SEV Biblia, Chapter 6:30
Y si la hierba del campo que hoy es, y maana es echada en el horno, Dios la viste así, ¿no har mucho ms a vosotros, hombres de poca fe?
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 6:30
Verse 30. If God so clothe the grass of the field] Christ confounds both the luxury of the rich in their superfluities, and the distrust of the poor as to the necessaries of life. Let man, who is made for God and eternity, learn from a flower of the field how low the care of Providence stoops. All our inquietudes and distrusts proceed from lack of faith: that supplies all wants. The poor are not really such, but because they are destitute of faith. To-morrow is cast into the oven] The inhabitants of the east, to this day, make use of dry straw, withered herbs, and stubble, to heat their ovens.
Some have translated the original word klibanon, a still, and intimate that our Lord alludes to the distillation of herbs for medicinal purposes; but this is certainly contrary to the scope of our Lord's argument, which runs thus: If God covers with so much glory things of no farther value than to serve the meanest uses, will he not take care of his servants, who are so precious in his sight, and designed for such important services in the world? See Harmer's Observations.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 30. Wherefore if God so clothe the grass of the field . etc.] These words are a conclusion from the former, and contain an argument from the lesser to the greater; that if God, for this is solely his work, so clothes the lilies, the flowers of the field, and whatever grows up out of the earth, in such a beautiful and splendid manner, as even to outdo Solomon, in his richest apparel; theres no doubt to be made of it, or at least ought not, but that he will much more provide clothing for men. The argument is illustrated, by the short continuance of the grass of the field, which is so clothed; and the use it is put to, when cut down; which today is in being, but abides not long, as it were but for a day: it flourishes in the morning, continues for the day in its glory and verdure, is cut down at evening, and withers and dies, and tomorrow is cast into the oven , to heat it with, or as the Syriac version reads arwntb , in the furnace. And so Munsters Hebrew edition of this Gospel. For furnaces used to be heated with straw and stubble, and such like things, as were gathered out of the fields; so, we read in the Misna f448 , that pots and furnaces were heated; a pot which they heat with straw and stubble, they put into it that which is to be boiled a furnace which they heat with straw and stubble, they put nothing into it, nor upon it (i.e. till they have removed the coals or ashes): a little furnace, which they heat abbgbw qb , with straw and stubble, is as the pots.
The last word, abbg , Bartenora says, signifies wood, or sticks, small as stubble, which they gather out of the field; that is, the stalks of some sort of herbs and plants, that grow in the field: now if God clothes these plants, which are so short lived, and at last used for such mean purposes; shall he not much more clothe you men, his people, who are of a much longer life, and designed for greater ends and purposes; for the worship and service of God, for his honour and glory here, and for eternal life and happiness hereafter, O ye of little faith ? As such persons are, who distrust the providence of God, with respect to food and raiment, The phrase, hnma ynjq , men of little faith, is often to be met with in the Rabbinical writings: so Noah is represented by them, as one of little faith, who believed, and did not believe the flood; and therefore did not go into the ark, till the waters drove him f449 : and though he is said to be perfect, this was not by his works, but by the grace of God f450 . So the Israelites at the Red Sea, who thought that when they came out on one side, the Egyptians would come out on the other. So the little children that mocked Elisha, are said to be so called, because they were men of little faith. So everyone that exalts his voice in prayer, is reckoned such an one f453 . But what comes nearest to the case before us, is the following passage; Says R. Eliezer the Great, whoever has a morsel in his basket, and says, what shall I eat tomorrow? is no other than hnma ynmqm , one of those of little faith.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 25-34 - There is scarcely any sin against which our Lord Jesus more warns his disciples, than disquieting, distracting, distrustful cares about the things of this life. This often insnares the poor as much as the love of wealth does the rich. But there is a carefulness about tempora things which is a duty, though we must not carry these lawful cares to far. Take no thought for your life. Not about the length of it; but refer it to God to lengthen or shorten it as he pleases; our times ar in his hand, and they are in a good hand. Not about the comforts of this life; but leave it to God to make it bitter or sweet as he pleases. Food and raiment God has promised, therefore we may expec them. Take no thought for the morrow, for the time to come. Be no anxious for the future, how you shall live next year, or when you ar old, or what you shall leave behind you. As we must not boast of tomorrow, so we must not care for to-morrow, or the events of it. God has given us life, and has given us the body. And what can he not d for us, who did that? If we take care about our souls and for eternity which are more than the body and its life, we may leave it to God to provide for us food and raiment, which are less. Improve this as a encouragement to trust in God. We must reconcile ourselves to ou worldly estate, as we do to our stature. We cannot alter the disposal of Providence, therefore we must submit and resign ourselves to them Thoughtfulness for our souls is the best cure of thoughtfulness for the world. Seek first the kingdom of God, and make religion your business say not that this is the way to starve; no, it is the way to be wel provided for, even in this world. The conclusion of the whole matte is, that it is the will and command of the Lord Jesus, that by dail prayers we may get strength to bear us up under our daily troubles, an to arm us against the temptations that attend them, and then let non of these things move us. Happy are those who take the Lord for their God, and make full proof of it by trusting themselves wholly to his wise disposal. Let thy Spirit convince us of sin in the want of thi disposition, and take away the worldliness of our hearts __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
ει 1487 COND δε 1161 CONJ τον 3588 T-ASM χορτον 5528 N-ASM του 3588 T-GSM αγρου 68 N-GSM σημερον 4594 ADV οντα 5607 5752 V-PXP-ASM και 2532 CONJ αυριον 839 ADV εις 1519 PREP κλιβανον 2823 N-ASM βαλλομενον 906 5746 V-PPP-ASM ο 3588 T-NSM θεος 2316 N-NSM ουτως 3779 ADV αμφιεννυσιν 294 5719 V-PAI-3S ου 3756 PRT-N πολλω 4183 A-DSN μαλλον 3123 ADV υμας 5209 P-2AP ολιγοπιστοι 3640 A-VPM
Robertson's NT Word Studies
6:30 {The grass of the field} (ton corton tou agrou). The common grass of the field. this heightens the comparison.
