Matthew 6–10
The Holy Bible interpreted through Divine Principle insight and the words of True Father.
This page continues Matthew with chapters 6 through 10. Commentary is added where the text strongly reflects Divine Principle themes such as hidden righteousness before God, the priority of Heaven’s kingdom, discernment and true fruit, authority over fallen conditions, compassion for the lost, and the sending of prepared disciples into the harvest.
6:1–8 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men... when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth... when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are... enter into thy closet... Use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do.
6:9–15 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven... Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven... forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors... if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
6:16–24 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites... Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth... The light of the body is the eye... No man can serve two masters... Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
6:25–34 Take no thought for your life... behold the fowls of the air... Consider the lilies of the field... seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
7:1–6 Judge not, that ye be not judged... first cast out the beam out of thine own eye... Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine.
7:7–14 Ask, and it shall be given you... enter ye in at the strait gate... broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction... narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life.
7:15–23 Beware of false prophets... ye shall know them by their fruits... Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven... but he that doeth the will of my Father.
7:24–29 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them... I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock... and great was the fall of it... for he taught them as one having authority.
This chapter is deeply significant because Jesus joins humility, discernment, and fruit together. Divine Principle strongly resonates where the test of spiritual authenticity is not words alone, nor gifts alone, but actual fruit and alignment with the Father’s will. Falsehood can be religious in appearance while remaining inwardly untrue.
True Father often emphasized practice over admiration. Jesus ends the sermon not by praising listeners, but by dividing those who hear and do from those who hear and ignore. The rock is not mere inspiration. It is obedience that can survive rain, flood, and wind.
8:1–17 Jesus heals a leper, the centurion's servant, and Peter's wife's mother... He cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick.
8:18–27 The Son of man hath not where to lay his head... Follow me... Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
8:28–34 There met him two possessed with devils... What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God?... and he cast them into a herd of swine... the whole city came out... and besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.
This chapter is significant because Jesus begins to show practical dominion over conditions associated with the Fall: impurity, sickness, and separation. Divine Principle strongly resonates where true authority restores what has been broken in body, spirit, and relationship. The Messiah’s mission is not theory only; it touches actual human suffering.
True Father often taught that Heaven’s authority provokes decision. Some follow, some fear, some resist. Jesus calms the sea and subdues spirits, yet the city asks him to leave. Fallen people may prefer disturbed normalcy to the presence of a higher authority that overturns their accustomed world.
9:1–13 Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee... the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins... Follow me, Jesus says to Matthew... I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
9:14–26 Can the children of the bridechamber mourn...? new wine must be put into new bottles... Jesus raises Jairus's daughter and heals the woman with the issue of blood.
9:27–38 Two blind men receive sight... a dumb man speaks... but the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils... when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion... The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few.
This chapter is deeply significant because Jesus moves from healing effects to addressing causes. Divine Principle strongly resonates where forgiveness, new order, and restored life appear together. The kingdom is not simply repair of old structures; it brings a new wine that requires a new vessel and a new providential age.
True Father often emphasized God’s aching heart for the people wandering like sheep without a shepherd. The key phrase here is compassion. The Messiah does not see the crowd merely as a mass, but as a harvest needing true laborers. Restoration needs people who can work with Heaven’s heart for the lost.
10:1–15 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits... and to heal all manner of sickness... Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel... preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand... freely ye have received, freely give.
10:16–25 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves... beware of men... ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake... the disciple is not above his master.
10:26–42 Fear them not therefore... fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows... whosoever therefore shall confess me before men... He that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me... he that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward.
This chapter is significant because Jesus extends his own mission through prepared disciples. Divine Principle strongly resonates where a central figure raises representatives and sends them first to the lost sheep of the covenant people. Restoration works through multiplication of heaven-centered responsibility, not through one person alone.
True Father often taught that public mission inevitably includes persecution, misunderstanding, and the need for absolute loyalty. Jesus does not hide that reality from the disciples. Cross-bearing is part of the course. Yet Heaven also remembers every cup of cold water given in the right spirit. The mission is costly, but nothing offered to God is lost.
This chapter is significant because Jesus moves righteousness from public display to hidden relationship with God. Divine Principle strongly resonates here: restoration must reach motive, not only action. Almsgiving, prayer, and fasting are corrupted when they are used to win human recognition rather than to attend the Heavenly Parent.
True Father often taught that a divided center is the root of fallen life. “Ye cannot serve God and mammon” makes that plain. The kingdom must come first in the order of love, concern, and trust. Once the center is right, material things can take their proper place instead of ruling the heart.