Matthew 6:9

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“So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.”

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'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name' opens the Lord's Prayer. Jesus teaches us to approach God as a near and loving Father, yet to begin not with our requests but with reverence for who he is.

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“So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.”

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“After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.”

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“After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.”

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“thus therefore pray ye: `Our Father who <FI>art<Fi> in the heavens! hallowed be Thy name.”

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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 6:9 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 10:3Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.
  2. 2 Samuel 7:26so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.
  3. 1 Kings 8:43then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.
  4. 1 Chronicles 17:24so that Your name will be established and magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is God over Israel.’ And may the house of Your servant David be established before You.
  5. 2 Chronicles 20:6and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.
  6. Nehemiah 9:5Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
  7. Psalms 72:18Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
  8. Psalms 111:9He has sent redemption to His people; He has ordained His covenant forever; holy and awesome is His name.
  9. Psalms 115:3Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.
  10. Isaiah 6:3And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
  11. Isaiah 37:20And now, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”
  12. Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
  13. Isaiah 63:16Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.
  14. Isaiah 64:8But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.
  15. Isaiah 66:1This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?
  16. Ezekiel 36:23I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when I show My holiness in you before their eyes.
  17. Ezekiel 38:23I will magnify and sanctify Myself, and will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
  18. Habakkuk 2:14For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
  19. Zechariah 14:9On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone.
  20. Malachi 1:11For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.
  21. Matthew 5:16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
  22. Matthew 5:48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
  23. Matthew 6:6But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
  24. Matthew 6:14For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

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