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Matthew 6:9b …hallowed be your name… “Hallowed” is an old English word used in the King James Version of the Bible and has been kept in most versions since. It means, “to treat as holy, revere, respect, and give high honor to.” It means that we should hold the name of...
Matthew 6:9a Our Father in heaven… When Jesus taught us to pray He could have used many titles for the holy God. He could have said Our Creator, Almighty, Most Glorious, Most High…just to name a few. However, when Jesus taught about a personal conversation with God He...
Matthew 6:5-6 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the...
Matthew 6:2-4 So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let...
Matthew 5:43-45 You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good,...
Matthew 5:38-39 You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth. ’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. Lex Talionis. The Law of Retaliation. An eye for an eye. A...