Mat 5:16. Ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, before men) sc. all men.-ὅπως, in order that) The force of this particle does not so much refer to the verb ἴδωσιν (they may see) as to δοξάσωσι (may glorify).-ὑμῶν-ἔργα, your works) Your works, not yourselves. The light, not the candle.[181]-τὸν Πατέρα ὑμῶν, your Father) Who has begotten you like unto Himself. In the whole of this address, the Son shows God to us as our Father, and that more richly than all the prophets of old.
[181] So there follows [That men may See] Your Father; not yourselves: comp. ch. Mat 6:2.-Vers. Germ.