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Definition for the "Our Father" prayer A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z "Our Father": Jesus' disciples saw the prayer was important to him - and had powerful results -and they asked him to teach them out to pray. The prayer that Jesus taught to them is commonly called the "Our Father" prayer after its opening line. It is also called The Lord's Prayer, but a more accurate label would be "the disciple's prayer," since is was a prayer for the disciples to pray, not Jesus. Some people recite the prayer as it is recorded in the Bible, whereas others use it as a template for prayer or illustrative example. The prayer is simple and succinct; it is: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. [For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen] The Our Father is recorded in Matthew 6:9-13 and with slightly different phrasing in Luke 11:2-4. (See our Internet resources page for sites with more information on this topic.) |
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