There is no person who has not heard or does not know about the existence of the prayer “Our Father who art in heaven!” This is the most important prayer to which Christian believers around the world turn. The Lord's Prayer, as it is commonly called “Our Father,” is considered the key property of Christianity, the oldest prayer. It is given in two Gospels: from Matthew - in chapter six, from Luke - in chapter eleven. The version given by Matthew has gained great popularity.
In Russian, the text of the prayer “Our Father” exists in two versions - in modern Russian and in Church Slavonic. Because of this, many people mistakenly believe that in Russian there are 2 different prayers The Lord's. In fact, this opinion is fundamentally incorrect - both options are equivalent, and such a discrepancy occurred due to the fact that during the translation of ancient letters, “Our Father” was translated from two sources (the above-mentioned Gospels) differently.
Biblical tradition says that the prayer “Our Father who art in heaven!” Christ himself taught the apostles God's Son. This event took place in Jerusalem, on the Mount of Olives, on the territory of the Pater Noster temple. The text of the Lord's Prayer was imprinted on the walls of this temple in more than 140 languages of the world.
However, the fate of the Pater Noster temple was tragic. In 1187, after the capture of Jerusalem by the troops of Sultan Saladin, the temple was completely destroyed. Already in the 14th century, in 1342, a piece of a wall with an engraving of the prayer “Our Father” was found.
Later, in the 19th century, in the second half, thanks to the architect Andre Leconte, a church appeared on the site of the former Pater Noster, which subsequently passed into the hands of the Catholic women's monastic order barefoot Carmelites. Since then, the walls of this church have been decorated every year with a new panel with the text of the main Christian heritage.
When and how is the Lord's Prayer said?
“Our Father” is an obligatory part of the daily prayer rule. Traditionally, it is customary to read it 3 times a day - in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening. Each time the prayer is said three times. After it, “To the Virgin Mary” (3 times) and “I Believe” (1 time) are read.
Modern Russian version
In modern Russian, the “Our Father” is available in two versions - in the presentation of Matthew and in the presentation of Luke. The text from Matthew is the most popular. It sounds like this:
Luke's version of the Lord's Prayer is more abbreviated, does not contain doxology, and reads as follows:
A praying person can choose any of the available options for himself. Each of the texts of “Our Father” is a kind of personal conversation between the person praying and the Lord God. The Lord's Prayer is so strong, sublime and pure that after saying it, every person feels relief and peace.
"Our Father who art in heaven!
Hallowed be it your name;
Thy kingdom come;
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors;
And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. (Matt. 6:9-13)"
"Our Father who art in heaven!
Hallowed be Thy name;
Thy kingdom come;
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven;
Give us our daily bread;
and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive every debtor to us;
and do not lead us into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
(Luke 11:2-4)"
Icon "Our Father" 1813
Our Father prayer text with accents
Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as it is in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Our Father text of prayer in Church Slavonic
Our Father, who art in heaven!
Hallowed be Thy name,
may your kingdom come,
Thy will be done
as in heaven and on earth.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our debts,
just as we also leave our debtors;
and do not lead us into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one
Icon “Our Father” from the Church of St. Gregory of Neocaesarea, 17th century.
Our Father prayer text in Greek
Πάτερ ἡμῶν, ὁἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.
ἁγιασθήτω τὸὄνομά σου,
ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου,
γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου, ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶἐπὶ γής.
Τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν σήμερον.
Καὶἄφες ἡμῖν τὰὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν,
ὡς καὶἡμεῖς ἀφίεμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν.
Καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν,
ἀλλὰ ρυσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ του πονηρου.
A page from the 4th century Codex Sinaiticus Bible, with the text of the Lord's Prayer.
Interpretation of the prayer "Our Father" by St. Cyril of Jerusalem
Our Father, who art in heaven
(Matt. 6:9). O great love of God! To those who withdrew from Him and were in extreme malice against Him, He granted such oblivion of insults and communion of grace that they also call Him Father: Our Father, Who art in heaven. Those can be heavens, which bear the image of the heavenly (1 Cor. 15:49), and in which God dwells and walks (2 Cor. 6:16).
Hallowed be Thy name.
The name of God is holy by nature, whether we say it or not. But since those who sin are sometimes defiled, according to this: by you My name is always blasphemed among the nations (Isaiah 52:5; Rom. 2:24). For this purpose, we pray that the name of God will be sanctified in us: not because, as if, without being holy, it will begin to be holy, but because in us it becomes holy when we ourselves are sanctified and do what is worthy of shrine.
Thy kingdom come.
A pure soul can boldly say: Thy kingdom come. For whoever heard Paul say: Let sin not reign in your dead body (Rom. 6:12), and whoever purifies himself in deed, and in thought, and in word; he can say to God: Thy kingdom come.
The divine and blessed Angels of God do the will of God, as David, chanting, said: Bless the Lord, all His Angels, mighty in strength, who do His word (Psalm 102:20). Therefore, when you pray, you say this in this meaning: just as Your will is done in the Angels, so may it be done in me on earth, Master!
Our common bread is not our daily bread. This Holy Bread is our daily bread: instead of saying, it is provided for the being of the soul. This bread does not enter into the belly, but comes out through the aphedron (Matthew 15:17): but it is divided into your entire composition, for the benefit of body and soul. And the word is spoken today instead for every day, as Paul said: until today it is spoken (Heb. 3:13).
And forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors.
For we have many sins. Because we sin in word and thought, and do a lot of things worthy of condemnation. And if we say that there is no sin, we lie (1 John 1:8), as John says. So, God and I make a condition, praying to forgive our sins, just as we forgive our neighbors. So, considering what we receive instead of what, let us not hesitate and let us not delay in forgiving each other. The insults that happen to us are small, easy and forgivable: but those that happen to God from us are great, and only require His love for mankind. So, be careful that for small and easy sins against you, you do not deny God’s forgiveness to yourself for your gravest sins.
And do not lead us into temptation (Lord)!
Is this what the Lord teaches us to pray about, so that we may not be tempted in the least? And how is it said in one place: a man is not skilled and is not skilled in eating (Sirach 34:10; Rom. 1:28)? and in another: have all joy, my brethren, when you fall into various temptations (James 1:2)? But to enter into temptation does not mean to be consumed by temptation? Because temptation is like a kind of stream that is difficult to cross. Consequently, those who, being in temptations, do not plunge into them, cross over like the most skillful swimmers, without being drowned by them; and those who are not like that, those who enter, plunge into them, as, for example, Judas, having entered into the temptation of the love of money, did not cross, but, having immersed himself, he drowned physically and spiritually. Peter entered into the temptation of rejection: but, having entered, he did not get bogged down, but bravely swam across and was freed from temptation. Listen also in another place, how the whole face of the Saints gives thanks for deliverance from temptation: You have tempted us, O God, You have kindled us, as silver is liquified. You brought us into the net; you placed sorrow on our backbone. Thou hast raised up men upon our heads: thou hast passed through fire and water, and thou hast brought us to rest (Psalm 65:10, 11, 12). Do you see them boldly rejoicing that they have passed and are not stuck? And you brought us out, saying, into rest (ibid., v. 12). For them to enter into rest means to be freed from temptation.
But deliver us from evil.
If the phrase: do not lead us into temptation meant the same thing as not being tempted at all, then I would not have given it, but deliver us from the evil one. The evil one is a resistant demon, from which we pray to get rid of. When the prayer is fulfilled, you say amen. Capturing through Amen, what it means, let everything be done that is contained in this God-given prayer.
The text is given from the edition: Works of our holy father Cyril, Archbishop of Jerusalem. Publication of the Australian-New Zealand Russian Diocese Orthodox Church Abroad, 1991. (Reprint from the publisher: M., Synodal Printing House, 1900.) pp. 336-339.
Interpretation of the Lord's Prayer by St. John Chrysostom
Our Father, Who art in Heaven!
Look how He immediately encouraged the listener and at the very beginning remembered all the good deeds of God! In fact, the one who calls God Father, by this one name already confesses forgiveness of sins, and liberation from punishment, and justification, and sanctification, and redemption, and sonship, and inheritance, and brotherhood with the Only Begotten, and the gift of the spirit, so just as someone who has not received all these benefits cannot call God Father. So, Christ inspires His listeners in two ways: both by the dignity of what is called, and by the greatness of the benefits that they received.
When he speaks in Heaven, with this word he does not imprison God in heaven, but distracts the one praying from the earth and places him in the highest countries and in the mountain dwellings.
Further, with these words He teaches us to pray for all the brothers. He does not say: “My Father, who art in Heaven,” but “Our Father,” and thereby commands us to offer prayers for the entire human race and never have in mind our own benefits, but always try for the benefits of our neighbor. And in this way he destroys enmity, and overthrows pride, and destroys envy, and introduces love - the mother of all good things; destroys the inequality of human affairs and shows complete equality between the king and the poor, since we all have equal participation in the highest and most necessary matters. Indeed, what harm comes from low kinship, when by heavenly kinship we are all united and no one has anything more than the other: neither the rich more than the poor, nor the master more than the slave, nor the boss more than the subordinate, nor the king more than the warrior, nor the philosopher more than the barbarian, nor the wise more ignorant? God, who honored everyone equally to call Himself Father, through this gave everyone the same nobility.
So, having mentioned this nobility, this highest gift, the unity of honor and love between brothers, having taken the listeners away from earth and placed them in heaven, let’s see what Jesus finally commands to pray for. Of course, calling God Father contains a sufficient teaching about every virtue: whoever calls God Father, and the common Father, must necessarily live in such a way as not to prove unworthy of this nobility and show zeal equal to a gift. However, the Savior was not satisfied with this name, but added other sayings.
Hallowed be your name
He says. To ask for nothing before the glory of the Heavenly Father, but to esteem everything below His praise—this is a prayer worthy of one who calls God Father! Let him be holy means let him be glorified. God has his own glory, full of all majesty and never changing. But the Savior commands the one who prays to ask that God may be glorified by our life. He said about this before: Let your light shine before people, so that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven (Matthew 5:16). And the Seraphim glorify God and cry out: Holy, Holy, Holy! (Isa. 66, 10). So, let him be holy means let him be glorified. Grant us, as the Savior teaches us to pray, to live so purely that through us everyone will glorify You. To demonstrate a blameless life before everyone, so that each of those who see it exalts praise to the Lord - this is a sign of perfect wisdom.
Thy kingdom come.
And these words are appropriate for a good son, who is not attached to what is visible and does not consider present blessings to be something great, but strives for the Father and desires future blessings. Such prayer comes from a good conscience and a soul free from everything earthly.
The Apostle Paul desired this every day, which is why he said: we ourselves, having the firstfruits of the Spirit, and we groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption of sons and the redemption of our body (Rom. 8:23). He who has such love can neither become proud among the blessings of this life, nor despair among the sorrows, but, like one living in heaven, is free from both extremes.
Thy will be done as it is in heaven and on earth.
Do you see the beautiful connection? He first commanded to desire the future and strive for one’s fatherland, but until this happens, those living here should try to lead the kind of life that is characteristic of the inhabitants of heaven. One must desire, He says, heaven and heavenly things. However, even before reaching heaven, He commanded us to make the earth heaven and, living on it, to behave in everything as if we were in heaven, and to pray to the Lord about this. Indeed, the fact that we live on earth does not hinder us in the least from achieving the perfection of the heavenly Forces. But it is possible, even if you live here, to do everything as if we lived in heaven.
So, the meaning of the Savior’s words is this: how in heaven everything happens without hindrance and it does not happen that the Angels obey in one thing and disobey in another, but in everything they obey and submit (because it is said: they who do His word are mighty in strength - Ps. 102:20) - so grant us, people, not to do Your will halfway, but to do everything as You please.
You see? - Christ taught us to humble ourselves when he showed that virtue depends not only on our zeal, but also on heavenly grace, and at the same time he commanded each of us, during prayer, to take care of the universe. He did not say: “Thy will be done in me” or “in us,” but throughout the whole earth - that is, so that all error would be destroyed and truth would be implanted, so that all malice would be driven out and virtue would return, and thus, nothing there was no difference between heaven and earth. If this is so, He says, then what is above will not differ in any way from what is above, although they are different in properties; then the earth will show us other angels.
Give us this day our daily bread.
What is daily bread? Everyday. Since Christ said: Thy will be done as it is in heaven and on earth, and He spoke with people clothed in flesh, who are subject to the necessary laws of nature and cannot have angelic dispassion, although He commands us to fulfill the commandments in the same way as the Angels fulfill them, but condescends to the weakness of nature and seems to say: “I demand from you the equal angelic severity of life, however, not demanding dispassion, since your nature, which has a necessary need for food, does not allow it.”
Look, however, how there is a lot of spirituality in the physical! The Savior commanded us to pray not for wealth, not for pleasures, not for valuable clothes, not for anything else like that - but only for bread, and, moreover, for everyday bread, so that we would not worry about tomorrow, which is why he added: daily bread, that is, everyday. He was not even satisfied with this word, but then added another: give it to us today, so that we do not overwhelm ourselves with worry about the coming day. In fact, if you don’t know whether you will see tomorrow, then why bother yourself with worrying about it? This is what the Savior commanded further in his sermon: “Do not worry,” he says, “about tomorrow (Matthew 6:34). He wants us to always be girded and inspired by faith and to yield no more to nature than necessary needs require of us.
Further, since it happens to sin even after the font of rebirth (that is, the Sacrament of Baptism. - Comp.), the Savior, wanting in this case to show His great love for mankind, commands us to approach the man-loving God with a prayer for the forgiveness of our sins and say so: And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Do you see the abyss of God's mercy? After taking away so many evils and after the inexpressibly great gift of justification, He again deigns to forgive those who sin.<…>
By reminding us of sins, He inspires us with humility; by commanding to let others go, he destroys rancor in us, and by promising us forgiveness for this, he affirms good hopes in us and teaches us to reflect on the ineffable love of God for mankind.
What is especially worthy of note is that in each of the above petitions He mentioned all the virtues, and with this last petition He also includes rancor. And the fact that the name of God is sanctified through us is an undoubted proof of a perfect life; and the fact that His will is done shows the same thing; and the fact that we call God the Father is a sign of an immaculate life. All this already implies that we should leave anger at those who insult us; however, the Savior was not satisfied with this, but, wanting to show how much concern He has for eradicating rancor among us, he especially speaks about this and after prayer recalls not another commandment, but the commandment of forgiveness, saying: For if you forgive people their sins, then Your heavenly Father will forgive you (Matthew 6:14).
Thus, this absolution initially depends on us, and the judgment pronounced on us lies in our power. So that none of the unreasonable, being condemned for a great or small crime, has the right to complain about the court, the Savior makes you, the most guilty one, a judge over Himself and, as it were, says: what kind of judgment will you pronounce on yourself, the same judgment will I I will say about you; if you forgive your brother, then you will receive the same benefit from me - although this latter is actually much more more important than the first. You forgive another because you yourself need forgiveness, and God forgives without needing anything; you forgive your fellow servant, and God forgives your slave; you are guilty of countless sins, but God is sinless
On the other hand, the Lord shows His love for mankind by the fact that even though He could forgive you all your sins without your doing, He wants to benefit you in this too, in everything to give you occasions and incentives to meekness and love of mankind - drives out of you bestiality, quenches your anger and in every possible way wants to unite you with your members. What will you say about that? Is it that you have unjustly suffered some kind of evil from your neighbor? If so, then, of course, your neighbor has sinned against you; and if you have suffered justly, then this does not constitute sin in him. But you also approach God with the intention of receiving forgiveness for similar and even much greater sins. Moreover, even before forgiveness, you never know, when you have already learned to keep within yourself human soul and instructed in meekness? Moreover, great reward will happen to you in the next century, because then you will not be required to account for any of your sins. So, what kind of punishment will we deserve if, even after receiving such rights, we ignore our salvation? Will the Lord listen to our requests when we ourselves do not spare ourselves where everything is in our power?
And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Here the Savior clearly shows our insignificance and overthrows pride, teaching us not to abandon exploits and not to arbitrarily rush towards them; in this way, for us, victory will be more brilliant, and for the devil, defeat will be more painful. As soon as we are involved in a struggle, we must stand courageously; and if there is no call to it, then we must calmly wait for the time of exploits in order to show ourselves both unconceited and courageous. Here Christ calls the devil evil, commanding us to wage irreconcilable warfare against him and showing that he is not like that by nature. Evil does not depend on nature, but on freedom. And the fact that the devil is primarily called the evil one is due to the extraordinary amount of evil that is found in him, and because he, without being offended by anything from us, wages an irreconcilable battle against us. Therefore, the Savior did not say: “Deliver us from the evil ones,” but from the evil one, and thereby teaches us never to be angry with our neighbors for the insults that we sometimes suffer from them, but to turn all our enmity against the devil as the culprit of all angry By reminding us of the enemy, making us more cautious and stopping all our carelessness, He further inspires us, introducing us to the King under whose authority we fight, and showing that He is more powerful than all: For Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen, says the Savior. So, if His is the Kingdom, then one should not be afraid of anyone, since no one resists Him and no one shares power with Him.
When the Savior says: Thine is the Kingdom, he shows that our enemy is also subordinate to God, although, apparently, he still resists by God’s permission. And he is from among the slaves, although condemned and rejected, and therefore does not dare to attack any of the slaves without first receiving power from above. And what do I say: not one of the slaves? He did not even dare to attack pigs until the Savior himself commanded; nor over the herds of sheep and oxen, until he received power from above.
And strength, says Christ. So, even though you were very weak, you must nevertheless dare, having such a King, who through you can easily accomplish all glorious deeds, and glory forever, Amen,
(Interpretation of St. Matthew the Evangelist
Creations T. 7. Book. 1. SP6., 1901. Reprint: M., 1993. P. 221-226)
Interpretation of the Lord's Prayer in video format
“Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Your name, Your kingdom come, Your will be done, as it is in Heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”
INTERPRETATION OF THE OUR FATHER PRAYER
The most important prayer, it is called the Lord’s prayer, because the Lord Jesus Christ Himself gave it to His disciples when they asked Him to teach them how to pray (see Matt. 6:9-13; Luke 11:2-4).
Our Father, who art in heaven! With these words we turn to God and, calling Him Heavenly Father, we call upon Him to listen to our requests or petitions. When we say that He is in heaven, we must mean the spiritual, invisible sky, and not that visible blue vault that is spread over us and which we call heaven.
Hallowed be your name - that is, help us to live righteously, holyly and glorify Your name with our holy deeds.
Thy Kingdom come - that is, honor us here on earth with Your Heavenly Kingdom, which is truth, love and peace; reign in us and rule us.
Thy will be done as it is in heaven and on earth - that is, let everything not be as we want, but as You please, and help us to obey this Your will and fulfill it on earth as unquestioningly and without grumbling as it is fulfilled, with love and joy, by the holy Angels in heaven . Because only You know what is useful and necessary for us, and You wish us good more than we ourselves.
Give us our daily bread today - that is, give us for this day, for today, our daily bread. By bread here we mean everything necessary for our life on earth: food, clothing, housing, but most importantly the Most Pure Body and the Honorable Blood in the Sacrament of Holy Communion, without which there is no salvation in eternal life. The Lord commanded us to ask for ourselves not wealth, not luxury, but only the most necessary things, and to rely on God in everything, remembering that He, as a Father, always cares and takes care of us.
And forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors. ("debts" – sins;"our debtor"– to those people who have sinned against us) - that is, forgive us our sins just as we ourselves forgive those who have offended or offended us. In this petition, our sins are called our debts, because the Lord gave us strength, abilities and everything else in order to do good deeds, and we often turn all this into sin and evil and become debtors to God. And if we ourselves do not sincerely forgive our debtors, that is, people who have sins against us, then God will not forgive us. Our Lord Jesus Christ Himself told us about this.
And do not lead us into temptation – temptations are a state when something or someone draws us to sin, tempts us to do something lawless or bad. We ask - do not allow us to be tempted, which we cannot bear, help us overcome temptations when they happen.
But deliver us from evil - that is, deliver us from all evil in this world and from the culprit (chief) of evil - from the devil (evil spirit), who is always ready to destroy us. Deliver us from this cunning, crafty power and its deceptions, which is nothing before you.
OUR FATHER - ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
The Lord's Prayer is also called the Lord's Prayer, because Christ Himself gave it to the apostles in response to their request: “teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1). Today, Christians say this prayer every day in the morning and evening rules; in churches during the Liturgy, all parishioners sing it out loud. But, unfortunately, when we often repeat a prayer, we do not always understand what exactly is behind its words?
"Our Father, who art in heaven"
1. We call God Father because He created us all?
No, for this reason we can call Him - Creator, or - Creator. The appeal Father presupposes a very definite personal relationship between children and the Father, which must be expressed primarily in likeness to the Father. God is Love, therefore our whole life should also become an expression of love for God and for the people around us. If this does not happen, then we risk becoming like those about whom Jesus Christ said: Your father is the devil; and you want to fulfill the lusts of your father(John 8:44). The Old Testament Jews lost the right to call God Father. The prophet Jeremiah speaks about this bitterly: And I said: ...you will call Me your father and will not depart from Me. But truly, just as a woman betrays her friend treacherously, so you, O house of Israel, have dealt treacherously with Me, says the Lord. ...Come back, rebellious children: I will heal your rebellion(Jer 3:20-22). However, the return of the rebellious children took place only with the coming of Christ. Through Him, God has again adopted all who are ready to live according to the commandments of the Gospel.
Saint Cyril of Alexandria:“Only God himself can allow people to call God Father. He granted this right to people, making them sons of God. And despite the fact that they withdrew from Him and were in extreme anger against Him, He granted oblivion of insults and the sacrament of grace.”
2. Why “Our Father” and not “mine”? After all, it would seem, what could be a more personal matter for a person than turning to God?
The most important and most personal thing for a Christian is love for other people. Therefore, we are called to ask God for mercy not only for ourselves, but for all people living on Earth.
Saint John Chrysostom: “...He does not say: “My Father, who art in Heaven,” but “Our Father,” and thereby commands us to offer prayers for the entire human race and never have in mind our own benefits, but always try for the benefits of our neighbor. And in this way he destroys enmity, and overthrows pride, and destroys envy, and introduces love - the mother of all good things; destroys the inequality of human affairs and shows complete equality between the king and the poor, since we all have equal participation in the highest and most necessary matters.”.
3. Why “in Heaven” if the Church teaches that God is omnipresent?
God is truly omnipresent. But a person is always in certain place, and not only with the body. Our thoughts also always have a certain direction. Mentioning Heaven in prayer helps to distract our mind from earthly things and direct it to Heavenly things.
“And forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors.”
8. Does God forgive sins only to those who have forgiven their offenders? Why shouldn't he forgive everyone?
Resentment and revenge are not inherent in God. At any moment, He is ready to accept and forgive everyone who turns to Him. But remission of sins is possible only where a person has renounced sin, seen all its destructive abomination and hated it for the troubles that sin has brought into his life and into the lives of other people. And forgiveness of offenders is a direct commandment of Christ! And if we, knowing this commandment, still do not fulfill it, then we are sinning, and this sin is so pleasant and important for us that we do not want to give it up even for the sake of Christ’s commandment. With such a burden on the soul it is impossible to enter the Kingdom of God. Only it is not God who is to blame, but ourselves.
Saint John Chrysostom: “This absolution initially depends on us, and the judgment pronounced on us lies in our power. So that no one who is unreasonable, being convicted of a great or small crime, has any reason to complain about the court, the Savior makes you, the guilty one, a judge over himself and, as it were, says: what kind of judgment do you pronounce on yourself, I am the same judgment I will say about you; If you forgive your brother, then you will receive the same benefit from Me.”.
“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.”
9. Does God tempt anyone or lead anyone into temptation?
God, of course, does not tempt anyone. But we are not able to overcome temptations without His help. If we, receiving this gracious help, suddenly we decide that we can live virtuously without Him, then God takes His grace from us. But He does this not for the sake of revenge, but so that we can be convinced from bitter experience of own powerlessness before sin, and again turned to Him for help.
Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk: “With this word: “Lead us not into temptation,” we pray to God that He may preserve us with His grace from the temptation of the world, the flesh and the devil. And although we fall into temptations, we ask that he does not allow us to be overcome by them, but helps us to overcome and conquer them. From this it is clear that without God's help we are powerless and weak. If we ourselves could resist temptation, we would not be commanded to ask for help in this. By this we learn, as soon as we feel a temptation coming upon us, to immediately pray to God and ask Him for help. From this we learn not to rely on ourselves and our own strength, but on God.”.
10. Who is this evil one? Or is it evil? How to correctly understand this word in the context of prayer?
Word sly - opposite in meaning to the word straight . Onion (like a weapon), from Ray other rivers, the famous Pushkinskoe onion omorye - all these are words related to the word onion avy in the sense that they denote a certain curvature, something indirect, twisted. In the Lord's Prayer, the devil is called the evil one, who was originally created as a bright angel, but by his falling away from God he distorted his own nature and distorted it. natural movements. Any of his actions also became distorted, that is, crafty, indirect, incorrect.
Saint John Chrysostom: “Here Christ calls the devil evil, commanding us to wage irreconcilable warfare against him, and showing that he is not such by nature. Evil does not depend on nature, but on freedom. And the fact that the devil is primarily called evil is due to the extraordinary amount of evil that is found in him, and because he, without being offended by anything from us, wages an irreconcilable war against us. That is why the Savior did not say: deliver us from the evil ones, but from the evil one, and thereby teaches us never to be angry with our neighbors for the insults that we sometimes suffer from them, but to turn all our enmity against the devil, as the culprit of all angry".
Our Father is a sacred prayer for Christians, particularly Orthodox Christians. Even if you are in heaven, it is from these lines that true believers begin to read a prayer to the Lord, no matter what language they speak or what country they are in. The Our Father prayer text in Russian is Orthodox, the most famous of all. People know God will hear them and help resolve many problems.
How to read Our Father correctly
There is nothing complicated about this, now we will try to figure out how to do it.
- First of all, it is necessary to remember that the Lord’s Prayer must be said with faith and pure thoughts. If you are planning something bad, turning to God will not help.
- Second, you must understand that it doesn’t matter how you read the golden Our Father, the main thing is to put your soul into it.
- Third, we must remember that the power of prayer is very strong, with each reading you become lighter and more cheerful in your soul.
- Fourth and last, realize why you are reading the prayer.
Reading a prayer brings you closer to God
Believers believe that the more often it sounds orthodox prayer Our Father, the closer they are to the Lord. These lines can help you renounce earthly problems, turn directly to God and convey the pain of your soul to the high spheres in heaven.
The Lord's Prayer is most often read in Russian in its entirety, since it cannot be shortened, the meaning will be lost and the effect will be lost. At the bottom of the article there is a text in Russian with translation and accents; in addition, there are many other options and translations in foreign languages, including Ukrainian. You will find the text of the Our Father prayer in other languages with emphasis and other stylistic features.
Multiple variations of the prayer Our Father who art in heaven give rise to questions, for example, how to correctly read the text of the prayer. The answer is simple, each version is correct, you just need to follow the four points described above.
Why read a prayer 40 or more times
Let's figure out why we read the Lord's Prayer 40 times. This is done to enhance the effect for specific person, the more times the sacred lines are said (multiples of 40), the more significant the results of the request will be. The Our Father in all languages has the power to move mountains and help the one who asks in his request.
Prayer in Russian is suitable for everyone
It doesn’t matter what nationality a person is and where he lives. You can read Our Father 40 times at any time, in the morning or in the evening, there is no difference, the most important thing is your mental attitude and true gratitude to God. If possible, download this text with accents, save or learn it.
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The Lord's Prayer in Russian text
Our Father! Who is in heaven!
Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven;
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors;
And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever!
Amen.
Sacred text in Old Church Slavonic
Our Father, who art in heaven!
Hallowed be Thy name,
may your kingdom come,
Thy will be done as it is in heaven and on earth.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our debts,
just as we leave to our debtors;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory
forever and ever.
Amen.
Video Our Father in Russian
The “Our Father” prayer is the main one for all Orthodox Christians and at the same time the simplest and most necessary. She alone replaces all others.
Text of the prayer on Church Slavonic language in modern spelling
Our Father, who art in heaven!
Hallowed be Thy name,
may your kingdom come,
Thy will be done
as in heaven and on earth.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our debts,
just as we also leave our debtors;
and do not lead us into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
The most famous prayer and its history
The Lord's Prayer is mentioned twice in the Bible - in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. It is believed that the Lord Himself gave it to people when they asked for words to pray. This episode is described by the evangelists. This means that even during Jesus’ earthly life, those who believed in Him could know the words of the Lord’s Prayer.
The Son of God, having chosen the words, suggested to all believers how to begin prayer so that it would be heard, how to lead a righteous life in order to be worthy of God’s mercy.
They entrust themselves to the will of the Lord, because only He alone knows what a person really needs. “Daily bread” does not mean simple food, but everything that is needed for life.
Likewise, “debtors” mean simple sinful people. Sin itself is a debt to God that must be atoned for by repentance and good deeds. People trust in God, ask to forgive their sins, and themselves promise to forgive their neighbors. To do this, with the help of the Lord, one must avoid temptations, that is, temptations with which the devil himself “confuses” in order to destroy humanity.
But prayer is not so much about asking. It also contains gratitude as a symbol of honoring the Lord.
How to recite the Lord's Prayer correctly
This prayer is read upon awakening from sleep and upon the coming sleep, since it is included without fail in the morning and evening rule- a set of prayers for daily reading.
The “Our Father” certainly sounds during Divine Liturgy. Usually believers in churches sing it in chorus together with the priest and singers.
This solemn singing is followed by the presentation of the Holy Gifts - the body and Blood of Christ for the sacrament of communion. At the same time, parishioners kneel before the shrine.
It is also customary to read it before every meal. But to modern man There's no time all the time. However, Christians should not neglect their prayer duties. Therefore, it is permissible to read a prayer at any convenient moment, both while walking and even while lying in bed, as long as nothing distracts from the prayerful mood.
The main thing is to do this with awareness of the meaning, sincerely, and not just pronounce it mechanically. Literally from the first words addressed to God, believers feel security, humility and peace of mind. This state continues after reading the last prayer words.
Many famous theologians, such as John Chrysostom and Ignatius Brianchaninov, interpreted the “Our Father”. Their works provide extensive detailed description. Those who are interested in issues of faith should definitely familiarize themselves with them.
Many who have recently crossed the threshold of the temple, and are literally taking their first steps along the steps of the ladder of Orthodoxy, complain about the lack of understanding of prayers in the Old Church Slavonic language.
For such cases there is a translation into modern Russian. This option will be clear to everyone. But as practice shows, over time, incomprehensible words will become clearer, and worship will be perceived as a special art with its own style, its own language and traditions.
In the short text of the Lord's Prayer, all Divine wisdom fits into a few lines. Hidden in it great meaning, and everyone finds something very personal in her words: consolation in sorrows, help in endeavors, joy and grace.
Text of the prayer in Russian
Synodal translation of the prayer into modern Russian:
Our Father who art in heaven!
Hallowed be Thy name;
Thy kingdom come;
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven;
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Russian Bible Society Translation from 2001:
Our Father in Heaven,
Let Your name be glorified,
Let Your kingdom come
Let Your will be fulfilled on Earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, just as we forgive those who owe us.
Don't put us to the test
but protect us from the Evil One.
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