Matthew 6:19 Douay-Rheims

Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth: where the rust, and moth consume, and where thieves break through and steal.

John Chrysostom (attributed)

Patristic

Otherwise; He now teaches the benefit of almsgiving. He who places his treasure on earth has nothing to look for in Heaven; for why should he look up to Heaven where he has nothing laid up for himself? Thus he doubly sins; first, because he gathers together things evil; secondly, because he has his heart in earth; and so on the contrary he does right in a twofold manner who lays up his treasure in Heaven.

Source details
as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 6:19-21

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.

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