The Lord’s prayer is listed twice in the Bible, once in the gospel of Matthew and once in the gospel of Luke. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil,įor the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours The other from the 1980 American Standard Bible goes like this: ¹ One is the modernized version of 1662 which, at the end, says, the power, and the glory, forever and ever. (Some versions use the words forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors)Īccording to Andrew Brown, the religious affairs correspondent for the UK-based Independent News, there are two other versions used by the Catholic Church. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.Īs we forgive them that trespass against us. Many of us memorized the King James Version of Matthew 6:9-13 when we were young. There are a variety of translations of the Lord’s Prayer. This bread of ours that’s for the coming dayĪs also we have freed those debtors of ours.īut draw us to you, away from that which is grievous. What I do know is that it draws me deeply into the prayer, and I hope it touches you as well. While researching the prayer, I found this beautiful translation from the Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange. Our Lord’s words as He taught His disciples to pray give great insight into how we can live in this evil world and yet be separate from it.įirst, let us look at the Lord’s Prayer in its entirety. These writings are intended to encourage those of us who follow Christ and seek a closer relationship with Him. Thy Will Be Done on Earth as it is in Heavenįor Thine is the Kingdom and the Power and Glory ForeverĬhrist’s disciples said, Lord, teach us to pray, and as He taught them the Lord’s Prayer, He taught us how to live. Bailey, whose love, support, and years of teaching Sunday School truly taught me how to live. Published in the United States of America To my mother, Jean T. Scripture quotations, unless otherwise noted, are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. No part of this publication may be used or reproduced without permission of the publisher, except for brief quotes for scholarly use, reviews or articles. Lord, Teach Us to Live Jennifer Chamberlain Bladensburg, MD Lord, Teach Us to LiveĪll rights reserved. You’ll never see Matthew 6:9-13 quite the same again, as the Lord not only teaches us how to pray but to live out the words of our prayer. There’s no doubt that as you read this series of essays, you will come away with new insights on the Lord’s prayer, as well as be fortified to walk in maturity, victory, and confidence with Christ in these perilous and difficult times. The book is geared to Christians who seek a deeper walk with God, but it also serves as an inspirational message for those who are exploring the Christian life. It can be used as a daily devotional or a Sunday school course. Each chapter takes parts of the prayer and turns them into lessons we can apply to our daily lives. But if we dig deeper into the prayer, as Jennifer Chamberlain has so aptly done, we will find that the Lord’s prayer is a model for how we are to live our lives in relationship with God. The Lord’s prayer has widely viewed as a guide to communicating with God and a model as to how Christians should pray.
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