs 30…
John Calvin
On Matthew 6:11
16th Century
Theologian
Give us today our daily bread. This part of the prayer form Christ prescribed to us may be called, as I have said, the Second Table. I hav…
John Gill
On Matthew 6:11
17th Century
Pastor
Give us this day our daily bread .
The Arabic version reads it, "our bread for tomorrow"; and Jerom says, that in th…
Matthew Henry
On Matthew 6:9–15
17th Century
Minister
Christ saw it necessary to show His disciples what must commonly be the subject and method of their prayer. Not that we are restricted to the use o…
Thomas Aquinas
On Matthew 6:9–15
13th Century
Philosopher
Therefore, this is how you shall pray. Above, the Lord taught the manner of praying: namely, that we avoid both the vanit…