SEV Biblia, Chapter 6:18
para no mostrar a los hombres que ayunas, sino a tu Padre que est en secreto; y tu Padre que ve en secreto, te pagar en pblico.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 6:18
Verse 18. Thy father which seeth in secret] Let us not be afraid that our hearts can be concealed from God; but let us fear lest he perceive them to be more desirous of the praise of men than they are of that glory which comes from Him. Openly.] en tw fanerw. These words are omitted by nine MSS. in uncial letters; and by more than one hundred others, by most of the versions, and by several of the primitive fathers. As it is supported by no adequate authority, Bengel, Wetstein, Griesbach, and others, have left it out of the text.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 18. That thou appear not unto men to fast , etc.] Which is just the reverse of the hypocrites, the Scribes and Pharisees; and quite contrary to the customs of the Jews, who when they fasted, particularly on their noted fasts f425 , brought out the ark into the street of the city, and put burnt ashes upon it, and upon the head of the prince, and upon the head of the president of the sanhedrim, and every man upon his own head.
All which was done, to be seen of men to fast; but Christ directs to such sorts of fasting, and which is to be done in such a manner, as only to be seen by God: but unto thy Father which is in secret ; who is invisible, and who sees what is done in secret, and takes notice of the internal exercise of grace; which he approves of, and prefers to outward fastings; and thy Father which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly : and to have honour from God, is infinitely more than to have the applause of men; for as God delights in, so he will reward his own grace with glory.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 16-18 - 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 othe duties. Fasting is the humbling of the soul, Ps 35:13; that is the inside of the duty; let that, therefore, be thy principal care, and a to the outside of it, covet not to let it be seen. God sees in secret and will reward openly.
Greek Textus Receptus
οπως 3704 ADV μη 3361 PRT-N φανης 5316 5652 V-2APS-2S τοις 3588 T-DPM ανθρωποις 444 N-DPM νηστευων 3522 5723 V-PAP-NSM αλλα 235 CONJ τω 3588 T-DSM πατρι 3962 N-DSM σου 4675 P-2GS τω 3588 T-DSM εν 1722 PREP τω 3588 T-DSN κρυπτω 2927 A-DSN και 2532 CONJ ο 3588 T-NSM πατηρ 3962 N-NSM σου 4675 P-2GS ο 3588 T-NSM βλεπων 991 5723 V-PAP-NSM εν 1722 PREP τω 3588 T-DSN κρυπτω 2927 A-DSN αποδωσει 591 5692 V-FAI-3S σοι 4671 P-2DS εν 1722 PREP τω 3588 T-DSN φανερω 5318 A-DSN
Robertson's NT Word Studies
6:18 {In secret} (en twi krufaiwi). Here as in #6:4,6 the Textus Receptus adds en twi phaner"i (openly), but it is not genuine. The word kruphaios is here alone in the New Testament, but occurs four times in the Septuagint.
