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Mat_6:26. Τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ] òåÉó äÇùÑÈîÇéÇí , the birds that fly in the air, in this wide, free height, are entirely resigned! Genitive of locality, as in Mat_6:28. This is manifest (in answer to Fritzsche: towards the heavens) from the juxtaposition of the words in Gen_1:25; Gen_2:19; Psa_8:9; Psa_104:12; comp. Hom. Il. 17. p. 675: ὑπουρανίων πετεηνῶν . On the saying itself, comp. Kiddushin, s. fin.: “Vidistine unquam bruta aut volatilia, quibus esset aliqua officina? et tamen illa nutriuntur absque anxietate.”
ὅτι ] equivalent to εἰς ἐκεῖνο ὅτι , Joh_2:18; Joh_9:17; Joh_11:51; Joh_16:9; 2Co_1:18; 2Co_11:10. To this belongs all that follows as far as αὐτά .
μᾶλλ . διαφέρετε αὐτῶν ] This μᾶλλον (magis) only strengthens the comparative force of διαφέρειν τινος (to be superior to any one). Comp. on Php_1:23, and the μᾶλλον that frequently accompanies προαιρεῖσθαι .