[nobdysfool]

I'm afraid SD is looking for Scripture that explicity says "all repetitious prayer is bad." Your inability to find this exact wording will prove to his satisfaction that their particular brand of "repetition" is good.

I think it's safe to say that the "all" is implied in Jesus' statement. He explicitly says "do not use vain repetitions". Looking at the context, the exact wording, and an understanding of English grammar, any reasonable person would conclude that Jesus said not to use vain repetitions when you pray. The fact that every translation I could check reads almost exactly the same way indicates to me that the sense of the original Greek was very clear. Therefore, Matthew 6:7 is the definitive answer to his question, and an indictment of the Catholic practice of repeating "Hail Marys" and "Our Fathers" over and over again.

[RobbyS]

vain repetitions when you pray The prayers to pagan gods were(in) vain because those gods could not hear the petitions addressed to them no matter how often they were addressed. But that aside, the common practice of Protestants of using cant phrases and snatches of Scri[ture when they pray extemporaneously is like a Catholic's repeating the Hail Mary and is done for the same reason. Most people are not verbally very inventive.

[OLD REGGIE]

I think it's safe to say that the "all" is implied in Jesus' statement. He explicitly says "do not use vain repetitions". Looking at the context, the exact wording, and an understanding of English grammar, any reasonable person would conclude that Jesus said not to use vain repetitions when you pray. The fact that every translation I could check reads almost exactly the same way indicates to me that the sense of the original Greek was very clear. Therefore, Matthew 6:7 is the definitive answer to his question, and an indictment of the Catholic practice of repeating "Hail Marys" and "Our Fathers" over and over again.

You know it means all. I know it means all. But, does SD know it means all?