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It is related to, although distinguishable from, "shame", in that the former involves an awareness of causing injury to another, while the latter arises from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, or ridiculous, done by oneself. One might feel guilty for having hurt someone, and also ashamed of oneself for having done so. [3]
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:
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]
The New King James Version divides this chapter into three sections: John 17:1–5: Jesus Prays for Himself; John 17:6–19: Jesus Prays for His Disciples; John 17:20–26: Jesus Prays for All Believers. [4] The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that John composed this Gospel. [5]
When Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, he did so with his face to the ground (Matthew 26:39). [1] On the other hand, in John 11:41 and 17:1, he looked upwards as he prayed. R. A. Torrey asserts that Jesus prayed early in the morning as well as all night, that he prayed both before and after the great events of his life, and that he ...
The name of Jesus is at the heart of Christian prayer. All liturgical prayers conclude with the words "through our Lord Jesus Christ". The Hail Mary reaches its high point in the words "blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus". The Eastern prayer of the heart, the Jesus Prayer, says: "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner."
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The Incredulity of Saint Thomas by Caravaggio, c. 1602. A doubting Thomas is a skeptic who refuses to believe without direct personal experience – a reference to the Gospel of John's depiction of the Apostle Thomas, who, in John's account, refused to believe the resurrected Jesus had appeared to the ten other apostles until he could see and feel Jesus's crucifixion wounds.