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on = upon. Greek. epi.
to = into. Greek. eis.
heaven = the heaven (sing). See note on Mat_6:9, Mat_6:10. brake = after breaking. The bread was made in thin cakes, which had to be broken (not cut) before they could be eaten. Hence the idiom "to break bread" means to eat bread, as in Luk_24:35; Act_27:35. See notes on Num_18:19, and Isa_58:7. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of the Adjunct). App-6.
to = [gave] to. The Ellipsis must be thus supplied from the preceding clause.