Jubilees 12:20

Pseudepigrapha

19 That night he prayed and said: ‘My God, my God, God most High, You alone are my God. You have created everything; everything that was and has been is the product of your hands. You and your lordship I have chosen.’ 20 ‘Save me from the power of the evil spirits who rule the thoughts of people’s minds. May they not mislead me from following you, my God. Do establish me and my posterity forever. May we not go astray from now until eternity.’

Matthew 6:9

New Testament

9 So pray this way: “Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored, 10 may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread, 12 and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors. 13 And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. 14 “For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

 Notes and References

"... Similarities to the Lord’s Prayer are not exclusive to Prayer of Levi and Plea for Deliverance; for instance, apotropaic petitions in Jubilees (2.2.2.5) contain themes such as a request for mercy (compare Jubilees 1:20) and the petition to not be led astray (compare Jubilees 12:20). Other parallels include the beginning of Abram’s prayer (Jubilees 12:19), which glorifies God and his kingdom, and the opening of Matthew’s prayer ..."

Morris, Michael J. Warding off Evil: Apotropaic Tradition in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Synoptic Gospels (p. 228) Mohr Siebeck, 2017

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