Matthew 6:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You should pray like this: Our Father in heaven, help us to honour your name.

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:26

Then you will be famous for ever, and everyone will say, “The LORD God All-Powerful rules Israel, and David's descendants are his chosen kings.”

1 Kings 8:43

listen from your home in heaven and answer their prayers. Then everyone on earth will worship you, just like your people Israel, and they will know that I have built this temple to honour you.

1 Chronicles 17:24

Then you will be famous for ever, and everyone will say, “The LORD All-Powerful rules Israel and is their God.” My kingdom will be strong,

2 Chronicles 20:6

and prayed: You, LORD, are the God our ancestors worshipped, and from heaven you rule every nation in the world. You are so powerful that no one can defeat you.

Nehemiah 9:5

Then the Levites Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said: “Stand and shout praises to your LORD, the eternal God! Praise his wonderful name, though he is greater than words can express.”

Psalm 111:9

God rescued his people, and he will never break his agreement with them. He is fearsome and holy.

Psalm 115:3

Our God is in the heavens, doing as he chooses.

Psalm 72:18

LORD God of Israel, we praise you. Only you can work miracles.

Isaiah 37:20

But you are our LORD and our God! We ask you to keep us safe from the Assyrian king. Then everyone in every kingdom on earth will know that you are the only LORD.

Isaiah 57:15

Our holy God lives for ever in the highest heavens, and this is what he says: Though I live high above in the holy place, I am here to help those who are humble and depend only on me.

Isaiah 6:3

as they shouted, “Holy, holy, holy, LORD All-Powerful! The earth is filled with your glory.”

Isaiah 63:16

Our ancestors Abraham and Jacob have both rejected us. But you are still our Father; you have been our protector since ancient times.

Isaiah 64:8

You, LORD, are our Father. We are nothing but clay, but you are the potter who moulded us.

Isaiah 66:1

The LORD said: Heaven is my throne; the earth is my footstool. What kind of house could you build for me? In what place will I rest?

Ezekiel 36:23

and to show foreign nations that I am holy. Then they will know that I am the LORD God. I have spoken.

Ezekiel 38:23

I will do these things to show the world that I, the LORD, am holy.

Leviticus 10:3

Then Moses told Aaron that this was exactly what the LORD had meant when he said: “I demand respect from my priests, and I will be praised by everyone!” Aaron was speechless.

Habakkuk 2:14

Just as water fills the sea, the land will be filled with people who know and honour the LORD.

Zechariah 14:9

Then there will be only one LORD who rules as King and whose name is worshipped everywhere on earth.

Malachi 1:11

From dawn until dusk my name is praised by every nation on this earth, as they burn incense and offer the proper sacrifices to me.

Matthew 10:29

Aren't two sparrows sold for only a penny? But your Father knows when any one of them falls to the ground.

Matthew 23:9

Don't call anyone on earth your father. All of you have the same Father in heaven.

Matthew 26:29

From now on I am not going to drink any wine, until I drink new wine with you in my Father's kingdom.”

Matthew 26:42

Again Jesus went to pray and said, “My Father, if there is no other way, and I must suffer, I will still do what you want.”

Matthew 5:16

Make your light shine, so that others will see the good that you do and will praise your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:48

But you must always act like your Father in heaven.

Matthew 6:14

If you forgive others for the wrongs they do to you, your Father in heaven will forgive you.

Matthew 6:6

When you pray, go into a room alone and close the door. Pray to your Father in private. He knows what is done in private, and he will reward you.

Matthew 7:11

As bad as you are, you still know how to give good gifts to your children. But your heavenly Father is even more ready to give good things to people who ask.

Luke 15:18

I will go to my father and say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against God in heaven and against you.

Luke 15:21

The son said, “Father, I have sinned against God in heaven and against you. I am no longer good enough to be called your son.”

Luke 2:14

“Praise God in heaven! Peace on earth to everyone who pleases God.”

John 20:17

Jesus told her, “Don't hold on to me! I have not yet gone to the Father. But tell my disciples that I am going to the one who is my Father and my God, as well as your Father and your God.”

Romans 1:7

This letter is to all of you in Rome. God loves you and has chosen you to be his very own people. I pray that God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you and will bless you with peace!

Romans 8:15

God's Spirit doesn't make us slaves who are afraid of him. Instead, we become his children and call him our Father.

Galatians 1:1

From the apostle Paul and from all the Lord's followers with me. I was chosen to be an apostle by Jesus Christ and by God the Father, who raised him from death. No mere human chose or appointed me to this work. To the churches in Galatia.

Galatians 4:6

Now that we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts. And his Spirit tells us that God is our Father.

1 Timothy 6:16

Only God lives for ever! And he lives in light that no one can come near. No human has ever seen God or ever can see him. God will be honoured, and his power will last for ever. Amen.

1 Peter 1:17

You say that God is your Father, but God doesn't have favourites! He judges all people by what they do. So you must honour God while you live as strangers here on earth.

Revelation 4:11

“Our Lord and God, you are worthy to receive glory, honour, and power. You created all things, and by your decision they are and were created.”

Revelation 5:12

and they were saying in a loud voice, “The Lamb who was killed is worthy to receive power, riches, wisdom, strength, honour, glory, and praise.”