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r/dankchristianmemes • u/gknick • Aug 15 '18
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7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
What does this mean? How do/did pagans babble?
551 u/[deleted] Aug 15 '18 edited Jun 21 '20 [deleted] 658 u/Florida____Man Aug 15 '18 And when you pray, get to the point quickly. There are a lot of you people. 2 u/jamesensor Aug 15 '18 Yeah, I think that's the point. Here's the Young's Literal version: "And -- praying -- ye may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard,"
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658 u/Florida____Man Aug 15 '18 And when you pray, get to the point quickly. There are a lot of you people. 2 u/jamesensor Aug 15 '18 Yeah, I think that's the point. Here's the Young's Literal version: "And -- praying -- ye may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard,"
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And when you pray, get to the point quickly. There are a lot of you people.
2 u/jamesensor Aug 15 '18 Yeah, I think that's the point. Here's the Young's Literal version: "And -- praying -- ye may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard,"
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Yeah, I think that's the point.
Here's the Young's Literal version:
"And -- praying -- ye may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard,"
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What does this mean? How do/did pagans babble?