THE LORD'S PRAYER BY THOMAS WATSON

The Lord's Prayer (also called the Our Father, Pater Noster, or the Model Prayer is a venerated Christian prayer which, according to the New Testament, Jesus taught as the way to pray:

Pray then in this way ... (Matthew 6:9 NRSV)
When you pray, say ... (Luke 11:2 NRSV)

Two versions of this prayer are recorded in the gospels: a longer form within the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew, and a shorter form in the Gospel of Luke when "one of his disciples said to him, 'Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.'" Lutheran theologian Harold Buls suggested that both were original, the Matthaen version spoken by Jesus early in his ministry in Galilee, and the Lucan version one year later, "very likely in Judea".

The first three of the seven petitions in Matthew address God; the other four are related to human needs and concerns. The Matthew account alone includes the "Your will be done" and the "Rescue us from the evil one" (or "Deliver us from evil") petitions. Both original Greek texts contain the adjective epiousios, which does not appear in any other classical or Koine Greek literature; while controversial, "daily" has been the most common English-language translation of this word. Some Christians, particularly Protestants, conclude the prayer with a doxology, a later addendum appearing in some manuscripts of Matthew.

Who is Thomas Watson?
Thomas Watson was an English, Nonconformist, Puritan preacher and author. He obtained great fame and popularity as a preacher until the Restoration, when he was ejected for Nonconformity. Notwithstanding the rigor of the acts against dissenters, Watson continued to exercise his ministry privately as he found opportunity.

Upon the Declaration of Indulgence in 1672 he obtained a license to preach at the great hall in Crosby House. After preaching there for several years, his health gave way, and he retired to Barnston, Essex, where he died suddenly while praying in secret. He was buried on 28 July 1686.

The contents of this The Lord's Prayer app include:

✞ The Preface to the Lord’s Prayer
"Our Father which art in Heaven"

✞ The First Petition in the Lord’s Prayer
"Hallowed be thy name." Matt 6: 9

✞ The Second Petition in the Lord’s Prayer
"Thy kingdom come." Matt 6: 10

✞ The Third Petition in the Lord’s Prayer
"Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven." Matt 6: 10

✞ The Fourth Petition in the Lord’s Prayer
"Give us this day our daily bread." Matt 6: 11

✞ The Fifth Petition in the Lord’s Prayer
"And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors." Matt 6: 12

✞ The Sixth Petition in the Lord’s Prayer
"And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." Matt 6: 13

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