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3. “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you." — Exodus 20:12 4. "Sons are a heritage for the Lord; children a reward from him."
Jesus has just condemned the lengthy prayers of the Gentiles, and in this verse states that such prayers are unnecessary as God is aware of a person's desire even before they ask. A similar statement is made at Isaiah 65:24. This raises the question of why prayer is even necessary at all, and this issue has been much discussed by theologians.
The verse presents prayer as certain to be answered, and the following verses explain why this is. This of course cannot mean that every demand made of God will be met in full. Fowler notes that in Matthew 6:5-13 Jesus has already laid out some rules for proper prayer. These verses thus cannot apply to all prayer, but only those who truly seek God.
Augustine: Hereto it also pertains that we be not deceived by the name of Christ not only in such as bear the name and do not the deeds, but yet more by certain works and miracles, such as the Lord wrought because of the unbelieving, but yet warned us that we should not be deceived by such to suppose that there was invisible wisdom where was a visible miracle; wherefore He adds, saying, Many ...
[7] [8] The use of the name of Jesus in petitions is stressed in John 16:23 when Jesus states: "If you ask the Father anything in my name he will give it you." [9] There is widespread belief among Christians that the name Jesus is not merely a sequence of identifying symbols but includes intrinsic divine power. [4] [9] [10]
In Luke's Gospel, the parallel text has God giving the Holy Spirit to those who ask, [4] but David Hill suggests that Matthew's wording is likely to have been closer to the original. [5] The reference to good things might be linked to the idea that God will only give good gifts, that if you ask for something that will end up harming you God ...
Jesus quotes Isaiah 66:1 in the previous verse to tell his followers not to swear by Heaven. In this verse he quotes the second half of Isaiah 66:1 to tell his followers not to swear by the earth. [1] Gundry notes that through the Gospel the author of Matthew tends to pair heaven and earth. The reference to Jerusalem is to Psalm 48:2.
A nearby sign decorating the wall behind her displayed a Bible verse from the Book of Psalms: Your word is like a lamp that guides my steps, a light that shows the path I should take.