When Jesus taught us how to pray he kept it simple. Somehow we make prayer complex. What we learn from Jesus is that he already knew our shortcomings and failures. He knew we would overdo prayer as if our Heavenly Father has been on vacation and has not been aware of our needs and what we are going through. Jesus attempted to teach us how to communicate with an Omnipotent, Supreme, Ageless, Heavenly Father; His Father. No one has ever seen the Father but he sees us. Jesus tells us that the Father resides in a secret or hidden place. He is concealed for now, but he does have a kingdom. Jesus suggests that we invite the Fathers will onto the earth. Jesus warns us about too many words. He also shows us how not to behave. He then tells us to grant a favor to those who have wronged us. This is for our own benefit. Even with the Father dwelling in the secret place Jesus tells us to ask for some specific things. One might wonder why we have to ask if the Father already knows what we need. Let’s explore the answers.
Matthew 6:5 G2532 And G3752 whenever G4336 you pray, G3756 you should not be G1510.8.2 G5618 as G3588 the G5273 hypocrites; G3754 for G5368 they are fond of being G1722 in G3588 the G4864 synagogues, G2532 and G1722 in G3588 the G1137 corners G3588 of the G4113 squares G2476 standing G4336 to pray, G3704 so that G302 they should G5316 appear G3588 to the G444 men. G281 Amen, G3004 I say G1473 to you G3754 that G566 they receive G3588 G3408 their wage. G1473
5273 LSJ Gloss:ὑποκριτής an interpreter
Dodson:ὑποκριτής a hypocrite, dissembler
(lit: a stage-player), a hypocrite, dissembler, pretender.
Thayer:
1) one who answers, an interpreter
2) an actor, stage player
3) a dissembler, pretender, hypocrite
ὑποκριτής
hupokritēs hoop-ok-ree-tace' From G5271; an actor under an assumed character (stage player), that is, (figuratively) a dissembler (“hypocrite”) KJV Usage: hypocrite.
The first thing we should take note of is the biblical definition of a hypocrite. A hypocrite is a pretender. A hypocrite is an actor. A hypocrite is a dishonest individual who puts on a show, hoping others believe him or her. We should never follow actors. Actors act; they are fed words to recite. Hollywood is full of hypocrites. People who interpret someone else’s ideas, making them palatable to the masses, are not people to be trusted. We might never know the real reasons that hypocrites are pretending, or who may be behind them, therefore if we see anyone behaving as a dissembler, we should simply note them for what they are, hypocrites.
As Jesus explains hypocrites to us we see that they put on a big show, pretending to be more holy than others. They publicly stage their prayers so that others will fall prey to their show. Jesus however tells us to do the opposite. He says we should pray to the Father who is in the secret place.
Matthew 6:6 G1473 But you, G1161 G3752 whenever G4336 you should pray, G1525 enter G1519 into G3588 G5009 your inner chamber, G1473 G2532 and G2808 having locked G3588 G2374 your door, G1473 G4336 pray G3588 to G3962 your father, G1473 G3588 to the one G1722 in G3588 the G2927 secret place; G2532 and G3588 G3962 your father, G1473 G3588 the one G991 seeing G1722 in G3588 the G2927 secret place G591 shall recompense G1473 to you G1722 in G3588 the G5318 open!
2927 LSJ Gloss:κρυπτός hidden, secret
Dodson:κρυπτός hidden, secret hidden, secret; as subst: the hidden (secret) things (parts), the inward nature (character).
Thayer:
1) hidden, concealed, secret
κρυπτός
kruptos kroop-tos' From G2928; concealed, that is, private KJV Usage: hid (-den), inward [-ly], secret.
The Father is hidden from view, but if we have seen Jesus we have seen the Father. The Father is concealed from humans. As Jesus pointed out to us, no man has seen the Father at anytime, John 1:18, 5:37, 6:46, 14:7,9. However the Father sees us. Instead of praying in public, putting on a show we are to hide ourselves from others. Our Father sees us and hears us, and will reward us openly or publicly. This is the opposite of what the hypocrites do. Jesus tells us to keep our prayers private, and do not repeat them over and over.
Matthew 6:7 G4336 And praying, G1161 G3361 do not G945 repeat over and over G5618 as G3588 the G1482 heathen; G1380 for they think G1063 G3754 that G1722 by G3588 the G4180 many words G1473 of theirs G1522 they shall be listened to.
945 LSJ Gloss:βαττολογέω to speak stammeringly, say the same thing over and over again
Dodson:βαττολογέω I chatter, utter empty words I chatter, am long-winded, utter empty words, stammer, repeat.
Thayer:
1) to stammer
2) to repeat the same things over and over, to use many idle words, to babble, prate. Some suppose the word derived from Battus, a king of Cyrene, who is said to have stuttered; others from Battus, an author of tedious and wordy poems.
βαττολογέω
battologeō bat-tol-og-eh'-o From Βάττος Battos (a proverbial stammerer) and G3056; to stutter, that is, (by implication) to prate tediously KJV Usage: use vain repetitions.
It is interesting that Jesus is pointing out that there are people who repeat their prayers and utter empty words over and over as if that will get them heard by the Heavenly Father. They seem to believe more words are better. Jesus is noting that these people are heathens or non believers in the Heavenly Father. This repetitive prayer style doesn’t even work with dead gods, and dumb idols. The hypocrites recite, as actors, their prayers. Jesus tells us to do the opposite.
Matthew 6:8 G3361 You should not G3767 then G3666 be like G1473 them; G1492 [3knows G1063 1for G3588 G3962 2your father] G1473 G3739 of what G5532 [2need G2192 1you have] G4253 before G3588 G1473 you G154 ask G1473 him.
5532 LSJ Gloss:χρεία use, advantage, service
Dodson:χρεία need, necessity, business.
Thayer:
1) necessity, need
2) duty, business
χρεία
chreia khri'-ah From the base of G5530 or G5534; employment, that is, an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution KJV Usage: business, lack, necessary (-ity), need (-ful), use, want.
Sometimes we forget that simply because we do not see the Father that the Father sees us. The Father knows what we need or require. He knows what is a service for us. Literally, the Father knows what things are a necessity for us to use. Now let’s be clear, these things are needs, not greeds. The Father knows what we require and may not be concerned with what we desire. This is not lust based prayer. The Father is not obligated to grant us our wishes like a genie in a bottle. Jesus then tells us how to pray. Start with worship.
Matthew 6:9 G3779 So G3767 then G4336 you pray! G1473 G3962 Our father, G1473 G3588 the one G1722 in G3588 the G3772 heavens, G37 sanctify G3588 G3686 your name! G1473
Father, make holy, dedicate, and set apart your name. Why pray for the Father to purify His own name? Think back to our studies on baal worship. Each “god” had a name. Now think about what we do today. We call everyone and everything God. God, Elohim, is a title, like king, ruler, president, or majesty, and it is plural, three or more. We do not separate the word God as to who we are speaking of. There is the god of this world, who is not the Heavenly Father. Someone can be praying to God and intentionally, in their heart be praying to the devil or the incorporeal satan. Some call natural earthly disasters “acts of god” but they are most definitely not acts perpetrated by the Heavenly Father, they are acts perpetrated by the god of this world.
God is a title not a name. The Father and the Son have names. Jesus says to make the Fathers name holy and pure. Therefore instead of praying to God, king, ruler, or majesty, pray to the Heavenly Father, the Father of our Lord Jesus, El Shaddai or Pantokratōr, El Elyon or Hupsistos, El Olam or Aiōn. The Almighty, Most High, Everlasting, is our Heavenly Father. In comparison, every other god will be destroyed, the devil, the incorporeal satan, the fallen spiritual sons of God, and the demons. But the Almighty, Most High, Perpetual, Holy Father has always been and always will be. No other god is Almighty or Omnipotent. No other god is Supreme. No other god is Eternal. Call Him Holy.
Matthew 6:10 G2064 Let [2come G3588 G932 1your kingdom]! G1473 G1096 Let [2come to pass G3588 G2307 1your will] G1473 G5613 as G1722 in G3772 heaven G2532 also G1909 upon G3588 the G1093 earth!
Jesus says to declare the Almighty, Most High, Eternal Father’s kingdom and His will, to come to pass on earth as it already does in heaven. Why do we declare the future? Paul explains that Abraham trusted the Father who brought the dead to life, and called things into being.
Romans 4:17 G2531 (as G1125 it has been written, G3754 that, G3962 [3father G4183 4of many G1484 5nations G5087 1I have established G1473 2you],) G2713 in front of G3739 which G4100 he trusted G2316 God, G3588 of the one G2227 restoring [3to life G3588 1the G3498 2dead], G2532 and G2564 calling G3588 the ones G3361 not G1510.6 being, G5613 as G1510.6 being;
2564 LSJ Gloss:καλέω to call, summon
Dodson:καλέω I call, invite, name (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.
Thayer:
1) to call
1a) to call aloud, utter in a loud voice
1b) to invite
2) to call i.e. to name, by name
2a) to give a name to
2a1) to receive the name of, receive as a name
2a2) to give some name to one, call his name
2b) to be called i.e. to bear a name or title (among men)
2c) to salute one by name
For Synonyms see entry G5823
καλέω
kaleō kal-eh'-o Akin to the base of G2753; to “call” (properly aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise) KJV Usage: bid, call (forth), (whose, whose sur-) name (was [called]).
This type of a declaration is a summoning, a calling out. Just as the Elohim called the light Day and the darkness Night, or called the firmament Heaven, or just as Yahweh called famine upon the land (Psalm 105) this is a declaration of what is and of what shall be.
Romans 4:17 (as it is written, I have ordained thee the father of many nations before Aloha, in whom thou hast believed, who maketh alive the dead, and calleth those who are not as though they were:) https://studybible.info/Etheridge/Romans%204
Romans 4:17 as it is written: " I have constituted thee a father to a multitude of nations;" namely before God, in whom thou hast believed; who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which are not, as if they were. https://studybible.info/Murdock/Romans%204
Jesus wants us to call out the future kingdom and for the Fathers will to be done. Calling or summoning or inviting is our way of announcing to the evil spiritual beings the Father’s rule and will. We are inviting the Fathers will onto the earth. We invite the Father into the devil’s world to exert His will over the devil. The evil spiritual beings would prefer humans to think that they are somehow in charge forever, but that is not the case. They stole rulership for a short time and in justice the Father allows their reign to continue for six thousand years. Yet we can call, summon, or invite, the Heavenly Fathers will to take place on the earth, just like His will takes place in the heavens.
To look at the future, at the end of the six thousandth year, the wrath of the Lamb and the wrath of the Father ensue. At the seven thousandth year Yahweh establishes His kingdom on the earth with a new government and Jacob’s heirs learn to trust Him. In the eight thousandth year a new heaven and earth is established and the old evil rulers are extinguished in the lake of fire. We are to call out what is and what will be. We are to summon the prophecies into being. We are to invite the Fathers will into and onto the earth.
Matthew 6:11 G3588 G740 Our bread, G1473 G3588 the G1967 sufficient, G1325 give G1473 to us G4594 today!
Jesus suggests for us to ask for sufficient food. Today, we don’t see this as a huge problem as in many places we have an overabundance of food, healthy and unhealthy. Although there are some people who do not have sufficient food to eat even when our grocery stores are stocked full, and much food is thrown away. Ask for sufficient food. This acknowledges that the Father is the source and supply of our food. Remember our studies of Nimrod? What was one of the first things he did to deter people from a relationship with Yahweh? He made it a social shame to thank Yahweh for crops and food. It became a social humiliation to thank God. Instead Nimrod convinced people that their food was due to their own hard work and their own ability. Thank the Almighty Most High Eternal Father for our sufficient food. The earth produces because the declaration comes from our Eternal Father.
Matthew 6:12 G2532 And G863 forgive G1473 us G3588 G3783 our debts! G1473 G5613 as G2532 also G1473 we G863 forgive G3588 G3781 our debtors. G1473
863 LSJ Gloss:ἀφίημι to send forth, discharge
Dodson:ἀφίημι I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit (a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.
Thayer:
1) to send away
1a) to bid going away or depart
1a1) of a husband divorcing his wife
1b) to send forth, yield up, to expire
1c) to let go, let alone, let be
1c1) to disregard
1c2) to leave, not to discuss now, (a topic)
1c21) of teachers, writers and speakers
1c3) to omit, neglect
1d) to let go, give up a debt, forgive, to remit
1e) to give up, keep no longer
2) to permit, allow, not to hinder, to give up a thing to a person
3) to leave, go way from one
3a) in order to go to another place
3b) to depart from any one
3c) to depart from one and leave him to himself so that all mutual claims are abandoned
3d) to desert wrongfully
3e) to go away leaving something behind
3f) to leave one by not taking him as a companion
3g) to leave on dying, leave behind one
3h) to leave so that what is left may remain, leave remaining
3i) abandon, leave destitute
ἀφίημι
aphiēmi af-ee'-ay-mee From G575 and ἵημι hiēmi (to send; an intensive form of εἶμι eimi (to go)); to send forth, in various applications KJV Usage: cry, forgive, forsake, lay aside, leave, let (alone, be, go, have), omit, put (send) away, remit, suffer, yield up.
3783 LSJ Gloss:ὀφείλημα that which is owed, a debt
Dodson:ὀφείλημα a debt, offense, sin.
Thayer:
1) that which is owed
1a) that which is justly or legally due, a debt
2) metaph. offence, sin
ὀφείλημα
opheilēma of-i'-lay-mah From (the alternate of) G3784; something owed, that is, (figuratively) a due .; morally a fault KJV Usage: debt.
3781 LSJ Gloss:ὀφειλέτηςa debtor
Dodson:ὀφειλέτης a debtor, sinner (a) a debtor, one who owes, one who is indebted, (b) one who has sinned against another (an Aramaism), a sinner.
Thayer:
1) one who owes another, a debtor
1a) one held by some obligation, bound by some duty
1b) one who has not yet made amends to whom he has injured:
1b1) one who owes God penalty or whom God can demand punishment as something due, i.e. a sinner
ὀφειλέτης
opheiletēs of-i-let'-ace From G3784; an ower, that is, a person indebted; figuratively a delinquent; morally a transgressor (against God) KJV Usage: debtor, which owed, sinner.
This is a very important subject to understand. We are to ask to discharge our debts or release us from what we legally owe. We are to ask for a write-off of our debts. We simply cannot pay for our own sins, Jesus was the only one who could remit payment for us. We owe considerably and we have been damaged abundantly so that we are not worth as much as we could be had we never sinned. Almighty Father write off what we owe.
Now the next part is critical, we are to also write off the debts of others. As we forgive those indebted to us, our debts will be forgiven. This is a balance system. If we hold others responsible for their sins, then we will have our sins held against us. There are two other things that are weighed and balanced, mercy and judgment. If we extend mercy we will receive mercy. If we harshly judge the sins of others, our sins are judged in the same manner. And if we forgive, we receive forgiveness. Sometimes we believe we have been wronged. Forgive. Sometimes we are hurt by the actions of others. Forgive. If we refuse to forgive, then we will be held to the same standard that we are holding others to. Simply forgive. It is a simple way to cleanse our heart and close the door to the enemy.
We forgive others for our benefit, not theirs. Forgive seventy times seven if need be, Matthew 18:22. Forgiveness does not mean that we are to be abused over and over, it means that we release someone from the debt of their sin, and if need be separate ourselves from them, without demanding they repay us or make restitution.
1533 LSJ Gloss:εἰσφέρω to carry into
Dodson:εἰσφέρω I lead into, bring inI lead into, bring in, announce.
Thayer:
1) to bring into, in or to
2) to lead into
εἰσφέρω
eispherō ice-fer'-o From G1519 and G5342; to carry inward (literally or figuratively) KJV Usage: bring (in), lead into.
3986 LSJ Gloss:πειρασμός trial, temptation
Dodson:πειρασμός trial, testing, temptation (a) trial, probation, testing, being tried, (b) temptation, (c) calamity, affliction.
Thayer:
1) an experiment, attempt, trial, proving
1a) trial, proving: the trial made of you by my bodily condition, since condition served as to test the love of the Galatians toward Paul (Gal.
4:14)
1b) the trial of man's fidelity, integrity, virtue, constancy
1b1) an enticement to sin, temptation, whether arising from the desires or from the outward circumstances
1b2) an internal temptation to sin
1b2a) of the temptation by which the devil sought to divert Jesus the Messiah from his divine errand
1b3) of the condition of things, or a mental state, by which we are enticed to sin, or to a lapse from the faith and holiness
1b4) adversity, affliction, trouble: sent by God and serving to test or prove one's character, faith, holiness
1c) temptation (i.e. trial) of God by men
1c1) rebellion against God, by which his power and justice are, as it were, put to the proof and challenged to show themselves
πειρασμός
peirasmos pi-ras-mos' From G3985; a putting to proof (by experiment [of good], experience [of evil], solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication adversity KJV Usage: temptation, X try.
We are to ask not to be brought into a test, a trial, or a temptation. As we studied Job, Abraham, and Isaac recently we recognize that the devil is always trying to prove that we are going to fail. Remember the devil sports with us. The devil is always attempting to experiment with us to see what will make us fall. Here is the key. If we ask not to be led into provocation, the Father will oblige. If we don’t ask, the devil may ask to make proof of us. If we ask not to be tested first, the devil will not be allowed to test us. Simple and easy.
One word of caution here. If we are foolish and do things that are sinful, we put ourselves in the devil’s hands. Hardship then is due to us not living rightly, as compared to the devil picking on us. While sins are not based on cause and effect, if we drive a car while intoxicated and we injure ourselves or others then the effect of our bad decisions is solely on us. The devil may not be asking to sift us like wheat, we may simply be foolish, Luke 22:31. Be wise.
4506 LSJ Gloss:ῥύομαι to draw to oneself
Dodson:ῤύομαι I rescue I rescue, deliver (from danger or destruction).
Thayer:
1) to draw to one's self, to rescue, to deliver
2) the deliverer
ῥύομαι
rhuomai rhoo'-om-ahee Middle voice of an obsolete verb, akin to G4482 (through the idea of a current; compare G4511); to rush or draw (for oneself), that is, rescue KJV Usage: deliver (-er).
575 LSJ Gloss:ἀπό from, away from. c. gen.
Dodson:ἀπό from, away from.
Thayer:
1) of separation
1a) of local separation, after verbs of motion from a place i.e. of departing, of fleeing, ...
1b) of separation of a part from the whole
1b1) where of a whole some part is taken
1c) of any kind of separation of one thing from another by which the union or fellowship of the two is destroyed
1d) of a state of separation, that is of distance
1d1) physical, of distance of place
1d2) temporal, of distance of time
2) of origin
2a) of the place whence anything is, comes, befalls, is taken
2b) of origin of a cause
ἀπό
apo apo' A primary particle; “off” , that is, away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literally or figuratively) KJV Usage: (X here-) after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for (-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-) on (-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
4190 LSJ Gloss:πονηρός toilsome, painful, grievous
Dodson:πονηρός evil, bad, wicked evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful.
Thayer:
1) full of labours, annoyances, hardships
1a) pressed and harassed by labours
1b) bringing toils, annoyances, perils; of a time full of peril to Christian faith and steadfastness; causing pain and trouble
2) bad, of a bad nature or condition
2a) in a physical sense: diseased or blind
2b) in an ethical sense: evil wicked, bad
πονηρός
ponēros pon-ay-ros' From a derivative of G4192; hurtful, that is, evil (properly in effect or influence, and thus differing from G2556, which refers rather to essential character, as well as from G4550, which indicates degeneracy from original virtue); figuratively calamitous; also (passively) ill, that is, diseased; but especially (morally) culpable, that is, derelict, vicious, facinorous; neuter (singular) mischief, malice, or (plural) guilt; masculine (singular) the devil, or (plural) sinners KJV Usage: bad, evil, grievous, harm, lewd, malicious, wicked (-ness). See also G4191.
4192 πόνος
ponos pon'-os From the base of G3993; toil, that is, (by implication) anguish KJV Usage: pain.
We are to ask: “rescue us away from evil”. It seems Westcott and Hort added the idea that we are to be rescued from an evil being, rather than all evil. The word “one” does not appear in the text, therefore this was Westcott and Hort’s personal opinion. Ponēros derives from ponos, anguish, toil, travail, distress. This is a physical rescuing like rescuing baby Moses from the Nile or rescuing David from Saul. Almighty Most High Eternal Father, rescue me away from all evil.
This is broadly speaking, all evil. We need to be delivered from all evil and that is what we are to ask of our Father. All evil includes evil spiritual beings, evil people, evil situations, and evil temptations. Rescue us from those whose hearts are irretrievably severed and intentionally scheme to harm us. Rescue us from demons. Rescue us from the fallen sons of God. Rescue us from the god of this world, the devil. Rescue us from the incorporeal satan, the one transforming into an angel of light. Rescue us from evil governments. Rescue us from religious persecutions. Rescue us from false prophets and false Christians leaders. We could go on and on, but Jesus is trying to keep our prayers short for our benefit.
If we want to list all the evil that we may need deliverance from then we may make it a repetitive religious ritual, like a chant, or an incantation where we fear that we may forget something. Remember, Jesus said in verse 7 not to repeat over and over as the heathens do. Jesus tells us to ask the Father to rescue us from evil. That is a broad net. It allows the Father to chose the path for deliverance. David asked to be delivered from all the people pursuing him.
Psalms 7:0 G5568 A psalm G3588 to G* David G3739 which G103 he sang G3588 to the G2962 lord, G5228 because of G3588 the G3056 words G* of Cush G5207 son of G* Benjamin.
1 G2962 O lord G3588 G2316 my God, G1473 G1909 upon G1473 you G1679 I hope. G4982 Deliver G1473 me G1537 from G3956 all G3588 the ones G1377 pursuing G1473 me, G2532 and G4506 rescue G1473 me!
2 G3379 Lest at any time G726 [2should be snatched away G5613 3as by G3023 4a lion G3588 G5590 1my soul], G1473 G3361 while there is none G1510.6 being G3084 for ransoming G3366 nor G4982 delivering.
David asks for Yahweh to trip people and rescue his soul.
Psalms 17:13 G450 Rise up, G2962 O lord! G4399 Be there beforehand with G1473 them, G2532 and G5286.3 trip G1473 them! G4506 Rescue G3588 G5590 my soul G1473 G575 from G765 the impious G4501 by your broadsword! G1473
David says that the angel of the Lord will rescue the ones fearing Yahweh.
Psalms 34:7 G3924.2 [3will encamp G32 1 The angel G2962 2 of the lord] G2945 round about G3588 the G5399 ones fearing G1473 him, G2532 and G4506 he will rescue G1473 them.
The Lord, Yahweh, hears and will rescue the broken hearted who are humble in spirit. Deliver us from evil, Almighty Most High Eternal Father.
Matthew 6:13.....G3754 For G1473 of you G1510.2.3 is G3588 the G932 kingdom, G2532 and G3588 the G1411 power, G2532 and G3588 the G1391 glory, G1519 into G3588 the G165 eons, G281 amen.
3754 LSJ Gloss:ὅτι that) that
Dodson:ὅτι that, since, because that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.
Thayer:
1) that, because, since
ὅτι
hoti hot'-ee Neuter of G3748 as conjugation; demonstrative that (sometimes redundant); causatively because KJV Usage: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
932 βασιλεία
basileia bas-il-i'-ah From G935; properly royalty, that is, (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively) KJV Usage: kingdom, + reign.
1411 δύναμις
dunamis doo'-nam-is From G1410; force (literally or figuratively); specifically miraculous power (usually by implication a miracle itself) KJV Usage: ability, abundance, meaning, might (-ily, -y, -y deed), (worker of) miracle (-s), power, strength, violence, mighty (wonderful) work.
1391 δόξα
doxa dox'-ah From the base of G1380; glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literally or figuratively, objectively or subjectively) KJV Usage: dignity, glory (-ious), honour, praise, worship.
165 αἰών
aiōn ahee-ohn' From the same as G104; properly an age; by extension perpetuity (also past); by implication the world; specifically (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future) KJV Usage: age, course, eternal, (for) ever (-more), [n-]ever, (beginning of the, while the) world (began, without end).
Mistakenly, some translations do not include this phrase. ‘Because that you rule and reign and the miraculous power and the honor and glory into the ages’.
Matthew 6:13…because Thine is the reign, and the power, and the glory—to the ages. Amen. https://studybible.info/YLT/Matthew%206
Matthew 6:13 G3754 CONJ οτι Because G4675 P-2GS σου From Thee G2076 V-PXI-3S εστιν Is G3588 T-NSF η Tha G932 N-NSF βασιλεια Kingdom G2532 CONJ και And G3588 T-NSF η Tha G1411 N-NSF δυναμις Power G2532 CONJ και And G3588 T-NSF η Tha G1391 N-NSF δοξα Glory G1519 PREP εις Into G3588 T-APM τους Thos G165 N-APM αιωνας Ages G281 HEB αμην Truly https://studybible.info/ACVI/Matthew%206
This doxology is included in 500 codices and omitted in eight. It is a declaration of the Father’s kingdom and the Fathers will from verse 10. Through you, Father, is the kingdom. Through you, Father, is the miraculous power, Through you, Father, is the glory and honor, throughout the ages. Even though we don’t see it, even though we are living on earth asking to be rescued, we announce the future as though it is present, as in verse 10. One day we will be in the kingdom of the Father, one day we will understand dunamis. One day we will see the glory. That day will last into the eons or ages. Summon the future. Call out the kingdom of the Father on the earth. Our Omnipotent Supreme Perpetual Father has a kingdom for us, with power and glory forever.
Jesus now goes back to the idea of forgiveness. He recognizes that humans need an expanded explanation regarding this subject.
Matthew 6:14 G1437 For if G1063 G863 you should forgive G3588 G444 men G3588 G3900 their transgressions, G1473 G863 [4shall also forgive G2532 G1473 5you G3588 G3962 3father G1473 1your G3588 G3770 2heavenly].
15 G1437 But if G1161 G3361 you should not G863 forgive G3588 G444 men G3588 G3900 their transgressions, G1473 G3761 not even G3588 G3962 [4father G1473 2your G3588 G3770 3heavenly G863 1shall] forgive G3588 G3900 your transgressions. G1473
This is simple. When we stand before our Heavenly Father do we want to show him all the grudges that we’ve held? The balance of un-forgiveness that we have will be leveled against our sins and misdeeds. Jesus is keeping it simple for us. Just keep forgiving everyone 490 times plus some. Jesus paid the price for our sin and “their” sin too. Paul helps us out.
2 Corinthians 2:9 G1519 [2unto G3778 3this G1063 1For] G2532 also G1125 I wrote, G2443 that G1097 I should know G3588 G1382 your proof, G1473 G1487 if G1519 in G3956 everything G5255 you are subjects. G1510.2.5
10 G3739 But to whom G1161 G5100 you grant favor in anything, G5483 G2532 so also G1473 I; G2532 for also G1063 G1473 I, G1536 if anything G5483 have granted favor, G3739 to whom G5483 I have granted favor, G1223 it is for your sake G1473 G1722 in G4383 the person G5547 of Christ;
5483LSJ Gloss:χαρίζομαι to say
Dodson:χαρίζομαι I show favor to, forgive (a) I show favor to, (b) I pardon, forgive, (c) I show kindness.
Thayer:
1) to do something pleasant or agreeable (to one), to do a favour to, gratify
1a) to show one's self gracious, kind, benevolent
1b) to grant forgiveness, to pardon
1c) to give graciously, give freely, bestow
1c1) to forgive
1c2) graciously to restore one to another
1c3) to preserve for one a person in peril
χαρίζομαι
charizomai khar-id'-zom-ahee Middle voice from G5485; to grant as a favor, that is, gratuitously, in kindness, pardon or rescue KJV Usage: deliver, (frankly) forgive, (freely) give, grant.
If one of the Corinthians grants favor, or forgives someone, Paul himself says that he would forgive them as well. This should go for us too. If people we know forgive, we do not have to harbor anger towards those who have hurt our friends. We forgive or pardon those debtors in the face of Christ. We forgive and extend favor in the appearance of Christ. Why? Why be so generous?
2 Corinthians 2:11 G2443 that G3361 we should not be taken advantage of G4122 G5259 by G3588 G4567 Satan; G3756 [3not G1063 1for G1473 5of his G3588 G3540 6thoughts G50 2we are 4ignorant].
4122 LSJ Gloss:πλεονεκτέω to have
Dodson:πλεονεκτέω I take advantage of I take advantage of, overreach, defraud.
Thayer:
1) to have more, or a greater part or share
1a) to be superior, excel, surpass, have an advantage over
2) to gain or take advantage of another, to overreach
πλεονεκτέω
pleonekteō pleh-on-ek-teh'-o From G4123; to be covetous, that is, (by implication) to over reach KJV Usage: get an advantage, defraud, make a gain.
3540 LSJ Gloss:νόημα that which is perceived, a perception, thought
Dodson:νόημα a thought, design, the mind
a thought, purpose, design; the mind; the heart, soul, feelings.
Thayer:
1) a mental perception, thought
2) an evil purpose
3) that which thinks, the mind, thoughts or purposes
νόημα
noēma no'-ay-mah From G3539; a perception, that is, purpose, or (by implication) the intellect, disposition, itself KJV Usage: device, mind, thought.
50 LSJ Gloss:ἀγνοέω not to perceive
Dodson:ἀγνοέω I do not know, am ignorant of I do not know, am ignorant of (a person, thing, or fact), sometimes with the idea of willful ignorance.
Thayer:
1) to be ignorant, not to know
2) not to understand, unknown
3) to err or sin through mistake, to be wrong
ἀγνοέω
agnoeō ag-no-eh'-o From G1 (as a negative particle) and G3539; not to know (through lack of information or intelligence); by implication to ignore (through disinclination) KJV Usage: (be) ignorant (-ly), not know, not understand, unknown.
What would be the thoughts of the satan to which he might take advantage of us? Can the satan have an advantage over us if we refuse to forgive? Paul says that we are not uninformed of his disposition. In other words we understand his evil purpose. If we do not forgive then we will not be forgiven, but the satan will grow a root of bitterness in us with our own un-forgiveness. Instead, Paul says to grant favor and forgive, even those who others forgive.
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We ask the Heavenly Father to discharge our debts, then we discharge the debts of others. We grant favor and forgiveness the same way Christ granted us favor. We could look at it as doing ourselves a favor so that the satan does not use un-forgiveness as an entry point in our lives. We are to endure each other. That means we put up with others. We might not like everyone, but we bear with each other. Someone may be prideful, but we endure their behavior, and then freely grant them a pardon for their boorishness.
With the simplicity of this in mind, we pray a short simple prayer. We don’t repeat it over and over. The Father sees us and knows what we need even if he is in the secret place. We don’t need to be actors, we should not let anyone hear our prayer. Declare He is great. Summon the future prophecies on earth. Invite the Father into the devil’s world. Ask for provisions. Ask for forgiveness. Forgive others. Ask not to be tested, tempted, and tried. Ask to be rescued away from all evil. Announce His kingdom, His power, and His glory, eternally.
Almighty Most High Eternal Father, sanctify Your name. Your kingdom shall come to earth. I invite Your will to be done on this earth as it is in the heavens. Give me sufficient food for the day. Write off my debts. I write off the debts of (list them) others. Do not let me be tested. Do not let the devil experiment with me or sport with me. Rescue me away from evil. Through You is the kingdom, the power and the glory forever and ever, amen.
