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1 | xplain [ ]'s of last line of Lord's Pray | Matt 6:13 | zonak | 64129 | ||
explain the brackets on the last sentence of the Lord's Prayer found in Matthew 6:13: [For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory forever. Amen] and why do some version's of the Bible include this sentence, and others do not? |
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2 | xplain [ ]'s of last line of Lord's Pray | Matt 6:13 | Searcher56 | 64130 | ||
zonak, greetings, This is true with other texts. Some translations say, "Some older manuscripts omit ..." Did He say it? The early church had to copy by hand, so there was a chance people added or took away from the original. Hope this helps, Searcher |
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3 | xplain [ ]'s of last line of Lord's Pray | Matt 6:13 | zonak | 64136 | ||
Thank you Searcher--I was pleased to find an answer so soon. A followup question then--how important is it then as to whether or not these words continue to be the words of jesus? Is the last line legitimate? Yes, it is a wonderful way to close a wonderful prayer--but what if these words were added by man in his arrogance? That would be a close parrallel to the story of Uzzah and King David who took it upon themselves to change God's specific instructions about transporting the Ark of the Covenant as King David marched triumphantly into Jerusalem. (2 Samuel 6: 1-8) Instead of carrying it on two poles, on the shoulders of priests, he had the Ark loaded into an oxcart, pulled by oxen. Uzzah was struck dead as he touched the Ark when the cart threatened to overturn. He angered God by changing God's instructions! Has the Lord's prayer been handled in a similar way, by mankind, however well intentioned, by adding this closing? |
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4 | xplain [ ]'s of last line of Lord's Pray | Matt 6:13 | Searcher56 | 64160 | ||
zonak, greetings again and your are welcome. We do not have the original, so we don't know what Matthew wrote. But, it is important to write what God says. What He says in person and through divine inspiration are equally important. We need to ask ... -is this passage recorded elsewhere, is it different? It may be Luke, where it is different -what does the change do the meaning of the text? I think it wraps up the Model Prayer -why would someone add to (take away from) the text? Matthew may of heard Jesus use it, while Luke didn't ... or one of the copiest did. We need to make our own choice ... since this is a Model Prayer, where the words shouldn't be repeated as much as followed as a model. Hope this helps, Searcher |
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