Gospel of Matthew Ch. 6 and Acts Ch. 6

"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 yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."

"Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."

1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

1 And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.

2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

6 Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.

9 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.

10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,

13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

14 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.

15 And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

There is a lot of Jewish commentary about the etymology and concept of "north" (tzaphon) as the hidden place.

Here's an example from examining root words and their origins.

You can also see this reflected in the Bible; e.g. H6845: to hide, treasure, treasure or store up

"Others claim that tzafon is related to the word tzifiya (gazing) and refers to the fact that one can determine north by gazing towards the Heavens and following the Northern Star."
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I mention this because in looking at the [literal] point of origin of the American Revolution; i.e. where Paul Revere departed from his house on his famous "midnight ride"...

There's a little square across from his house. It was named after his wife Rachel: Rachel Revere Square.

There's a big wall on one side with some writing on the wall:

1. The historical plaque describng Rachel's place as an "overlook"
2. The big white sign with a green arrow pointing down Moon St.

The white sign is for the Sacred Heart Italian Church. It informs:

"Welcome to the North End, where *Italians* trace their roots."

If you start in on a search of the meaning behind "Italy", it's going to go either the way of life, as in vital, vitality, victuals (what sustains life), or to a young animal a calf (vitulus).

But really in comparing Hebrew it's all the same anyway, as an animal is a chaya, from the word chai, life.

Compare in English animal to animated, same idea. What is alive, living.

To "translate" that sign:

"Welcome to the hidden place, where the living trace their roots."

It's the square named for Rachel, the same as the Biblical matriarch known as Rachel Imenu, the "mother of all Israel"

As it says on the tourist merchandise, as per the origin point, "The Hub" (a nickname for Boston from a separate direction entirely),

"The Revolution Happens Here."

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

I'm not supporting or discussing anyone's doctrines pro or con. I'm merely pointing out what *is*, the literal writing on the wall:

Sacred Heart Italian Church - 12 North Square

The Hebrew toast "to life" is L'chaim! The word for bread (aka the "staff of life") is lechem, as in Bethlehem, the house of bread, sustenance. How many restaurants and bakeries right there in Boston's Little Italy? They have foodie tours.

Well when initial root letters switch to prepositions, lechem (bread) *is* the basis of "L'chaim!" It's the simple meaning as the staff of life.

I'm a big fan of word meanings from multiple perspectives, because

For where your treasure [thesauros] is, there will your heart be also.

It goes on, but I hope you found something vital in all of that.

Thanks for the positive feedback. I can irritate around here pretty quick. Not that I do it intentionally; I just post what I see on any given day. I travel the world, heh.

So if you happen to be in the mood, there are connecting points over here:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4027995/posts?page=126#126

And also 132.

John 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

I find the best stuff! :)

1962 HITS ARCHIVE: Ramblin Rose - Nat King Cole

Funny, the singer's name reminded me of the butler in Trading Places, because he was named Coleman. The tip he gave to Billy Ray:

"Just be yourself, Sir. Whatever happens, they can't take that away from you."

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