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    Maranatha

    מָרַן אֲתָא (Maran atha)

    An Aramaic phrase meaning 'Our Lord, come!' or 'The Lord is coming'

    Aramaic
    Pronunciation: MAR-ah-NAH-thah

    Definition

    Maranatha is one of the earliest Christian prayers, an Aramaic cry for Christ's return. Used by Paul in 1 Corinthians 16:22, it expresses the church's longing for Jesus' second coming.

    Featured KJV occurrences (2)

    1 Corinthians 16:22

    “If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.”
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    Revelation 22:20

    “He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.”
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    Strong's dictionary data from openscriptures/strongs (CC-BY-SA), derived from Strong's 1890/1894 public-domain concordance.