SMYTH & HELWYS BIBLE COMMENTARY
THE LORD’S PRAYER
NIJAY K. GUPTA
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Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary: The Lord’s Prayer
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Old Testament
General Editor
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Supplemental Series
Old Testament
General Editor
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New Testament
General Editor
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New Testament
General Editors
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For my parents,
Dr. Mohinder and Sudesh Gupta
Let Your Kingdom Come, Let Your Will Be Done on Earth as in Heaven
Give Us this Day Our Daily Bread
Lead Us Not into Temptation, Deliver Us from Evil
index of sidebars and illustrations
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS COMMENTARY
Books of the Old Testament, Apocrypha, and New Testament are generally abbreviated in the sidebars, parenthetical references, and notes according to the following system.
The Old Testament
Genesis Gen
Exodus Exod
Leviticus Lev
Numbers Num
Deuteronomy Deut
Joshua Josh
Judges Judg
Ruth Ruth
1-2 Samuel 1-2 Sam
1-2 Kings 1-2 Kgs
1-2 Chronicles 1-2 Chr
Ezra Ezra
Nehemiah Neh
Esther Esth
Job Job
Psalm (Psalms) Ps (Pss)
Proverbs Prov
Ecclesiastes Eccl
or Qoheleth Qoh
Song of Solomon Song
or Song of Songs Song
or Canticles Cant
Isaiah Isa
Jeremiah Jer
Lamentations Lam
Ezekiel Ezek
Daniel Dan
Hosea Hos
Joel Joel
Amos Amos
Obadiah Obad
Jonah Jonah
Micah Mic
Habakkuk Hab
Zephaniah Zeph
Haggai Hag
Zechariah Zech
Malachi Mal
The Apocrypha
1-2 Esdras 1-2 Esdr
Tobit Tob
Judith Jdt
Additions to Esther Add Esth
Wisdom of Solomon Wis
Ecclesiasticus or the Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach Sir
Baruch Bar
Epistle (or Letter) of Jeremiah Ep Jer
Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Pr Azar
Daniel and Susanna Sus
Daniel, Bel, and the Dragon Bel
Prayer of Manasseh Pr Man
1-4 Maccabees 1-4 Macc
The New Testament
Matthew Matt
Mark Mark
Luke Luke
John John
Acts Acts
Romans Rom
1-2 Corinthians 1-2 Cor
Galatians Gal
Ephesians Eph
Philippians Phil
Colossians...
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About The Lord’s PrayerThe Lord’s Prayer is the most recited, most memorized, and most studied text in the Bible. This prayer of Jesus, found in two versions in Matthew and Luke, has been extolled for its simplicity and beauty, for its reflection of “real life,” and for its vision of the consummated kingdom. It also contains several conundrums: what does it mean to “hallow” the Father’s name? What relationship does our forgiveness of others have with God’s forgiveness for us? If God does not tempt, why would we pray “Lead us not into temptation”? This commentary not only addresses these important questions but also offers insight into how the global church throughout generations has interacted with the Lord’s Prayer and has found in it inspiration and hope. |
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