Matthew 6:9

6:9 So pray this way: ¹ 

Our Father ²  in heaven, may your name be honored, ³ 

Matthew 6:14

6:14 “For if you forgive others ⁴  their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Matthew 8:21

8:21 Another ⁵  of the ⁶  disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”

Matthew 10:20-21

10:20 For it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

10:21 “Brother ⁷  will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against ⁸  parents and have them put to death.

Matthew 18:14

18:14 In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.

¹ sn Pray this way. What follows, although traditionally known as the Lord’s prayer, is really the disciples’ prayer. It represents how they are to approach God, by acknowledging his uniqueness and their need for his provision and protection.

² sn God is addressed in terms of intimacy (Father). The original Semitic term here was probably Abba. The term is a little unusual in a personal prayer, especially as it lacks qualification. It is not the exact equivalent of “daddy” (as is sometimes popularly suggested), but it does suggest a close, familial relationship.

³ tn Grk “hallowed be your name.”

⁴ tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense: “people, others.”

⁷ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁸ tc ‡ Most mss (C L W Θ 0250 Ë^1,13 Ï lat sy mae bo) read αὐτοῦ (autou, “his”) here, but the earliest witnesses, א and B (along with 33 and a few others), lack it. The addition may have been a motivated reading to clarify whose disciples were in view. NA²⁷ includes the pronoun in brackets, indicating doubt as to its authenticity.

¹⁰ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹¹ tn Or “will rebel against.”