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Matthew 6:9-13 Lord's Prayer verse model
1. Animal build
The content at the beginning of this page will be moved elsewhere after discussion.
fish
pig
bird
sheep or sheep
goat
2. Mammon play on words
3. Matthew 25:32 Sheep and goats
Matthew 25:32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: [kjv]
και συναχθησονται εμπροσθεν αυτου παντα τα εθνη και αφορισει αυτους απ αλληλων ωσπερ ο ποιμην αφοριζει τα προβατα απο των εριφων [gnt]
[bad logic = word wrangle, Eris as goddess of discord, golden apple]
4. Matthew 6:9-13 Lord's Prayer in Matthew
The Lord's prayer is in Matthew 6:9-13. The immediate context includes Matthew 6:7-15.
As with any verses, the
context of the Lord's Prayer is important. The general context is in the middle of the Sermon on the Mount.
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen.
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5. Lord's Prayer in Matthew
6. Lord's Prayer in the Didache
English: Neither pray ye as the hypocrites, but as the Lord commanded in His Gospel, thus pray ye: Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debt, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one; for Thine is the power and the glory for ever and ever. Three times in the day pray ye so.
Greek: Μηδὲ προσεύχεσθε ὡς οἱ ὑποκριταί, ἀλλ΄ ὡς ἐκέλευσεν ὁ κύριος ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ αὐτοῦ, οὕτως προσεύχεσθε· Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου, ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου, γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς· τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν σήμερον, καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὴν ὀφειλὴν ἡμῶν, ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφίεμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν, καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν, ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ· ὅτι σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Τρὶς τῆς ἡμέρας οὕτω προσεύχεσθε. Didache [8]
The Didache mirrors the
TR (Textus Receptus) in many respects.
[hypocrites as actors, commanding as a leader, vain repetitions]
7. Matthew 6:9-13 Lord's Prayer verse model
Do you see any patterns in the Lord's Prayer in Matthew?
6:9 Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
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6:10a Thy kingdom come.
6:10b Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. (KJV word order)
6:10b Come into being the will of yours as in heaven and on earth. (Greek word order)
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6:11 Give us this day our daily bread. (traditional view)
6:11 The bread of ours the tomorrow (bread) give us today. (Greek word order)
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6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
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6:13a And lead us not into temptation
6:13b but deliver us from evil
6:13c For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
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What patterns have been proposed over time? Most are based on opinion and the English translations (based on the Latin).
8. Sermon on the Mount: Combined verse model build
9. Sermon on the Mount
10. Sermon on the Mount sequence
Here is the grouped verse sequences from Matthew 5:21 to 6:13.
11. Matthew 5:21-22 Verses
Matthew 5:21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: [kjv]
5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. [kjv]
The verse group continues (below).
12. Matthew 5:23-26 Verses
13. Matthew 5:23-24 Gift at the alter
Matthew 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; [kjv]
5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. [kjv]
There are two main events or competitions.
Great Commission (what Jesus wants you to do)
Gifts on the altar (what birds want you to do)
Which is the most important event or competition?
Which is just a shadow of an event or competition?
14. Pray that He not be called a fool
If we do not do what Jesus wants us to do, we effectively call him a fool and are liable for hell fire.
We should pray:
Help us to not call you a fool by not doing what you want us to do.
In effect, we should
pray that we should not implicitly call Him "
fool" (by not doing what he wants) and that His "
name", therefore, be kept
holy or "
hallowed".
15. Matthew 6:9 Hallowed be thy name
16. Matthew 5:27-28 Overview
Matthew 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: [kjv]
5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. [kjv]
[He's looking at me! Bad jokes.]
This verse is from the man's point of view (e.g., groom, Jesus, God). The next verse requires one to switch to the woman's point of view (e.g., bride, Church, Israel).
Passive adultery can (with high probability) move to
active adultery. [making crude comments in a humerus way]. Initiating
active adultery (without overt force) involves
seduction,
deception,
entrapment, etc.
17. Matthew 5:29-30 Overview
Matthew 5:29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. [kjv]
5:30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. [kjv]
The previous verse was from the man's point of view (e.g., groom, Jesus, God). This verse requires one to switch to the woman's point of view (e.g., bride, Church, Israel).
One reaction of the woman is to
block or
reject such advances.
18. Matthew 5:31-32 Cutout the adultery and divorce
Matthew 5:31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: [kjv]
5:32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery. [kjv]
The
KJV (King James Version) translates as
"cause" and
"causeth" the Greek words that do
not mean "
cause".
One reaction is to
allow or
accept such advances. This is
fornication. The
husband can then
divorce or
separate from or
put away the
woman. The
man who then
marries the
woman commits
active adultery as does the
woman.
19. Build summary and verse structure
Here is a summary build of the progression. The verse structure is as follows.
Matthew 5:27-32: adultery/separation
primary literal meaning of man and woman.
secondary (intended) meaning Christ and church, etc.
Verse groups:
27-28. Passive desire (potential adultery in the mind).
29-30. Active desire rejected/blocked
31-32. Active desire accepted/separated (actualized adultery in reality)
20. Flow us away from oppression
A "
man" as a "
bird" can look at a "
woman" or "
church" with "
desire" and attempt to "
seduce" or "
entrap" or "
oppress" that "
woman" or "
church".
If we are the "
woman" or "
church" member, we should
pray for help to "
flow" us away from that "
oppression" or "
evil".
Pray:
Help us move/flow from being oppressed by others or oppressing others or oppressing ourselves with toils (based on those deceptions).
21. Matthew 6:13 Flow us away from oppression
22. Review of temptations and evil
23. Matthew 5:33-37 Reasoning about oaths - yes no
Matthew 5:33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: [kjv]
5:34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: [kjv]
5:35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. [kjv]
5:36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. [kjv]
5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. [kjv]
A reasoning about
"oaths" and
"swearing" is covered here. The
"head" and
"hairs" are covered separately.
[concrete vs. abstract, doing vs. saying vs. thinking]
24. Oaths build
Matthew 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. [kjv]
Jesus gives the
answers:
Think/
reason "yes" "yes" "no" "no".What are the
questions?
25. Do not let others deceive us with oaths
Let us pray that we not be deceived by "
oaths" or other deceptions.
Pray: Do not let us be deceived by things (such as oaths) that we think are true (your will).
26. Matthew 6:13 Lead us not into temptation
Let us pray that we not be deceived by "
oaths" or other deceptions.
Pray: Do not let us be deceived by things (such as oaths) that we think are true (your will).
Common English translation: Lead us not into temptation.
Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, …. [kjv]
27. Matthew 5:39 Paraphrase
Matthew 5:39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. [kjv]
εγω δε λεγω υμιν μη αντιστηναι τω πονηρω αλλ οστις σε ραπιζει εις την δεξιαν σιαγονα σου στρεψον αυτω και την αλλην [gnt]
5:39:
But I say to you. Do not stand in place of the evil/oppression (get in the way of the adversary). But whoever [bones, enemy, hostile] shall cause thee to strike (rapidly, false start) on your [but a shadow] of a right jawbone (offensive weapon) [the (evil, oppressive) contest, competition] turn from that to the other [(true) contest, competition].
Example:
Saul, later
Paul, under orders from the religious establishment, sought to strike out (false start) on a (evil) contest or competition, but was directed to turn from that contest or competition to the true contest or competition. Interestingly, this example of Paul will fit the next few verses as a continuation of the analogy or story.
This verse relates to both the "
altar" verse back in 5:23-24 and the "
agree" with the "
adversary" verse back in verses 5:25-26.
28. Matthew 5:40 A garment cloaked in separation
Matthew 5:40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. [kjv]
και τω θελοντι σοι κριθηναι και τον χιτωνα σου λαβειν αφες αυτω και το ιματιον [gnt]
The "and" indicates that this verse is a continuation of the previous verse. The last "and" is translated as "also".
The "any" is the Greek dative "the" as in with respect to "the one".
The "will" as that of "desires to".
The "sue" is that of "separation" as in the Greek "judge".
What is the meaning of "the coat" of "yours"?
The Greek translated as "let" is the Greek word for "forgive" or "let go".
The "him" or "it" is the Greek dative "he" or "it" (grammatical gender) as in with respect to "him" or "it".
The Greek for "cloak" is that of "the garment". What does "the garment" represent? Whose "garment" is to be "forgiven" or "let go"? The "your" was added.
29. Matthew 5:41 Paraphrase
Matthew 5:41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. [kjv]
και οστις σε αγγαρευσει μιλιον εν υπαγε μετ αυτου δυο [gnt]
… quicumque … angariaverit mille passus … cum illo … duo [v]
5:41 paraphrase:
Whosoever [enemy, hostile, bones] compels (you) to be a messenger with a message one mile [with an indistinct message, millstone] go away with the message two [of God].
Example: Paul was compelled as a messenger of the religious institution to go one mile (with an indistinct message). Instead, he changed course and went two miles (and more) with a message of God.
30. Matthew 5:42 Paraphrase
Matthew 5:42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. [kjv]
τω αιτουντι σε δος και τον θελοντα απο σου δανισασθαι μη αποστραφης [gnt]
Here is a
bottom-up English written paraphrase from the
top-down spoken Greek.
5:32 paraphrase:
Do not turn back/away from anyone desiring a loan from you (without repayment) for giving (dedicating) that person to the requesting (of) it (message/messenger of God).
In the top-down (spoken) Greek the later references are clear when spoken. In the bottom-up English, the references are not defined until later so they may need to be moved earlier in the paraphrase. That is, a look-ahead is required.
31. Matthew 5:43-48 Love your enemies
Matthew 5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. [kjv]
5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; [kjv]
5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. [kjv]
5:46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? [kjv]
5:47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? [kjv]
5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. [kjv]
Who might "
hate" you as an "
enemy"? Why might they "
hate" you as on "
enemy"?
32. Debts going both ways
Do those "
enemies" expect us to repay their investment in us to do their work when, instead, we did the work of Christ?
Should we expect repayment as debts of what we loaned to them to do the work of Christ?
Pray:
Forgive our debts to those who wanted us to do something their will and we, instead, did your will.
Help us forgive the debts of those to whom we loaned so they could do your will.
Notice the order of the sections and the order in the Lord's Prayer.
33. Matthew 6:12 Forgive our debts and debtors
Pray:
Forgive our debts to those who wanted us to do something their will and we, instead, did your will.
Help us forgive the debts of those to whom we loaned so they could do your will.
Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. [kjv]
Why do many modern translations change "
debts" (clearly in the Greek) to "
sins" or "
trespasses" and then make them
against us (not in the Greek).
34. Matthew 6:12 Debts and owing
Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. [kjv]
και αφες ημιν τα οφειληματα ημων ως και ημεις αφηκαμεν τοις οφειλεταις ημων [gnt]
… dimitte … debita … dimisimus debitoribus … [v]
A debt is what one owes.
One often has to work to pay off debts.
We have debts to pay, so it is "
I owe, I owe, so it's back to work I go".
35. Matthew 6:12 Forgiving debts
Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. [kjv]
και αφες ημιν τα οφειληματα ημων ως και ημεις αφηκαμεν τοις οφειλεταις ημων [gnt]
… dimitte … debita … dimisimus debitoribus … [v]
The Greek for "
forgive" as that of "
letting go" where there is the idea of separation. The ancient Greek word
"ἀφίημι" ≈ "send away, let pass".
The Greek for "
debts" has to do with an obligation to someone, such as "
owing" money. It could be any obligation. Luke uses the word Greek word for "
sins" whereas Matthew uses the word for "
debts".
[sin not undo death]
36. Matthew 6:12 Forgive our debts
37. Matthew 6:1-4 The right secret left with alms
Matthew 6:1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. [kjv]
6:2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. [kjv]
6:3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: [kjv]
6:4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. [kjv]
The
TR changed the Greek word for
"righteousness" to
"alms" to match the following three verses, The last
"reward" is not the same Greek word as the
"reward" in previous verses.
Doing what is
"right" is what is
"righteous" and is related to "
opinion", "
glory" and "
law". One must always determine if what is meant is God's
"righteousness" or man's
"righteousness" (or both).
These verses are a setup for the Lord's Prayer
five verses later in Matthew 6:9.
38. Mercy and alms and hiding good works
Pray:
Let me obtain that reward (hidden manna?) by doing good works in secret.
39. Matthew 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread
Pray:
Let me obtain that reward (hidden manna?) be doing good works in secret.
6:11 Give us this day our daily bread. (traditional view)
6:11 The bread of ours the tomorrow (bread) give us today. (Greek word order)
Matthew 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread. [kjv]
40. Matthew 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread
41. Matthew 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread
Matthew 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread. [kjv]
τον αρτον ημων τον επιουσιον δος ημιν σημερον [gnt]
… dayghwamlice hlaf syle … to dayg. [wes]
Give us tomorrow's bread today.
Give us eternal (infinite) bread (life) today.
42. Matthew 6:5 Prayer acting in a corner
Matthew 6:5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. [kjv]
The Greek word for
"prayer" as a
"request" appears
four times in
four verses in Matthew 6:5-8, right
before the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 5:9-13.
43. Matthew 6:6 A storehouse of secret chambers: praying in the closet
Matthew 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. [kjv]
The following ancient Greek words are related.
"ταμεῖον" ≈ "storehouse, storeroom"
"ταμιεῖον" ≈ "storehouse, storeroom"
"ταμιεύω" ≈ "run a household, look after stores".
The word appears in the
GNT (Greek New Testament) four times and a similar word eleven times in the
LXX (Septuagint). The
KJV translates this word in the
GNT several ways.
closet (2)
secret chambers (1)
storehouse (1)
Sometimes the word used in a literal sense, sometimes in a figurative sense and sometimes both ways at the same time.
Despite the explanation given by Strongs, It is not clear where this meaning originated. The English word
"closet" is, through French, from the Latin word
"clausum" ≈ "enclosed space" as in "
claustrophobia",
44. Matthew 6:7-8 Vain repetitions of vain repetitions

In Matthew 6:7, as part of the "
Sermon on the Mount", Jesus says not to pray using "
vain repetitions" as the "
heathen" do.
Matthew 6:7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. [kjv]
προσευχομενοι δε μη βατταλογησητε ωσπερ οι εθνικοι δοκουσιν γαρ οτι εν τη πολυλογια αυτων εισακουσθησονται [gnt]
This is a specific instance of the idea that "
if some is good then more is better". Some pastors (and others) boast that as a child (or even now) they repeat the Lord's Prayer every night.
A few verses later is the "
Lord's Prayer" which, as an example, does not have repetitions within itself, but could be repeated at different times.
Some pastor appear to think that they get "
paid by the word" according to quantity and not quality. At times producing meaningless or even deceptive content, they may lecture their congregations about trying to keep the pastor to any time schedule.
45. Matthew 6:8 Wants and needs
In the verse after the "
vain repetitions" and "
much speaking" Jesus says that the Father already knows what you "
need".
Matthew 6:8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. [kjv]
μη ουν ομοιωθητε αυτοις οιδεν γαρ ο θεος ο πατηρ υμων ων χρειαν εχετε προ του υμας αιτησαι αυτον [gnt]

What you "
need" may be different than what you "
want". The Greek word can mean either depending on context. The Greek word translated as "
need" often has the idea of something that is "
useful" as in "
use".
Discuss: Provide some examples of "
wants" and "
needs" and some instances where a "
want" is not a "
need".
One goal in the field of marketing is to get people to "
want" what they might not "
need".
The operative word here is to get you to "
covet" something.
46. Appropriate behavior in heaven and on earth
Are being "
seen" of men for "
praise", and using "
vain repetitions" the "
will" of the
Father? Should we pray about the "
will" of the
Father, both for ourselves and others?
Pray;
Let your will as done by others (including the religious elite) be on earth as it is done in heaven.
47. Matthew 6:10 Will be done on earth as in heaven
48. Matthew 6:10 Will be done
Matthew 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. [kjv]
ελθατω η βασιλεια σου γενηθητω το θελημα σου ως εν ουρανω και επι γης [gnt]
The
KJV switches the order of "
heaven" and "
earth".
KJV:
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
English:
Be done the kingdom of yours come into being the will of yours as in heaven and (also) on earth. (Greek word order)
That is, the
"as in heaven and (also) on earth" was changed to
"on earth as in heaven". Is this difference important?
Should God's will be done on earth? What exactly is God's will for us on earth? Some will claim that God's will is being done today on earth. Look around. Does this appear to be the case?
49. Thy Kingdom come
The ending part of this seres is "
thy kingdom come" and the Lord's Prayer which is a summary of the section in a self-similar manner (as in a fractal). That is, as a tree whose seed is within itself.
50. Thy Kingdom come
6:10a Thy kingdom come.
Might the entire
Lord's Prayer fit into the idea of "
thy kingdom come" as a progression?
[fractals, self-similarity]
51. Matthew 6:10 Verse
52. Lord's Prayer in Matthew
Pattern: [self-similar objects, fractals, structure within structure, seed within itself]
53. Lord's Prayer in Matthew
54. Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13
This is the Lord's Prayer (summary) in Matthew 6:9-13.
55. Comparison
Sermon on the Mount:
4 |
four foreword sequences (one split) |
2 |
two backward sequences |
1 |
Lord's Prayer subsequence (self‑similar fractal) |
7 |
sequences total |
There is an interesting pattern here.
56. Exercise setup
Exercise: Consider the row and column model of the Sermon on the Mount (and Revelation Churches and Kingdom Parables). How well do the parts of Lord's Prayer in Matthew match with the sections following the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6:14-33?
Note that this section is one that goes in reverse (top-down) order rather than forward (bottom-up) order.
57. Exercise
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How well do the parts of Lord's Prayer
in Matthew match with the sections
following the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6:14-33?
Note the reverse (top-down) order.
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