<Dd> Pray then in this way...(Matthew 6: 9 NRSV) </Dd> <Dd> When you pray, say...(Luke 11: 2 NRSV) </Dd> <P> Two versions of this prayer are recorded in the gospels: a longer form within the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew, and a shorter form in the Gospel of Luke when "one of his disciples said to him,' Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples ."' Lutheran theologian Harold Buls suggested that both were original, the Matthaen version spoken by Jesus early in his ministry in Galilee, and the Lucan version one year later, "very likely in Judea". </P> <P> The first three of the seven petitions in Matthew address God; the other four are related to human needs and concerns . The Matthew account alone includes the "Your will be done" and the "Rescue us from the evil one" (or "Deliver us from evil") petitions . Both original Greek texts contain the adjective epiousios, which does not appear in any other classical or Koine Greek literature; while controversial, "daily" has been the most common English - language translation of this word . Some Christians, particularly Protestants, conclude the prayer with a doxology, a later addendum appearing in some manuscripts of Matthew . </P>

Where did the lord's prayer originate from