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In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. The World English Bible translates the passage as: Pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. The English Standard Version translates the passage as: Pray then like this:
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. The World English Bible translates the passage as:
The verse presents prayer as certain to be answered, and the following verses explain why this is. This of course cannot mean that every demand made of God will be met in full. Fowler notes that in Matthew 6:5-13 Jesus has already laid out some rules for proper prayer. These verses thus cannot apply to all prayer, but only those who truly seek God.
It may not always be easy, but as a person of faith, God calls upon you to serve others and bring his light to them. In many ways, the act of being charitable is a reward in itself — but many of ...
Jesus himself gives a prayer to be repeated in Matthew 6:9, and Matthew 26:44 is noted to be repeating a prayer himself. This verse is read as a condemnation of rote prayer without understanding of why one is praying. Protestants such as Martin Luther have used this verse to attack Catholic prayer practices such as the use of rosaries. [5]
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. The World English Bible translates the passage as: Therefore don’t be like them, for your Father knows what things you need, before you ask him. The Novum Testamentum Graece text is:
The Lord's Prayer is appended by two verses on forgiveness. [1] Allison notes a similar sequence in Mark 11:23–25 and Luke 17:3–6 and proposes a traditional connection between prayer and forgiveness, where prayer is efficacious when members of the community are reconciled to each other.
Other references to Jesus praying include: At his baptism (Luke 3:21) Regular time of withdrawal from the crowds (Luke 5:16) After healing people in the evening (Mark 1:35) Before walking on water (Matt 14:23, Mark 6:46, John 6:15) Before choosing the Twelve (Luke 6:12) Before Peter's confession (Luke 9:18) At the Transfiguration (Luke 9:29)
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