Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As He finished, one of His disciples came to Him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” Jesus said, “This is how you should pray:’Father, may Your name be kept holy. …
Teach Us To Pray Gems
These 12 Gems dissect a classic piece of the New Testament and investigate the depth of the Lord's and compare the changes made between Matthew's account and that of Luke.
Bible Gem 955 – When you Pray, say . . . (Luke 11:2)
When you say your prayers, say, (BBE) So Jesus told them, “Pray in this way: (CEV) When you pray, say this: (GW) When you pray, say: (NASB) This is how you should pray: (NLT) (Luke 11:2) I have clipped for you the variations across the …
Bible Gem 956 – Father . . . (Luke 11:2)
Luke 11:2 Matthew 6:9 “Father, . . .” “Our Father in heaven. . . “ I said in the last Gem, “A non-Christian has no right to pray the Lord’s Prayer. Of course many do and that is fine. I am just saying they have …
Bible Gem 957 – Hallowed be Thy Name (Luke 11:2)
Hallowed be thy name Luke 11:2 [For those of you who have learned the Lord’s Prayer in King James English.] What does “Hallowed” mean anyway? One little boy thought that God’s name was Harold, because he thought people were saying, “Harold be Your name.” Hallowed …
Bible Gem 958 – Thy Kingdom Come (Luke 11:2 / Matt 9:10)
May your Kingdom come, or in other words, be established on this earth. Does this connect back to Jesus words about the Kingdom of God being “near” and “now”? Disciples, pray in the coming of the Kingdom of God. Yes, in Jesus First Coming, there …
Bible Gem 959 – Give us Each Day the Food we Need (Luke 11:3 / Matt 6:11)
(AMP) Give us daily our bread [food for the morrow]. (ASV) Give us day by day our daily bread. (BBE) Give us every day bread for our needs. (CEV) Give us each day the food we need. (ESV) Give us each day our daily bread, …
Bible Gem 960 – Our Daily Needs (Luke 11:3)
Give us our needed bread day by day; Luke 11:3 I have chosen the LITV because I believe the focus is both “daily” or “day by day” and our needed bread. Remember the options from yesterday: “That which is necessary for existence”, derived from [epi] …
Bible Gem 961 – Forgive Us Our Sins (Luke 11:4 / Matt 6:12)
Well, this is an interesting verse, especially when comparing Luke’s version with Matthew’s. There are some surprises in the midst of the comparison. Some leading questions: Why does Matthew refer to debts and Luke refer to sins? Is Jesus just talking about financial debts? What …
Bible Gem 962 – Forgive us . . . as we forgive (Luke 11:4 / Matt 6:12)
Why does Matthew refer to debts and Luke refer to sins? Is Jesus just talking about financial debts? What relationship do financial debts have to sins? Are you serious? Do my financial debts have something to do with God forgiving my sins? I have heard …
Bible Gem 963 – Don’t let us Yield to Temptation (Luke 11:4)
Luke 11:4 (AMP) And bring us not into temptation but rescue us from evil. (ASV) And bring us not into temptation. (BBE) And let us not be put to the test. (CEV) And keep us from being tempted. (ESV) And lead us not into temptation. …