Matthew 5:44

5:44 But I say to you, love your enemy and ¹  pray for those who persecute you,

Matthew 6:7

6:7 When ²  you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard.

Matthew 6:9

6:9 So pray this way: ³ 

Our Father ⁴  in heaven, may your name be honored, ⁵ 

Matthew 26:41

26:41 Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Matthew 26:44

26:44 So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same thing once more.

[5:44]  ¹ tc Most mss ([D] L [W] Θ Ë¹³ 33 Ï lat) read “bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you,” before “those who persecute you.” But this is surely a motivated reading, importing the longer form of this aphorism from Luke 6:27-28. The shorter text is found in א B ˹ pc sa, as well as several fathers and versional witnesses.

[6:7]  ² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[6:9]  ³ 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.

[6:9]  ⁴ 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.

[6:9]  ⁵ tn Grk “hallowed be your name.”