Knowra Lord's Prayer Lord's Prayer The Lord's Prayer is a Christian prayer taught by Jesus to his disciples and recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. It begins “Our Father” and is used across many Christian traditions.
Sermon on the Mount : A collection of Jesus’ teachings in Matthew 5–7, including instruction on prayer and the Lord's Prayer. Matthew places the prayer within this extended teaching.
Prayer : A practice of addressing, contemplating, or seeking relation with the divine. The Lord's Prayer is a concise, shared Christian form of prayer.
Textual criticism of the New Testament : The study of New Testament manuscripts to assess the wording of their earliest recoverable texts. It helps explain why some Bibles mark the prayer’s familiar closing as a later addition.
Traditional Lord's Prayer : A long-established English wording of the prayer, often beginning “Our Father, which art in heaven.” Its archaic language differs from contemporary translations used in many congregations.
Gospel of Matthew : The first book of the New Testament, presenting Jesus’ life and teachings. Matthew records the prayer in chapter 6, within the Sermon on the Mount.
Petition : A request addressed to a person or authority, including a request made in prayer. Several lines ask God to provide, forgive, and protect.
Matthew 6:9–13 : The passage in Matthew containing Jesus’ instruction and the longer form of the Lord's Prayer. This is the prayer’s most widely used biblical wording.
New Revised Standard Version : An English Bible translation published in 1989 and revised in 2021. Its rendering offers a modern alternative to traditional liturgical wording.
Gospel of Luke : A New Testament Gospel narrating Jesus’ ministry, death, and resurrection. Luke records a shorter form after a disciple asks Jesus to teach them to pray.
Doxology : A short expression of praise to God, often used at the end of worship or prayer. Many traditions append a closing praise, though it is absent from some early witnesses to Matthew.
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