new church life: november/december 2015
• King James Bible: And He said unto them, “When ye pray, say, ‘Our
Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.’”
• International Standard Version: So He told them, “Whenever you pray
you are to say, ‘Father, may Your name be kept holy. May Your kingdom
come.’”
• GOD’S WORD® Translation: Jesus told them, “When you pray, say this:
Father, let Your name be kept holy. Let Your kingdom come.’”
• Jubilee Bible 2000: And He said unto them, “When ye pray, say, ‘Our
Father who art in the heavens, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom
come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so also in the earth.’”
• King James 2000 Bible: And He said unto them, “When you pray, say,
‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom
come. Your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.’”
• American King James Version: And He said to them, “When you pray,
say, ‘Our Father which are in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your
kingdom come. Your will be done, as in heaven. So in earth.’”
• American Standard Version: And He said unto them, “When ye pray,
say, Father, ‘Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come.’”
• Douay-Rheims Bible: And He said to them, “When you pray, say:
‘Father, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come.’”
• Darby Bible Translation: And He said to them, “When ye pray, say,
‘Father, Thy name be hallowed; Thy kingdom come.’”
• English Revised Version: And He said unto them, “When ye pray, say,
‘Father, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come.’”
• Webster’s Bible Translation: And He said to them, “When ye pray, say,
‘Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom
come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.’”
• Weymouth New Testament: He said, “When you pray, say, ‘Father may
Thy name be kept holy; let Thy Kingdom come.’”
• World English Bible: He said to them, “When you pray, say, ‘Our Father
in heaven, may Your name be kept holy. May Your Kingdom come. May
Your will be done on Earth, as it is in heaven.’”
• Young’s Literal Translation: And He said to them, “When ye may pray,
say ye: ‘Our Father who art in the heavens; hallowed be Thy name: Thy
reign come; Thy will come to pass, as in heaven also on earth.’”
Heaven first
So what are we to do? It makes sense, of course, to put heaven ahead of earth,
just as a simple priority issue. After all, the Word does begin with the statement,
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