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The Lord's Prayer
…7And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.8Do notbe likethem,foryourFatherknowswhatyouneedbeforeyouaskHim.9So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.…

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Be not you therefore like to them: for your Father knows what things you have need of, before you ask him.

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Matthew 6:32
(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

Psalm 38:9
Lord, all my desireis before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.

Psalm 69:17-19
And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily…

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Do not be like them
This phrase refers to the preceding verses where Jesus warns against the practices of the hypocrites and pagans in their prayers. In the cultural context of the time, many religious leaders and pagans engaged in lengthy, repetitive prayers to be seen by others or to manipulate their gods. Jesus emphasizes a different approach, focusing on sincerity and humility. This teaching aligns with the broader biblical theme of God desiring genuine worship from the heart, as seen in passages likeIsaiah 29:13, where God criticizes those who honor Him with their lips while their hearts are far from Him.

for your Father knows
This statement underscores the intimate relationship between God and believers, portraying God as a caring Father. The concept of God as Father is a central theme in the New Testament, highlighting His personal and loving nature. This contrasts with the distant and impersonal deities of the surrounding pagan cultures. The idea that God knows His children intimately is echoed inPsalm 139, where David speaks of God's complete knowledge of him.

what you need
This phrase emphasizes God's omniscience and His understanding of our true needs, not just our wants or desires. It reflects the biblical principle that God provides for His people, as seen inPhilippians 4:19, where Paul assures that God will supply all needs according to His riches in glory. This assurance encourages believers to trust in God's provision and wisdom, rather than relying on their own understanding.

before you ask Him
This highlights God's foreknowledge and His proactive care for His children. It suggests that prayer is not about informing God of our needs but about aligning ourselves with His will and acknowledging our dependence on Him. This concept is supported by passages likeRomans 8:26-27, where the Spirit intercedes for believers according to God's will. It also reflects the prophetic nature of God's knowledge, as seen inIsaiah 46:10, where God declares the end from the beginning.

1.Jesus Christ
The speaker of this verse, delivering the Sermon on the Mount, which is a foundational teaching of Christian ethics and spirituality.

2.The Disciples
The primary audience of Jesus' teachings in the Sermon on the Mount, representing all followers of Christ.

3.The Father (God)
Referred to by Jesus as the one who knows our needs, emphasizing a personal and intimate relationship with God.

4.The Gentiles
Mentioned in the preceding verses as those who use many words in prayer, highlighting a contrast between their practices and the teachings of Jesus.

5.The Sermon on the Mount
The setting of this teaching, a collection of Jesus' teachings found in Matthew chapters 5-7.Trust in God's Omniscience
Recognize that God is fully aware of our needs, which should lead us to trust Him more deeply in our prayer life.

Simplicity in Prayer
Avoid vain repetitions and lengthy prayers for the sake of being heard by others. Instead, focus on sincere and heartfelt communication with God.

Intimacy with the Father
Embrace the personal relationship we have with God as our Father, which allows us to approach Him with confidence and openness.

Faith in God's Provision
Rest in the assurance that God, who knows our needs, is also faithful to provide for them according to His will and timing.

Contrast with Worldly Practices
Be mindful of the differences between Christian prayer and the practices of those who do not know God, ensuring our prayers reflect our faith and trust in Him.Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 6

Matthew 6:8: If God already knows our needs, why pray at all?

Is God all-knowing and all-powerful?

Psalm 139:1–4: How does God’s complete foreknowledge of every thought and word align with genuine human free will?

What is Hudson Taylor's biography, quotes, and legacy?(8)Your Father knoweth.--This truth is rightly made the ground of prayer in one of the noblest collects of the Prayer Book of the English Church--"Almighty God, the Fountain of all wisdom, who knowest our necessities before we ask, and our ignorance in asking." Comp. St. Paul's "We know not what we should pray for as we ought" (Romans 8:26). But why then, it may be asked, pray at all? Why "make our requests known unto God" (Philippians 4:6)? Logically, it may be, the question never has been, and never can be, answered. As in the parallel question of foreknowledge and free will, we are brought into a region in which convictions that seem, each of them, axiomatic, appear to contradict each other. All that can be done is to suggest partial solutions of the problem. We bring our wants and desires to God (1) that we may see them as He sees them, judge how far they are selfish or capricious, how far they are in harmony with His will; (2) that we may, in the thought of that Presence and its infinite holiness, feel that all other prayers--those which are but the expression of wishes for earthly good, or deliverance from earthly evil--are of infinitely little moment as compared with deliverance from the penalty and the power of the sin which we have made our own; (3) that, conscious of our weakness, we may gain strength for the work and the conflict of life in communion with the Eternal, who is in very deed a "Power that makes for righteousness." These are, if we may so speak, the lines upon which the Lord's Prayer has been constructed, and all other prayers are excellent in proportion as they approach that pattern. Partial deviations from it, as in prayers for fine weather, for plenty, and for victory, are yet legitimate (though they drift in a wrong direction), as the natural utterance of natural wants, which, if repressed, would find expression in superstition or despair. It is better that even these petitions, though not the highest form of prayer, should be purified by their association with the highest, than that they should remain unuttered as passionate cravings or, it may be, murmuring regrets.

Verse 8. -Be notye therefore like. Revised Version omits "ye," as the emphatic personal pronoun is not expressed. The connexion of thought is - Seeing you are expected to shun heathen error (Meyer), do not allow yourselves to reproduce heathen practices. By observing these you would be taking a definite way of becoming like (passive, or rather middle,ὁμοιωθῆτε) those who ordinarily practise them.For;i.e. you stand on a different footing altogether from the heathen; you are intimately related to One above, who knows your wants, even before you express them to him. Your Father; Revised Version margin, "some ancient authorities readGod your Father." Soאָ, B, sah. (ὁ Θεός is bracketed by Westcott and Hort). The insertion is at first sight suspicious, but as there is no trace of such an addition in vers. 1, 4, 6, 14. 18 (in ver. 32 onlyאָ), it is hard to see why it should have been interpolated here. Its omission, on the other hand, is easily accounted for by its absence in those passages. The internal evidence, therefore, corroborates the strong external evidence ofאָ, B. Our Lord here said "God" to emphasize the majesty and power of "your Father."Knoweth;i.e. intuitively (οϊδεν); el. ver. 32.

Parallel Commentaries ...


[Do] not
μὴ(mē)
Adverb
Strong's 3361:Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

be like
ὁμοιωθῆτε(homoiōthēte)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 3666:To make like, liken; I compare. From homoios; to assimilate, i.e. Compare; passively, to become similar.

them,
αὐτοῖς(autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846:He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

for
γὰρ(gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063:For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

your
ὑμῶν(hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771:You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

Father
Πατὴρ(Patēr)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3962:Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

knows
οἶδεν(oiden)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1492:To know, remember, appreciate.

what
ὧν(hōn)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's 3739:Who, which, what, that.

you
ἔχετε(echete)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 2192:To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

need
χρείαν(chreian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5532:From the base of chraomai or chre; employment, i.e. An affair; also occasion, demand, requirement or destitution.

before
πρὸ(pro)
Preposition
Strong's 4253:A primary preposition; 'fore', i.e. In front of, prior to.

you
ὑμᾶς(hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771:You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

ask
αἰτῆσαι(aitēsai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 154:To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.

Him.
αὐτόν(auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846:He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


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