The KJV Holy Bible

 

Matthew Chapter Six

 

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.

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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.

17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

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:

21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

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?

27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

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.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Matthew: The Secret Sanctuary and the Single Eye

"Matthew Chapter Six drives the alchemical process entirely inward. The Solar Consciousness instructs the Adept to sever all reliance on external validation. Spiritual power must be cultivated in absolute secrecy. This chapter provides the precise mechanics for focusing the mind's energetic current—warning that divided attention destroys the Great Work, while the 'single eye' of perfect concentration floods the physical and mental temple with Divine Light."

 

 

Verses 1-8: The Inner Chamber and the Sealed Vessel - "Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them... But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret;" 

The Christos commands that all spiritual disciplines must be executed in absolute secrecy. If alms or prayers are performed for public recognition, the vital energy is immediately dispersed into the material world and consumed by the worldly ego's desire for validation. In spiritual alchemy, true transmutation requires a perfectly sealed vessel. By entering the "closet" and shutting the door, the Adept completely seals off the innermost mind from the chaotic, external physical matrix, ensuring that the high-frequency connection with the Divine (the Father) remains completely concentrated and uncorrupted.

 

 

Verses 9-15: The Alchemical Incantation and Macrocosmic Alignment - "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." 

The Lord’s Prayer is not a petition of begging; it is a perfect Hermetic incantation designed to align the internal faculties. The phrase "Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven" is the direct, conscious application of the Principle of Correspondence (As Above, So Below). The Adept is issuing a powerful energetic command to align the dense, unrefined physical and mental matrix (earth) with the perfected, harmonious divine blueprint (heaven). Furthermore, the strict condition that one must forgive debtors to be forgiven emphasizes the absolute Law of Karma: the mind cannot receive higher spiritual grace if it is actively generating and holding onto low-frequency resentments.

 

 

Verses 16-18: The Fasting of the Mind and the Rejection of the Ego's Theater - "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... But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;" 

True alchemical fasting extends far beyond merely depriving the physical stomach of food. It is the deliberate, internal starvation of the lower ego—cutting off its supply of toxic mental food, such as anxieties, worldly passions, and self-pity. By commanding the Adept to wash their face and anoint their head, the Solar Consciousness ensures that the ego cannot turn this spiritual discipline into a theatrical performance. The physical body must appear perfectly normal and sustained to the outside world, while the profound, agonizing work of ego-dissolution occurs entirely in the hidden, spiritual dimensions.

 

 

Verses 19-24: The Single Eye and the Impossibility of Dual Frequencies - "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt... The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. No man can serve two masters:" 

The Adept is warned not to invest their vital life force in the material plane, which is strictly governed by the mechanical Law of Entropy (moth and rust). Energy must be stored in the high-frequency spiritual plane, where it remains permanent. The "single eye" explicitly refers to the awakening of the inner spiritual vision (the Third Eye or Pineal center). When mental focus is perfectly singular and unpolarized, the entire biological and psychic temple is illuminated by the Divine. The statement "No man can serve two masters" is a strict law of vibrational physics: the human mind cannot simultaneously maintain the high, unified frequency of the Divine (God) and the dense, survival-driven, fragmented frequency of material wealth (Mammon).

 

 

Verses 25-34: The Mastery of Anxiety and the Law of Divine Provision - "Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink... But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." 

This is the ultimate mastery over earthly anxiety and survival instinct. The lower ego operates in a constant state of fear regarding physical sustenance. The Solar Consciousness teaches that worrying about the material future is a severe waste of mental energy that disrupts the alchemical process. When the Adept actively prioritizes the central spiritual axis ("seek ye first the kingdom of God"), the Hermetic laws automatically reorganize the external physical conditions to support and sustain the vessel. If the internal frequency is perfectly harmonious, the external manifestation will effortlessly reflect that harmony