Matthew 6:9-15 (NIV)
9 “This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.’
14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
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Matthew 6:9 (NIV)
9 “This, then, is how you should pray…
Matthew 6:9 (NIV)
9 “This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
Jews: Influence with God is based on influence with other people.
Matthew 6:5 (NLT)
5 “When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get.
Our Father – Gr. Equivalent to Aramaic: Abba.
Matthew 6:10 (NIV)
10 your kingdom come,
Luke 17:20-21 (TPT)
20 Jesus was once asked by the Jewish religious leaders, “When will God’s kingdom realm come?”
Jesus responded, “God’s kingdom realm does not come simply by obeying principles or by waiting for signs. 21 The kingdom is not discovered in one place or another, for God’s kingdom realm is already expanding within some of you.”
Matthew 6:10 (NIV)
10… your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.