Articles

Short explainers on passages people often ask about. Each one names the passages it rests on.

• How did Jesus teach his followers to pray?

  The Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6 and Luke 11, line by line: what Jesus said before it, what each request asks, and how the two versions differ.

• What did Jesus say about worry?

  Matthew 6:25-34 step by step: what Jesus tells his disciples about worry, the reasons he gives, and what the passage does not say.

• What does turning the other cheek mean?

  Matthew 5:38-42 in its setting: the rule Jesus quotes, what he asks instead, how he acted when he was struck, and where Christians differ.