diff --git a/mat/06/09.md b/mat/06/09.md index 04b351cc5e..f5e79bc0d0 100644 --- a/mat/06/09.md +++ b/mat/06/09.md @@ -4,5 +4,9 @@ This is the beginning of the prayer and how Jesus teaches the people to address # may your name be honored as holy -Here "your name" refers to God himself. Alternate translation: "make everyone honor you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]]) +Here "your name" refers to God himself. This can also be expressed with an active verb. Alternate translation: "may people honor you as holy" or "may people honor you because you are holy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]]) + +# may your name be honored as holy + +By saying this, people show that they want to honor God as holy. Alternate translation: "help us to honor your name as holy" or "we want to honor you as holy"