THE LORD'S PRAYER

Mathew 6:9-13

Mat 6:9 This, then, is how you should pray: 'Our Father in heaven: May your holy name be honored;

INDONESIA: Karena itu berdoalah demikian: Bapa kami yang di sorga, Dikuduskanlah nama-Mu,

YUNANI : πατερ ημων ο εν τοις ουρανοις αγιασθητω το ονομα σου
HOUTÔS OUN PROSEUKHESTHE HUMEIS PATER HÊMÔN HO EN TOIS OURANOIS HAGIASTHÊTÔ TO ONOMA SOU

IBRANI : VE'ATEM KOH TITPALALÛ 'ÂVÎNÛ SYEBASYÂMAYIM YITQADASY SYEMEKHA.

The Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha (ORTHJBC), "Therefore, when you offer tefillos, daven like this: 'AVINU SH'BASHOMAYIM YITKADASH SHMECHA."

Mat 6:10 may your Kingdom come; may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

INDONESIA: datanglah Kerajaan-Mu, jadilah kehendak-Mu di bumi seperti di sorga.

YUNANI : ελθετω η βασιλεια σου γενηθητω το θελημα σου ως εν ουρανω και επι της γης
ELTHETÔ HÊ BASILEIA SOU GENÊTHÊTÔ TO THELÊMA SOU HÔS EN OURANÔ KAI EPI TÊS GÊS

IBRANI : TÂVO' MALKHÛTEKHA YÊ'ÂSEH RETSÔNEKHA BÂ'ÂRETS KA'ASYER NA'ASÂT BASYÂMÂYIM.

ORTHJBC : "TAVO MALCHUTECHAH YE'ASEH R'TZONECHAH K'MOH VASHOMAYIM KEN BA'ARETZ."

Mat 6:11 Give us today the food we need.

INDONESIA: Berikanlah kami pada hari ini makanan kami yang secukupnya

YUNANI : τον αρτον ημων τον επιουσιον δος ημιν σημερον
TON ARTON HÊMÔN TON EPIOUSION DOS HÊMIN SÊMERON

IBRANI : TEN-LÂNÛ HAYÔM LEKHEM KHUQÊNÛ.

ORTHJBC: "'ES LECHEM CHUKEINU TEN LANU HAYOM."

Mat 6:12 Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us

INDONESIA: dan ampunilah kami akan kesalahan kami, seperti kami juga mengampuni orang yang bersalah kepada kami;

YUNANI : και αφες ημιν τα οφειληματα ημων ως και ημεις αφιεμεν τοις οφειλεταις ημων
KAI APHES HÊMIN TA OPHEILÊMATA HÊMÔN HÔS KAI HÊMEIS APHIEMEN TOIS OPHEILETAIS HÊMÔN

IBRANI : ÛSELÂKH-LÂNÛ 'ET-'ASYEMÂTÊNÛ KA'ASYER SOLEKHÎM 'ANAKHNÛ LA'ASYER 'ÂSYEMÛ LÂNÛ.

ORTHJBC: "U-S'LACH LANU ES CHOVOTEINU KA'ASHER SALACHNU GAM ANACHNU LACHAYAVEINU."

Mat 6:13 Do not bring us to hard testing, but keep us safe from the Evil One.'

INDONESIA: dan janganlah membawa kami ke dalam pencobaan, tetapi lepaskanlah kami dari pada yang jahat. (Karena Engkaulah yang empunya Kerajaan dan kuasa dan kemuliaan sampai selama-lamanya. Amin.)

YUNANI : και μη εισενεγκης ημας εις πειρασμον αλλα ρυσαι ημας απο του πονηρου οτι σου εστιν η βασιλεια και η δυναμις και η δοξα εις τους αιωνας αμην

KAI MÊ EISENEGKÊS HÊMAS EIS PEIRASMON ALLA RHUSAI HÊMAS APO TOU PONÊROU HOTI SOU ESTIN HÊ BASILEIA KAI HÊ DUNAMIS KAI HÊ DOXA EIS TOUS AIÔNAS AMÊN

IBRANI : VE'AL-TAVÎ'ÊNÛ LÎDÊY MASÂH KÎ 'IM-HATSÎNÛ MIN-HÂRÂ' KÎ LEKHA HAMAMLÂKHÂH VEHAGVÛRÂT VEHATIF'ERET LE'ÔLMÊY 'ÔLÂMÎM 'ÂMÊN.

ORTHJBC: "V'AL T'VIEINU LIDEY NISAYON KI IM CHALTZEINU MIN HARAH. KI L'CHAH HAMAMLACHAH V'HAGVURAH V'HATIFERET L'OLMEY OLAMIM. 'OMEIN."

We can see The Lord's Prayer in many versions of languages. The author will not discuss about The Lord's Prayer because most Christian know about this prayer. The author wants to review: Do we need doing this prayer?

In some traditional church Lord's Prayer still pronounced in Sunday worship. But in Pentecost & charismatic church this prayer is rare to be heard, even more no one know it at all. The problem is: this prayer was taught by Jesus to His disciples when He was asked how to pray.

We are all known that Jesus’ disciples are not stupid in praying. Since they were young they had been taught even since their ancestor existed, such as: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Josef, David, Salomo, Elijah, Elisha etc, and their God heard their pray.

So on their religious life Jesus’ disciples know a lot about prayer, but why they still asked God how to pray?

When Jesus answered His disciples He didn't say:
*God looks into hearts. So just pray anyway or He says

*You should pray in a closed room, because your Father in Heaven
will hears your prays if you pray in a closed room or

*Before you speak God has heard. And before you pray He had known
you’re pray because He is omniscient.

*Well, many prayer examples in the Bible such as Yabez Prayer,
the most powerful prayer.... what do you ask how to pray for?
Are there someone using those reasons above? Or use other reason?

No, He says if you pray, pray like this: Our Father,
which art in Heaven......................................

Ooh Jesus taught a new prayer to His disciples. That's strange. There are so many prayer examples on their Bible. It is right that before He taught Lord's Prayer He gave some examples about the attitude on praying, such as:

- Don't pray with needlessly long sentences
- In a hidden room
- give alms quietly etc, at the last He said pray like this (Mat 6:1-13)

Now let's get back to our era. If we want to be changed/ reformed alike Jesus why don't we pray like He does or Our Father Prayer is out of date?

I see the real reason which is weighed on Christian people's mind, particularly from the community who likes to get a blessing abundance. That is the word in Lord's Prayer ...

' Give us this day our daily bread ' ..... Or give me fortune’.

Well, of course I must live in abundance just like Jesus said in:

John 10:10.
The thief comes only in order to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come in order
that you might have life---life in all its fullness.

That is the false reason of one of my friend. I asked him why Pentecost and charismatic churches never pronounce Lord's Prayer.

The other reason is 'How can I get 30, 60 even 100 times multiplied if I pray 'Give me enough food'. That is an old era prayer in Jesus era. Now our needs are bigger, if we asked 'enough' how can we withstand/ survive?'

There is someone else says : Ooo .... I may not pray in another way? More over the Lord's Prayer is an old fashion prayer. We can pray ask to the Holy Spirit, we don't need Our Father Prayer anymore.

Wow...... human makes so many reasons. God never forbids us to be rich. Who doesn't want to be rich? I am personally wanted to be rich, too. But the question is: if we are rich to whom is that for?

We use it for our own stomach? Or for God's Glory? God knows we deserve to be rich or not. Because usually when people has been blessed a lot they will forget God.

In my opinion, we must keep praying theLord's Prayer minimum 1 times a day, if you like. But if you don't like it's all right. There's no rule in the Bible about it. But Jesus taught us so

Our Father in heaven..........

Well kids, how did Jesus teach us to pray? (This is when we we 're in Sunday school).

Jesus also prays: Our Father who art in heaven......................

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