Our Father prayer with emphasis. Lord's Prayer "Our Father. "Our Father" in Church Slavonic with accents

Our Father who art in heaven!
May your name be hallowed;
Let your kingdom come;
may Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven;
Give us our daily bread for this day;
And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors;
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

In Church Slavonic:

Our Father, who art in heaven!
Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come,
May Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth.
Give us our daily bread today;
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors;
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Listen online audio text of the Lord's Prayer:

The followers of Jesus Christ turned to Him with a request: teach them to pray. In response, He gave words familiar to everyone, addressed to God. In the pre-revolutionary era, everyone knew them. From childhood, the first thing that was memorized was the Lord's Prayer. This is where the well-known proverb came from: Remember, like our Father.

The well-known synodal translation of the text is taught from memory. It's melodic and easy to remember. It is reproduced in the mind itself, without much effort. To understand the words, read the prayer in modern Russian, look at one of the interpretations given by the saints:

• John Chrysostom
• Ignaty Brianchaninov
• Ephraim Sirin
• Cyril of Jerusalem and many others.

Not all baptized people go to the temple, participate in the sacraments of the church, read the House Rule, but at the same time, they know the Our Father by heart. Many have resorted to explaining the essence of prayer, but to this day it is believed that the full depth of the content has not been revealed. We give a brief interpretation, using the synodal translation in modern orthography, and the prayer will become clear in any reading.

Message: Our Father

Jesus Christ made a discovery by offering an address unknown to the village: Our Father. Not as to a detached subject, but as to the One who gives only good, without punishing anyone. Prior to this, in the Old Testament religion, they saw in Him:

• Almighty Ruler of the universe;
• the Wise Logos, leading the forces of nature, phenomena, elements;
• Terrible and Just Judge, who has mercy and rewards;
• God doing whatever he wants.

People did not think that it was possible to treat the Almighty as the Father of all: those who are on the right path and those who err; those who believe in God and those who reject; good and evil. Humanity, both knowing and hostile to Him, are His children, having one root. Man enjoys freedom: to honor the Heavenly Father, or to live according to his own understanding.

The following episode can serve as an example of God's love for all. When Moses and his people, having crossed the Black Sea, saw the sinking of Pharaoh's army, he was unspeakably delighted. For this, God reproached the righteous man: “Why are you so happy when I mourn: after all, the dead are also my children!”

Note: God, as a Father, admonishes and saves his children, who turn to Him, revealing "sickness". He heals, as the best healer, our souls, so that they have eternal life, and not death.

Who art thou in heaven

In other words: He who lives in Heaven, that is, high. This exceeds our knowledge, separates His greatness from everything earthly, except for man. We can connect with the Father through prayer. And with the coming of Jesus Christ, who offered Himself as a sacrifice for our salvation, to have the Kingdom of God within, even during this temporary life.

What is the sky? Headspace. If you look at the Earth from space, this is all that surrounds us - a huge universe. God created her for man, like a parent preparing to become a father. We are a part of it, at the same time we ourselves are a microcosm. That's how it is arranged by God. The Lord said, "The Father is in me, and I in him." As we follow Christ, we become like him.

Petition 1: "Hallowed be thy name"

Humanity, despite the acquisition of vast knowledge, remains in Spiritual darkness. Saying: “Hallowed be thy name,” we ask for enlightenment and sanctification of the soul. By repeating the Name of God, we hope to have the fruit of the Spirit. Prayer connects children with the Father so that His Image appears in us: so that the apple that rolls far from the apple tree remembers who created it and why.

Petition 2: "Thy Kingdom Come"

Now, until the time, the prince of darkness, that is, the devil, reigns on earth. We see how blood is shed: people die from wars, hunger, hatred, lies, they strive to enrich themselves at any cost. Debauchery flourishes, evil is committed both against neighbors and against enemies. A person cares only about personal well-being, without fear harming himself and others.

All this is done by our hands, because we do not have in ourselves the all-creating saving Love. The Lord prophesied about the end of the world: “Will I find Love on earth?” It disappears, dries up, if we forget who our Father is. Asking for enlightenment, kindness, joy, we wish that these blessings abide in us and on Earth: waiting for the coming of the kingdom of God.

Petition 3: “Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth”

With these words, the prayer expresses confidence in God's Providence. How a child entrusts himself to a wise, loving parent. Our narrowness and distance from the Omniscient God is often misleading. We ask for both the beneficial and the harmful. Therefore, it is necessary to rely not on one's own desires, but on the will of the possessor of the highest and incomprehensible Wisdom. After all, the Heavenly Father shows concern, knowing everything about us. We do things without seeing the consequences.

Note: When we say from the bottom of our hearts: “May the will of God be done”, being in sorrow or sick, we will definitely find spiritual peace and tranquility. Often, for such humility, the Lord delivers from all troubles, heals from ailments.

Petition 4: “Give us our daily bread today”

Daily bread - everything you need for life, and the tasting of the blessings served in the Kingdom of God, in order to receive them already here and now. God does not take anything away from people, does not forbid them to have everything they need, even wealth, if it is acquired righteously. He, like the Father, cares only about our benefit:

• Man, eat, but don't overeat.
• Drink (wine), but do not get drunk to the likeness of a pig.
• Create a family, but do not commit adultery.
• Create convenience for yourself, but do not give wealth to the perishable heart.
• Rejoice and rejoice, but do not corrupt the immortal soul, etc.

Note: The request "Give us this day" means: on every day, and Spiritual food served in period of temporary life. Everything useful to a person - God blesses. His Love gives in excess of what is needed, and does not deprive (as some believe in error).

Petition 5: "and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors"

The prayers of people who do not forgive others, God does not listen. Beware of acting according to the parable told by the Lord: A certain man owed a huge amount to the ruler, who, out of kindness, forgave him everything. He, having met a friend who owed him a meager amount, began to choke him, demanding to return everything to the penny. This was reported to the ruler. He became angry and imprisoned the evil man until he returned everything that had already been forgiven.

It is, of course, not about money. These are the sins that the Lord delivers from. When we do not forgive our neighbors, we remain burdened by them. There is no mercy for those who have not learned to have mercy. We reap what we sow: forgiving the offenders, we are cleansed of our sins.

Petition 6: “And lead us not into temptation”

Temptations - troubles, sorrows and illnesses a person provokes himself, leading an unrighteous lifestyle. These are the consequences of sins committed. God allows them to test the faithful or admonish sinners. They never exceed the human strength capable of resisting them. In order not to bear full responsibility for our actions, we ask for deliverance from grave temptations. We trust in the mercy of the Lord to avoid them.

Note: When the people of God forget their faith and the Heavenly Father, even wars, captivity, and the destruction of a peaceful way of life occur. This is also a temptation, which we ask for this cup to pass.

Petition 7: "But deliver us from the evil one"

This phrase has a wide meaning. Here is a request for deliverance from:

• diabolical influence, so that his machinations do not touch us;
• deceitful (crafty) people who plot evil;
• own wickedness present in man.

Note: Along with this, we expect: the fate prepared for the fallen angels of darkness will pass us by. Hope: Escape Hell, Destined to Contain Demons Forever.

Doxology: "For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever"

Almost all prayers end with glory. By this we express solidarity with God, identify ourselves as part of the world, which is in the hands of a loving and wise Creator:

• We believe that God will do what we ask.
• We hope that the mercy of the Heavenly Father will touch the heart.
• We show love for the works and providence of God.
• We preach - The world belongs to God - the source of all blessings.
• We trust in the Powers of Heaven - help that exceeds our mind.
• We rejoice and share in the glorification of our Father.

Amen

Word Amen means - truly (let it be) so! The Lord's Prayer, when its meaning is understood, transforms our souls, gives strength and enlightenment in order to exist, without breaking away from the very Source of life.

Conclusion: The prayer "Our Father" is included both in the temple service and in the home rule. It is contained in the so-called Beginning, read before the usual prayers and canons. They turn to God with these words in any situation: approaching Him with a request, blessing deeds and food, when attacked by fear, in sorrows and illnesses. Caught in a difficult situation, the first thing a Christian remembers is a prayer given by the Lord Himself.

Complete collection and description: when and how the Lord's Prayer is read for the spiritual life of a believer.

May your name be hallowed,

let your kingdom come,

let your will be done

as in heaven and on earth.

and leave us our debts,

as we leave to our debtors;

and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from the evil one.

For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.

The prayer "Our Father" is the main prayer for all believers, all religions and all denominations. This prayer is the main property of Christianity. It is also the oldest prayer. You can find this prayer in the Gospel of Matthew (chapter 6), it is also given in the Gospel of Luke (chapter 11). The most widespread prayer is given in the 6th chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. The fact that some sources give the Lord's Prayer in Church Slavonic, while in others it is given in modern Russian, sometimes gives rise to rumors. Because of this, some people believe that there are different versions of the Lord's Prayer. But it's not. The only difference is that this prayer, when translating ancient writings, was translated from the two Gospels (from Luke and from Matthew) in different ways. From this difference in translations, rumors arise among believers. But, the Lord's Prayer is the same in both the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke. According to the tradition of this prayer, Jesus Christ taught the apostles in Jerusalem on the Mount of Olives in the temple of Pater Noster. On the walls of this temple, a prayer was written in more than 140 languages ​​of the world. In 1187, after the conquest of Jerusalem by Sultan Saladin, the temple was destroyed. In 1342, a fragment of the temple was discovered, on which the prayer "Our Father" was engraved. Subsequently, a church was built on the site of the temple, which was transferred to the female Catholic monastic order of barefoot Carmelites.

Christians traditionally read the prayer "Our Father" 3 times a day: in the morning, afternoon and evening. And each time the prayer is read three times. Following the Lord's Prayer, the prayer "Virgin Mary" is usually read, then the prayer "I believe."

The Lord's Prayer in home binding.

The Lord Jesus Christ, as described in the Gospel of Luke in chapter 11, said "ask, and it will be given to you" and gave us the prayer "Our Father". Since then, before any prayer, you first need to read the prayer “Our Father”, then you can already pray in your own words, but you always need to read “Our Father” first, because this prayer was bequeathed to us by the Lord Jesus Christ and is the most powerful prayer. By bequeathing this prayer to us, the Lord allowed us to call him father. Therefore, we have the right to call the Lord a father.

The Lord's Prayer contains at first an invocation to the Lord, then seven petitions and a doxology. All seven petitions are closely intertwined. This prayer is the main prayer of all believers, because believers pray not only in the Church, but also at home. As St. Seraphim taught us, this prayer can be read in any position: before eating, lying in bed, walking, at work. In calling to God, we must ask not only for ourselves, but also for all those who suffer and are burdened.

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Viktor 2 years ago

Hello! ANSWER THE QUESTION: WHY THE PRAYER OF OUR PATHER IS NOT READ EVERYWHERE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE FORM AS IT IS PRESENTED ON YOUR SITE, OMITTING THE LAST SENTENCE. IS THE PROHIBITION OF THE SOVIET AUTHORITY STILL IN WORK? OR THE FORBIDDEN OF THE MODERN ORTHODOX CHURCH TO READ THE WORDS: For Yours is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

When and how to read the prayer of our father

When is the Lord's Prayer read?

The phenomenon of prayer today is increasingly regarded not as a religious and mystical attribute. Various systems of auto-training, meditations, psychohygienic exercises have come into fashion. But for centuries on our earth, the functions of regulation and self-regulation of the psyche were performed by church rites and prayers.

And when we destroyed the ancient systems of mental hygiene during the years of the total “attack on religious dope”, moral degradation began, the fruits of which we are reaping today.

We are rightly carried away by the phenomena that the yogis of India or the monks of Tibetan monasteries demonstrate to us, we are surprised at the mysterious abilities of the priests of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. And at the same time, we do not think about the fact that our ancestors could do no less. The difference is that some peoples managed to preserve these values, while we destroyed ours. Therefore, we need to turn to ourselves, to our history, to carefully study everything that previous generations have left us as a legacy. Believe me, they were no less knowledgeable than we are, and certainly.

Our Father, Who art in heaven!

May your name be hallowed,

let your kingdom come,

let your will be done

as in heaven and on earth.

Give us our daily bread today;

and leave us our debts,

like we also leave our debtor;

and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from the evil one.

For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.

Explanation of the Lord's Prayer by Metropolitan Benjamin (Fedchenkov)

Foreword

The reason for the daring attempt to write an interpretation of the Lord's Prayer was an accidental circumstance. One person, even of a non-Orthodox confession (but deeply sympathizing with Holy Orthodoxy), observing the modern “Christian” society of different confessions, came to a sad and terrifying fact: people hardly pray! The whole world is entangled in insoluble questions of various kinds. Everyone is anxious and expecting even worse disasters. Everyone is looking for permission.

Prayer Our Father

synodal translation of the prayer

Interpretation of the prayer Our Father

Complete interpretation of the prayer. Parsing each phrase

Prayer Our Father in Russian

Modern translation of the prayer into Russian

Church Pater Noster

This church contains prayers in all languages ​​of the world.

In the synodal translation of the Bible, Our Father, the text of the prayer is as follows:

Let your kingdom come; may Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven;

Give us our daily bread for this day;

and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors;

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Our Father who art in heaven! hallowed be thy name;

let your kingdom come; may Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven;

give us our daily bread for every day;

and forgive us our sins, for we also.

For me, as for any Orthodox Christian, the main prayer is the Our Father, which everyone should know by heart. The basis of any prayer is humility and acceptance. This is communication with God, this is our constant spiritual connection, children with the Heavenly Father. For a believer, prayer is both food and air for life on earth, in joy and sorrow.

Christian prayer teaches compassion, love for one's neighbor, forgiveness. The Orthodox prayer "Our Father" is read before starting any business, before treatment, before worship, before going to bed and during the day. Thousands of people turn to the Savior. Because “Our Father” is a prayer that the Lord Jesus Christ himself gave us and therefore it has great power.

How to read the Orthodox prayer Our Father

The text of the Orthodox prayer begins with an appeal, an appeal to God the Father: "Our Father." Any person can communicate directly with the Creator, because everyone is equal before him. And everyone can call him their Heavenly Father. “Father.

Our Father, Who art in heaven!

May your name be hallowed;

let your kingdom come;

Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth;

give us our daily bread today;

and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors;

and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one;

for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

So, whoever says to God in prayer: Thy kingdom come, but does not know how this kingdom comes, does not know, does not prepare to receive it and does nothing that is required of him to receive it, is it possible for it to come this kingdom to him? What is the use, therefore, that he says in prayer, Thy kingdom come? Lord.

What is the Our Father Prayer? What is its essence and interpretation? It is on this topical topic that I would like to talk to you, dear reader.

Millions of Christians around the world practice this prayer daily. Unfortunately, for many, these are just memorized phrases, a stamp, a kind of form. The deep meaning of the prayer “Our Father” for many remains outside the scope of their consciousness. And this is a big minus, because a prayer realized in the heart could bring much more wonderful things in their daily lives. Yes, of course, this prayer helps, saves in extreme situations, but, meaningful to the end, creates a strong rope that connects a person with his Creator.

I myself was repeatedly pulled out of various critical situations by God thanks to this prayer, when I was still in search of Him. You can read about this in the articles “The power of the prayer “Our Father”, “Guardian Angel” under the heading “Miracles of God's protection” on my blog.

Let's try to interpret the prayer "Our Father" in the light of the Holy.

Our Father, Who art in heaven!

May your name be hallowed,

Let your kingdom come

May Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth.

Give us our daily bread today;

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors;

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13)

Church Slavonic text adopted in the modern Church

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Prayer Our Father: text in Russian (Orthodox)

Prayer Father Our text in Russian Orthodox helps people in many situations. I will teach you how to pray correctly and what words to pronounce. Yes, remember that the words of prayer always come from a pure heart.

In what cases does the prayer “Our Father” help?

This prayer is considered the most powerful of all. She can help absolutely in any adversity and sorrow.

Who will not benefit from prayer?

Know that the Lord will not hear you and will not help you if you:

• Envious towards others.
• If you judge someone.
• You are overly proud and consider yourself better than others.
• If the resentment in your soul against someone lurks, and you are not going to forgive the enemy.

How to read “Our Father” correctly and before which icon?

It is better to pray in the mornings and evenings in complete solitude. Only when left alone with his thoughts and with the Lord God, a person realizes all essence of prayer. You can't rush while reading it. The text of the prayer in Russian with accents is better to learn by heart, because it is short and simple.

And you can pronounce sacred words in front of any icon, be it the Most Holy Theotokos, Jesus Christ or Nicholas the Wonderworker.

The words of the prayer in Russian and in Old Slavonic with accents are below.

What is the history of the Our Father prayer?

• History claims that the Lord's Prayer is the very first and most important prayer in Christianity. According to St. Luke, the Lord's Prayer was uttered by Jesus Christ himself in response to the request of his disciples to teach them to pray.
• It was uttered, of course, not in the language in which we now pronounce it, but in the Galilean dialect of the Aramaic language. It was not preserved in the original in this language. Currently, this prayer can be found in manuscripts in the ancient Greek Koine dialect.

The miraculous properties of this prayer

• There are many unusual cases related to the power of the Our Father prayer. For example, in 1984, in one of the cities of Russia, during a terrible car accident in which a bus filled with people fell, a woman lost sight of her child and thought that he was no longer alive.
• But then, in the hope of saving her child, she began to read the Lord's Prayer and believe that her baby was still alive. And a few minutes later, she heard her baby crying. Everything worked out, and seriously harm to health the baby was not caused.
• Very few people survived that accident. Most of them died, and the story with this baby and the prayer that the mother said is really amazing.
• And another story was told to us by one reader. And he happened to her in those happy years, when she was still at the university. She always believed in God and knew the Our Father prayer, as they say, “by heart”.
• During the next session, she simply did not have time to prepare for one of the exams. Before entering the classroom, the girl read the Lord's Prayer to herself several times and asked the Lord for help in passing the exam.
• When she entered the auditorium and took the ticket, it turned out to be very simple. The girl sat down at her desk, gathered her thoughts and began to prepare for the answer. At the same time, she once again uttered the Our Father prayer to herself.
• As a result, the student managed to pass this exam with excellent marks. This is provided that the teacher was very strict.
• It is obvious that the power of this prayer is very great and helps people in the most difficult situations. Of course, a negligent student should not count on the help of the Lord in such a situation. God helps only those who firmly believe in him and try to live according to his commandments, and he bypasses slobs and scoundrels.

How to make an amulet with the Our Father prayer?

• If you want prayer to run around you from any troubles and evil people, then we suggest that you make your own amulet for good luck.

To make it, you will need the following:

• white paper:
• red pen or pencil
• Holy water;
• your own cross.

A piece of paper needs a small size. We will write on it the text of the prayer itself.

• So, take holy water and sprinkle it on a piece of paper.
• Then wrap your cross in this paper, squeeze it in your hands, and read the Our Father three times.
• Then, with a red pen or pencil, write on that sheet of paper the text of the Our Father prayer.
• Fold the paper several times and always carry it with you so that this prayer drives away all misfortunes from you.

Now you know how powerful the Our Father prayer is in Russian Orthodox and you can check its effect on yourself.

How to read the prayer "Our Father"

Many Christians think that they are of great benefit to the soul when they read the psalms of David with troparia and perform other prescribed prayers, thereby reading them ... Only those prayers are intelligible to God, which, when the prayer says, understands what he says and feels ...

So who says to God in prayer: let your kingdom come but he does not know how this kingdom comes, and does not know, does not prepare to receive it, and does nothing that is required of him to receive it, is it possible for this kingdom to come to him? Of what use is it that he says in prayer: let your kingdom come? The Lord says in the Holy Gospel: repent, draw near for the kingdom of God. So, do you want this kingdom to come to you? Repent. If you do not repent, no matter how much you say: let your kingdom come it won't come to you.

The Kingdom of God is in us when God is with us in unity, by the grace of the Holy Spirit.

Why do we say: Our Father, who art in heaven(Matthew 6:9)? Then, after the fall of the forefathers, the Lord, so to speak, departed from earth to heaven, because the temple and the seat of God on earth is the human heart, the heart is pure, and it did not exist after the fall: the earth is filled with evil deeds(Gen. 6:11). The Lord from heaven look down on the sons of men, to see if there is understanding, or they sought God. All deviating ... indecent bysh ... to one(Compare: Ps. 13, 2-3).

Then we say: hallowed be thy name- so that it is holy, and not dishonored by people, their lies, iniquities; let your kingdom come- so that the Kingdom of God, having departed from the earth for the sake of human injustices, would come again; Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth(Matt. 6:10) - so that the Kingdom of God will be opened on earth by fulfillment on earth good will of God(Compare: Romans 12:2).

Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth(Matthew 6:9-10). Do you, sinner, sincerely desire holiness, are you jealous, possessed by the enemy, the destroyer-devil, of the peaceful Kingdom of God, firstly in yourself, and then in all people; do you sincerely want to fulfill the will of God, righteous, all-good, and do you wish and pray to God that all people know and do the will of our Heavenly Father? Every day we say these words of the Lord's Prayer without a deep understanding of their meaning, and we throw them as if into the wind, and therefore there is no good change in us...

If you truly call God your Father, then trust in Him as in the only Father, all-good, all-powerful, all-wise, unchanging in His love and in all perfections.

Read "Our Father", but do not lie: Leave us our debts, as we leave….

... One should pray about this:

First, with pure intent - let your will be done, for I, heartily desiring to follow it disinterestedly, not for the sake of a reward or the acquisition of anything, and not because You, Lord, enriched me with Your bounties and protected me from my adversaries, as Satan reproached the righteous Job before God for this (Job 1:9-10), and not out of fear of the eternal torments of Gehenna, but in the simplicity of my heart I follow Your will, I desire what You desire, only because You want it, that such is Your will, my God!

Second, pray with love: let your will be done! - I am looking for one thing here and I think one thing, so that Thy will be done in everything, Lord! May the majesty of Your name, O my God, spread and be glorified through me, Your indecent servant. I consider this alone to be the greatest honor and reward for me, so that I am worthy to please You, my Creator, Who gave me reason and free will as a guarantee of closest communication with You, my Creator and Savior.

Saint John, Metropolitan of Tobolsk († 1715).

First part, preface: Our Father, Who art in heaven! teaches the following.

1) The one who prays must come to God not only as His creation, but also as His son by grace.

2) He must be a son of the Orthodox Church.

3) Should not doubt in receiving what is asked from the Most Merciful Father.

4) Since God is the Father of all, we must also live as brothers.

5) The word "in heaven" instructs us to raise our mind from the earthly to heaven. In addition, it must be said that although God is present everywhere, His grace especially shines in heaven, saturating the righteous, and the wealth of His wondrous deeds.

The second part is petitions, of which there are seven:

1. May your name be hallowed.

In this petition, we implore, firstly, for the granting of a pious and virtuous life to us, so that everyone, looking at it, glorifies the name of God; secondly, that the ignorant would turn to the Orthodox faith and glorify the Heavenly Father with us; and, thirdly, that those who bear the name of a Christian, but who spend their lives in evil and abominations, lag behind their vices, which slander our faith and our God.

2. May your kingdom come.

By this we ask that not sin, but God Himself reign in all of us with His grace, truth and goodness. In addition, the petition contains the thought that a person, being under the grace of God and feeling heavenly joy, despises the world and desires to receive God's kingdom. Finally, here we also pray that His Second Coming may be hastened.

3. May Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth.

We implore here that God will not allow us to spend our life according to our will, but that he will manage it as He pleases, and that we will not resist His will, but that we will obey Him in everything. In addition, here we have in mind the idea that without the permission of the will of God, nothing can come to us, from anyone and never, if only we live according to His will.

4. Give us our daily bread today. We ask here, firstly, that God not deprive us of the preaching and knowledge of His holy word, for the word of God is spiritual bread, without which a person perishes; secondly, that He may vouchsafe us the communion of the Body and Blood of Christ; and thirdly, to give us everything necessary for life and to keep all this in this world in abundance, but without excess. The word "today" means the time of our present life, for in the age to come we will enjoy the sight of God.

5. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

Here we ask God to grant us the forgiveness of sins, for debt here refers to sins. This petition teaches us that we ourselves should forgive the debts of our debtors, that is, that we forgive those who have angered and embittered us all their crimes. Whoever does not forgive his neighbor, he makes this prayer in vain, for then sins are not forgiven him and God, and even his prayer itself is a sin.

6. And lead us not into temptation.

By this we ask, first, that we be free from the temptations that come from the world, the flesh, and the devil, and move us to sin, and from heretics, who persecute the Church, and deceive our souls with false teachings and in other ways; and, secondly, that in the event of suffering for Christ, God would strengthen us with His grace to endure torment even to the end, so that we would accept the end of torment and not allow us to suffer beyond our strength.

7. But deliver us from the evil one.

Here we implore, first, that God would keep us from every sin and from the devil, who excites us to sin; secondly, that He will deliver us in this life from all kinds of disasters; thirdly, that at the time of death He would drive away from us the enemy who wants to devour our souls, and send us an Angel who guards us.

Third part or conclusion: For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

This conclusion is in accordance with the preface, for just as the preface teaches that we will receive what we ask from the Most Merciful Father, so this conclusion shows that we will receive what is required from Him. For His is all the world, His is the power, and His is the glory, for which we must ask. the word is Amen means: "So be it", or "Hey, her." This conclusion can be spoken even by a commoner in private, without a priest.

When we pray, let the Father know the words of His Son. Dwelling within us, in the heart, let it be in speech. Since He is the intercessor with the Father for our sins, then, praying for our sins, we sinners will also use the words of our Intercessor. He says that whatever we ask the Father in His name, He will give us (John 16:23); therefore, shall we not more surely receive what we ask in the name of Christ, if we ask by the prayer of Christ?

First of all, the Teacher of the World and the Instructor of Unity did not want prayer to be performed separately and privately, so that the one who prays prays only for himself. In fact, we do not say: My Father ...

A new man, reborn and restored by his God, by His grace, first of all says: Father, because he has already become His son ... Oh, what condescension towards us, what an abundance of favor and goodness of the Lord, when He allowed us to pray in front of To call God the Father of God, and to call ourselves the sons of God, just as Christ is the Son of God! None of us would have dared to use this name in prayer if He Himself had not allowed us to pray like that. Calling God the Father, we must remember and know, most beloved brethren, that we must also act as the sons of God, so that just as we ourselves rejoice in God the Father, so He rejoices over us...

... After this, we say: hallowed be thy name, - not in the sense that we wish God that he be hallowed by our prayers; but we ask Him that His name be hallowed in us ... Then in prayer it follows: Thy Kingdom come. We ask for the coming of the Kingdom of God to us in the same sense in which we pray to God that His name be hallowed in us ...

Further, we add the following words: Thy will be done, as in heaven, and on earth - not so that God, as a result of our prayer, does what He wants, but so that we can do what pleases Him ... Having a body from the earth, and a spirit from heaven , being ourselves earth and heaven, we pray that it be in both, that is, in the body and in the spirit, the will of God ...

Continuing the prayer, we make the following petition: give us our daily bread today. This can be understood both in a spiritual and in a simple sense, because both of them, by divine gift, are equally conducive to salvation. Christ is the bread of life, and this bread is not for everyone, but only ours...

This can also be understood in the following way: having renounced this age and, by faith of spiritual grace, having renounced its riches and honors, remembering the instruction of the Lord, Who says: My disciple cannot be unless he renounces all his possessions (Lk. 14:33), we we only ask for food and sustenance. Whoever has become a disciple of Christ, he, according to the word of the Teacher, renounces everything, and should ask only for daily food and in prayer not to extend beyond his desires, bearing in mind the commandment of the Lord, who said: do not feast on mornings, for mornings are baked by themselves: the day is sufficient his care (Matt. 6:34)…

After this, we also pray for our sins, saying: forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. By asking for food, forgiveness of sins is asked for, so that a person, nourished by God, lives in God, and cares not only for temporal, but also for eternal life - and it can be achieved if sins are forgiven, which the Lord in His Gospel calls debts ... To this the Lord clearly added and added a law that limits us to a certain condition and vow, according to which we must ask that debts be left to us just as we leave to our debtors, knowing that remission of sins cannot be received by us if we do not Let us do the same for our debtors...

Further, the Lord gives us as a necessary instruction to say in prayer: and lead us not into temptation. This shows that the enemy has no power over us, unless there is a prior permission of God. That is why all our fear, all reverence and attention must be directed to God, since the evil one cannot tempt us unless power is given to him from above...

In the end, we say: but deliver us from the evil one, meaning by that all sorts of troubles that the enemy is plotting against us in this world and against which we will have a faithful and strong defense, if God delivers us from them ... Having received such protection, we are already safe and protected from all the wiles of the devil and the world. Indeed, what is there to fear from the side of the world for someone who has God as his protector in this world?

May your name be hallowed... For this we pray that the name of God be sanctified in us: not because, as if, not having been holy, it begins to be holy, but because it becomes holy in us when we ourselves are sanctified and we make it worthy of holiness.

Let Your Kingdom Come… Who purifies himself by deed, and thought, and word, he can say to God: let your kingdom come.

May Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth. Divine and blessed Angels of God do the will of God, as David, singing, said: bless the Lord, all his angels, mighty in strength, who do his word(Ps. 102:20). Therefore, when you pray, you say this in the following sense: as your will is in the angels, so be it on earth in me, Master!

Give us our daily bread today. Our common bread is not daily. But this Holy Bread is the daily bread: instead of saying: arranged for the essence of the soul. This bread is not the womb enters, but swindle comes(Matt. 15:17), but it is divided into all your composition, for the benefit of the body and soul ...

And leave us our debts, just as we leave our debtors. For many of us have sins...

And lead us not into temptation(God)! Is this what the Lord teaches us to pray, so that we will not be tempted at all? And as it says in one place: the husband is not tempted, not skillful to eat(Sir. 34:10; Rom. 1:28)? And in another: have every joy, my brethren, whenever you fall into temptations,(James 1:2)? But to enter into temptation does not mean to be swallowed up by temptation.

But deliver us from the evil one. If it were: lead us not into temptation, the same meant that not to be tempted at all, he would not give: but deliver us from the evil one. The evil one is a resisting demon, from which we pray to get rid. When you have completed your prayer, you say, “Amen.” Imprinting through “amen”, which means “let there be everything”, that is contained in this God-given prayer.

Saint Cyril, Archbishop of Jerusalem († 386).

Say: Our Father Only those who, by a miraculous birth in Divine Baptism, by a new and extraordinary law of gestation, have the right to show in themselves that they are true sons. And say: hallowed be thy name, are those who do nothing worthy of condemnation. And this: let your kingdom come, - those who avoid everything that gives pleasure to the tormentor. And this: let your will be done, - those who show it with their actions. And this: give us our daily bread today, - those who refuse luxury and extravagance. And this: forgive us our debts, those who forgive those who sin against them. And this: lead us not into temptation

Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth. Give us our daily bread today; and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

According to the Gospel, Jesus Christ gave it to his disciples in response to a request to teach them how to pray. Quoted in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke:

“Our Father who art in heaven! hallowed be thy name; let your kingdom come; may Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us our daily bread this day; and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen". (Matthew 6:9-13)

“Our Father who art in heaven! hallowed be thy name; let your kingdom come; may Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us our daily bread for every day; and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive every debtor of ours; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” (Luke 11:2-4)

Slavic translations (Old Church Slavonic and Church Slavonic)

Russian translations

History

The Lord's Prayer is given in the Gospels in two versions, a longer one in and a shorter one in the Gospel of Luke. The circumstances under which Jesus pronounces the text of the prayer are also different. In the Gospel of Matthew, the Our Father is part of the Sermon on the Mount, while in Luke Jesus grants this prayer to the disciples in response to a direct request to “teach them to pray.”

A variant of the Gospel of Matthew has gained general currency in the Christian world as the main Christian prayer, and the use of the Lord's Prayer as a prayer dates back to the earliest Christian times. The text of Matthew is reproduced in the Didache, the oldest monument of Christian writing of a catechetical nature (end of the 1st - beginning of the 2nd century), and in the Didache instructions are given to say a prayer three times a day.

Biblical scholars agree that the original version of the prayer in the Gospel of Luke was significantly shorter, subsequent scribes supplemented the text at the expense of the Gospel of Matthew, and as a result, the differences were gradually erased. Mostly, these changes in the text of Luke took place in the period after the Edict of Milan, when church books were massively rewritten due to the destruction of a significant part of Christian literature during the persecution of Diocletian. The medieval Textus Receptus contains almost identical text in the two Gospels.

One of the important differences in the texts of Matthew and Luke is the final text of Matthew's doxology - “For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever and ever. Amen,” which Luke lacks. Most of the best and oldest manuscripts of the Gospel of Matthew do not have this phrase, and biblical scholars do not consider it part of the original text of Matthew, but the addition of doxology was made very early, which proves the presence of a similar phrase (without mentioning the Kingdom) in the Didache. This doxology has been used since early Christian times in the liturgy and has Old Testament roots (cf. 1 Chronicles 29:11-13).

Differences in the texts of the Lord's Prayer sometimes arose because of the desire of translators to emphasize different aspects of polysemantic concepts. So in the Vulgate, the Greek ἐπιούσιος (Ts.-Slav. and Russian. "Daily") in the Gospel of Luke is translated into Latin as "cotidianum" (everyday), and in the Gospel of Matthew "supersubstantialem" (over-essential), which indicates directly on Jesus as the Bread of Life.

Theological interpretation of prayer

Many theologians have addressed the interpretation of the prayer "Our Father". The interpretations of John Chrysostom, Cyril of Jerusalem, Ephraim the Syrian, Maximus the Confessor, John Cassian and others are known. General works based on the interpretations of the theologians of antiquity were also written (for example, the work of Ignatius (Bryanchaninov)).

Orthodox theologians

A lengthy Orthodox catechism writes "The Lord's Prayer is such a prayer that our Lord Jesus Christ taught the apostles and which they passed on to all believers." He singles out in it: invocation, seven petitions and doxology.

• Invocation - "Our Father who art in heaven!"

Calling God the Father gives Christians faith in Jesus Christ and the grace of the rebirth of man through the sacrifice of the Cross. Cyril of Jerusalem writes:

“Only God himself can allow people to call God the Father. He gave this right to people, making them sons of God. And despite the fact that they departed from Him and were in extreme malice against Him, He granted the forgetfulness of insults and the communion of grace.

• Petitions

The indication “who is in heaven” is necessary in order to, starting to pray, “leave everything earthly and corruptible and lift up the mind and heart to the Heavenly, Eternal and Divine.” It also points to the seat of God.

According to St. Ignatius (Bryanchaninov), “The petitions that make up the Lord’s Prayer are petitions for spiritual gifts acquired by redemption for humanity. There is no word in prayer for the carnal, temporal needs of man.”

1. “Hallowed be thy name” John Chrysostom writes that these words mean that believers should first of all ask for “the glory of the Heavenly Father.” The Orthodox catechism indicates: "The Name of God is holy and, without a doubt, holy in itself" and at the same time can "still be holy in people, that is, His eternal holiness can appear in them." Maximus the Confessor points out: "we sanctify the name of our heavenly Father by grace, when we put to death the lust attached to matter and are cleansed of the corrupting passions."
2. “Thy Kingdom Come” The Orthodox catechism notes that the Kingdom of God “comes in secret and inwardly. The Kingdom of God will not come with obedience (in a conspicuous way)." As an effect of the feeling of the Kingdom of God on a person, St. Ignatius (Bryanchaninov) writes: “He who feels the Kingdom of God in himself becomes alien to the world hostile to God. He who has felt the Kingdom of God in himself can desire, out of true love for his neighbors, that the Kingdom of God be opened in all of them.
3. “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” By this, the believer expresses that he asks God that everything that happens in his life does not happen according to his own desire, but as it pleases God.
4. “give us our daily bread for this day” In the Orthodox Catechism, “daily bread” is “this is the bread necessary in order to exist or live,” but “daily bread for the soul” is “the word of God and the Body and Blood Christ's." In Maximus the Confessor, the word "today" (this day) is interpreted as the present age, that is, the earthly life of a person.
5. “forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.” Debts in this petition are understood as human sins. Ignatius (Bryanchaninov) explains the need to forgive others their “debts” by the fact that “Leaving their sins before us, their debts to our neighbors is our own need: without doing this, we will never acquire a mood capable of accepting redemption.”
6. “Lead us not into temptation” In this petition, believers ask God how to prevent their temptation, and if, by the will of God, they should be tested and cleansed through temptation, then God would not give them over to temptation completely and would not allow them to fall.
7. “deliver us from the evil one” In this petition, the believer asks God to deliver him from all evil and especially “from the evil of sin and from the evil suggestions and slander of the spirit of malice - the devil.”

• Doxology - “For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."

The doxology at the end of the Lord's Prayer is contained so that the believer, after all the petitions contained in it, would give God due reverence.

The Literal Translation of the Our Father Prayer from Aramaic

Literal translation of the Our Father prayer from Aramaic, read and feel the difference: