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Mat 6:4. Ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ, in secret) The godly shine, but shine in secret.-ὁ Πατήρ σου, thy Father) John Despagne observes, that to employ the possessive pronoun of the first person singular, and say, “MY Father,” is the exclusive privilege of the Only Begotten; but “THY Father” is said to the faithful also; FATHER, or OUR Father,” by the faithful; see Joh 20:17.-ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ, in secret) He is Himself in secret, and performs His works in secret, and approves most those things which are done in secret. The whole essential being of things,[249] has its existence in secret.-ἀποδώσει, shall reward) This word, without the addition of Αὐτὸς (Himself), expresses a reward awarded by God and not man. This reward is sure: see Mat 6:1. The Αὐτὸς (Himself), appears to have been inserted here, and the ἐν τῷ φανερῲ (openly) in Mat 6:4; Mat 6:6; Mat 6:18, from a fear that the words might have otherwise been rendered, “Thy Father, who seeth that, shall reward thee in secret.”[250]
[249] In the original, “Pii lucent sed latent.”-(I. B.)
[250] Rec. Text has αὐτὸς with D. But BLZabc Vulg. Memph. Versions, and Cyprian omit it. So also ἐν τῷ φανερῷ added in Rec. Text with abc, is omitted in BDZ Vulg. Memph. Versions.-ED.