Matthew 6:9-13
NIV:
This, then, is how you should pray:
" '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.
Contemporary English Version:
You should pray like this:
Our Father in heaven, help us to honor your name.
Come and set up your kingdom,
so that everyone on earth will obey you, as you are obeyed
in heaven.
Give us our food for today. Forgive us for doing wrong,
as we forgive others. Keep us from being tempted
and protect us from evil.
These two are examples, it seems some Bibles have varying versions of this prayer. How do we know which one to say?
2007-09-06 12:49:08 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus was providing us with an appropriate format for prayer more than anything else...it is interesting to break this prayer down and see what He is really teaching us (exalting God's name, praying for His will, praying for our needs, praying for forgiveness, etc).
But any prayer that is from the heart is a good prayer.
2007-09-06 12:52:23 · answer #1 · answered by whitehorse456 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
For one this is the dilemma if the Christian Religion, too many versions saying the same thing. I'm Muslim but I went to Catholic High school so I think I can help.
There it was:
Our father,
Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done,
On earth as it is in Heaven,
Give this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us,
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
In Islam we have one version and that was the version the Prophet said in the same language it is said today. So we know that the words are inspired.
2007-09-06 12:55:05 · answer #2 · answered by Zain A 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have never even heard of the contemporary English version. I say:
"Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day out daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen"
2007-09-06 13:07:48 · answer #3 · answered by 9_ladydi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i use a mixture of thwe two
Our father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name
thy kingdom come, thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven
give us this day our daily bread and forgive our tresspases as we forgive those who tresspass against us
lead not into temptation but deliver us from evil
for thine is the kingdom
the power and the glory forever and ever
amen
it is entirely upto you which you wish to use because the prayer has been altered many times so that young people can understand.
2007-09-06 12:57:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is the way I was taught the Lord's Prayer by my grandmother when I was about 4 and have said it this way my whole life.
Our father who art in heaven
hallowed be thy name
thy kingdom come
thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day
our daily bread
Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who
sin against us
lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the
glory forever and ever
Catholic
2007-09-06 12:58:13 · answer #5 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good evening Friends: I usually pray the Old King James Version of the prayer, but it doesn't matter as long as the prayer is from the heart.
Pray without ceasing is the admonishing from the apostle Paul. )1 Thessalonians 5:17).
2007-09-06 18:15:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most serious Bible scholars consider the Contemporary English Version to be a faulty translation.
The credible translations, especially King James, New King James, and New International Version, all say pretty much the same thing, unlike paraphrases such as the CEV.
2007-09-06 13:07:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous Lutheran 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first is more accurate. The second is a horrible translation.
"How do we know which one to say?"
You don't. This is a model. When the disciples asked Jesus to "teach them how to pray", Jesus said, "in this manner you should pray." You do not pray the prayer like some robot, but rather personalize it. If you have Jesus in your heart as Lord and Savior, then God is your Father. So speak to Him as your Father.
And BTW, this is NOT the Lord's prayer, the Lord's prayer is found in John 17. This is more accurately the "disciple's prayer model".
2007-09-06 13:00:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard the contemporary English one...
At my church we say the one from the bible...
well actually I say
Our father who art in heaven
hollowed be your name
thy kingdom come thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven
give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us,
Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
We used to say that in Sunday school for a Catholic church I went to.
2007-09-06 12:55:05 · answer #9 · answered by Ally... 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Our Father, who art in heaven
how will be thy name
Thy kingdom come
thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven
give us this day our daily bread
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us
and lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil
for thine is the kingdom
and the power
and the glory
forever and ever
Amen
2007-09-06 12:54:59 · answer #10 · answered by Steve P 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋