Rust & Moth’s Spring 2025 issue is now available in print! This one concerns itself with messengers; be they voices from the other side, unfamiliar eyes in the leaves, winged …

19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither …

Do not lay up for yourselves treasures buried in the ground, a place where rust and moth destroy, and where thieves break through and steal. Aramaic Bible in Plain English

Moths were known to destroy fine garments, and rust (or corrosion) could damage metal goods. This imagery would have been familiar to Jesus' audience, highlighting the vulnerability and …

Moths are often associated with the destruction of fabrics, and in this era, pieces of clothing were a major investment. What is meant by the Greek, brosis, sometimes translated as "rust", is …

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. - What is the meaning of Matthew 6:19?

Unused garments often become moth-eaten; unused coins sometimes rust. All earth treasure will finally perish. Thieves break through. Literally, "dig through". Often robbers in the East dig …

Do not gather and heap up and store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust and worm consume and destroy, and where thieves break through and steal.

In ancient times, clothing was a significant form of wealth, and moths were a common threat to stored garments. Rust, or more accurately "corrosion," refers to the decay of metals, another …

The imagery of moths, rust, and thieves evokes the idea of the impermanence and vulnerability of worldly possessions, while the idea of treasures in heaven conveys the concept of enduring, …