John 17:21 – that they may all be one even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us that the world may believe that you sent me.

Holy Father, keep them through your name which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are. John 17:11 – I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I am coming to you.John 17:5 – Now, Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world existed.Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you John 17:1 – Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, “ Father, the time has come.Luke 23:46 – Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “ Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Having said this, he breathed his last.Luke 23:34 – Jesus said, “ Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” Luke 22:42 – saying, “ Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me.Luke 16:24 – He cried and said, ‘ Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue! For I am in anguish in this flame.’.I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ Luke 15:21 – The son said to him, ‘ Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight.Luke 15:18 – I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, “ Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight.Luke 15:12 – The younger of them said to his father, ‘ Father, give me my share of your property.’ He divided his livelihood between them.Matthew 26:42 – Again, a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, “ Father, if this cup can’t pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done.”.

Matthew 26:39 – He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “ Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”.Galatians 4:6 – And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”Īdditionally, there are a number of other places where Jesus or others would have used / abba/ in direct address to either God or their own father worldly father (some of which parallel the three above) but in these cases they are only preserved in Greek.Romans 8:15 – For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”.However, not what I desire, but what you desire.” Mark 14:36 – He said, “ Abba, Father, all things are possible to you.Abba/ is preserved transliterated into Greek letters (αββα = abba) in three places in the New Testament and each time it appears it is immediately followed by a literal Greek translation (ο Πατηρ = ho patêr). Despite common mythology, / abba/ does not mean “daddy,” and was used by children and adults alike. In the most primitive form of the Prayer, God is simply addressed as Father, which in Aramaic is / abba/. Keep in mind that this rendition is a work in progress and will continue to be refined (as any effort in reconstruction should be). Looking at the underlying Greek text of both sources, and working from what is generally accepted as the earliest form of the prayer, the following unfolds in translation back into Galilean Aramaic: The prayer’s absence from the Gospel of Mark, taken together with its presence in both Luke and Matthew, has brought some modern scholars to conclude that it is a tradition from the hypothetical Q source which both Luke and Matthew relied upon in many places throughout their individual writings. Given the similarities, this may be further evidence that what we call “Q” ultimately traces back to an Aramaic source. The first and more elaborate version is found in Matthew 6:9-13 where a simpler form is found in Luke 11:2-4, and the two of them share a significant amount of overlap. Within the New Testament tradition, the Prayer appears in two places. The Lord’s Prayer is with little debate the most significant prayer in Christianity. Although many theological and ideological differences may divide Christians across the world, it is a prayer that unites the faith as a whole.

Peace be with you in aramaic