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"Don`t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
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All Wealth is Vulnerable
Commentators explain that "treasures" in Jesus' time included fine clothing and grain, not just money. This is why He mentions moths and "rust" (a term for general decay or vermin). The point is that every form of earthly wealth is fundamentally insecure—it can decay on its own, be eaten by pests, or be stolen by thieves who could literally dig through mud-brick walls.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 (μη θησαυριζετε υμιν θησαυρους). Do not have this habit (μη and the present imperative). See o…
19th Century
Anglican
Lay not up for yourselves treasures—Literally, with a force that the English lacks, treasure not up your treasures.
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Baptist
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…
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…
16th Century
Protestant
Lay not up. This deadly plague reigns everywhere throughout the world. Men are grown mad with an insatiable desire for gain. Christ charge…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth Meaning either treasures that are of an earthly nature and kind, the …
Worldly-mindedness 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…
13th Century
Catholic
Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth. Above, the Lord prescribed that we do not do works for the sake of [human] …
