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but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don`t break through and steal;
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An Eternal Investment
Commentators explain that "treasures in heaven" refer to securing your eternal well-being and an inheritance with God. Unlike earthly wealth, which is subject to decay ("moth and rust") and theft, heavenly treasure is permanent, incorruptible, and eternally secure.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Lay up treasures...in heaven. That is, have provision made for your eternal felicity. Do not exhaust your strength, and spend your days, i…
Rust (βρωσις). Something that "eats" (βιβρωσκω) or "gnaws" or "corrodes."
19th Century
Anglican
Treasures in heaven — These, as in the parallel passage of Luke 12:33, are the good works, or rather the character formed by them,…
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Baptist
Let our desires and efforts go after heavenly things. These are not liable to any decay within themselves, nor can they be taken from us by force o…
By contrast, treasures in heaven are forever exempt from decay and theft. They refer to whatever is of good and eternal significance that comes out…
16th Century
Protestant
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven. This refers to those who, instead of entangling themselves in the snares of this world, mak…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But lay up for yourselves treasure in heaven That is, either be concerned for, and seek after heavenly treasure, the riches of…
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] …
