Imperative: Mat 6:9 Pray then like this:
(There are imperatives in the prayer that we speak to God.)
Context
Mat 6:9 Pray then like this: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Mat 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
Mat 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread;
Mat 6:12 And forgive us our debts, As we also have forgiven our debtors;
Mat 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil.
Mat 6:14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you;
Mat 6:15 but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Mat 6:9 Pray then like this: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Mat 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
Mat 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread;
Mat 6:12 And forgive us our debts, As we also have forgiven our debtors;
Mat 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil.
Mat 6:14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you;
Mat 6:15 but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
GREEK VERBS:
V-PMA-2P = Verb – Tense: Present/Mood: Imperative/Voice: Active – Person: 2nd Person Plural
| 3779 [e] 9 houtōs 9 οὕτως 9 Thus 9 Adv |
| 3767 [e] oun οὖν therefore Conj |
| 4336 [e] proseuchesthe προσεύχεσθε pray V-PMM/P-2P |
| 4771 [e] hymeis ὑμεῖς : you PPro-N2P |
| 3962 [e] Pater Πάτερ Father N-VMS |
V-AMA-2S = Verb – Tense: Aorist/Mood: Imperative/Voice: Active – Person: 2nd Person Singular
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| 37 [e] Hagiasthētō Ἁγιασθήτω hallowed be V-AMP-3S |
| 3588 [e] to τὸ the Art-NNS |
| 3686 [e] onoma ὄνομά name N-NNS |
| 4771 [e] sou σου . of you PPro-G2S |
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| 10 2064 [e] 10 elthetō 10 ἐλθέτω* 10 let come 10 V-AMA-3S |
| 3588 [e] hē ἡ the Art-NFS |
| 932 [e] basileia βασιλεία kingdom N-NFS |
| 4771 [e] sou σου ; of you PPro-G2S |
| 1096 [e] genēthētō γενηθήτω let be done V-AMP-3S |
| 3588 [e] to τὸ the Art-NNS |
| 2307 [e] thelēma θέλημά will N-NNS |
| 4771 [e] sou σου , of you PPro-G2S |
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| 863 [e] aphes ἄφες forgive V-AMA-2S |
| 1473 [e] hēmin ἡμῖν us PPro-D1P |
| 3588 [e] ta τὰ the Art-ANP |
| 3783 [e] opheilēmata ὀφειλήματα debts N-ANP |
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| 4506 [e] rhysai ῥῦσαι deliver V-AMM-2S |
| 1473 [e] hēmas ἡμᾶς us PPro-A1P |
| 575 [e] apo ἀπὸ from Prep |
| 3588 [e] tou τοῦ – Art-GNS |
| 4190 [e] ponērou πονηροῦ . evil Adj-GNS |
S.O.W. QUESTIONS
S. What does it say?
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O. What does it say that I need to obey?
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W. Who needs to hear this? Generally? Specifically?
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DISCERNMENT QUESTIONS
What gets your attention?
What human needs or problems relate to the text?
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What is it like to have that problem?
What other resources connect to this idea?
What is the solution suggested in the text, if there is one?
What would a camera see if the solution was implemented in my life, in my family’s life, or in my church or community?
What are the steps that I would take on Monday to implement that solution?
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CONTEXTUALIZING QUESTIONS
What does this say to my context as a …
…. person?
… follower of Jesus?
… to a church?
… to a community – my neighbors?
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RESOURCES
What are the commands of Jesus Christ which we need to obey? In disciple-making, Jesus commanded the following in Matthew 28:20: “teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you…” What are the commands that we are to follow and teach others as identified by Jesus’ use of the imperative mood in the Greek?
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Footnotes:
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Last post revision: 9/06/18.