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Mat_6:20. Ἐν οὐρανῷ ] belongs to θησαυρίζετε . By what means is this done? By everything which the Lord has hitherto been insisting upon from Mat_6:3 onwards as the condition on which those who believe in Him are to obtain eternal salvation, and which therefore constitutes the sum and substance of the δικαιοσύνη that comes through faith in Him. In this way, and not specially by almsgiving, Mat_19:21, which, according to Mat_5:7, Mat_6:3, is here only included along with other matters (in answer to Chrysostom), do men gather treasures (the Messianic felicity) for themselves, which are reserved for us with God in heaven until the establishment of the Messiah’s kingdom, in which their bestowal is then to take place. Comp. on Mat_5:12.