Just before giving this prayer, Jesus said: “When praying, do not say the same things over and over again, just as the people of the nations do, for they imagine they will get a hearing for their use of many words. ” ​ — Matthew 6: 7.
Tieši pirms šīs lūgšanas Jēzus sacīja: ” Dievu lūdzot, nepļāpājiet [” nesakiet to pašu atkal un atkal ”, NW] kā pagāni; jo tie domā, ka tie savas pļāpāšanas dēļ taps paklausīti. ”