አንድ ቀን ኢየሱስ በአንድ ስፍራ ይጸልይ ነበር፤ ጸሎቱንም እንደ ጨረሰ፣ ከደቀ መዛሙርቱ አንዱ፣ "ጌታ ሆይ፤ ዮሐንስ ደቀ መዛሙርቱን ጸሎት እንዳስተማራቸው አንተም መጸለይን አስተምረን" አለው።
And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of His disciples said unto Him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.