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What does "Maranatha" mean? (Aramaic origin and the early church)

What does "Maranatha" mean? (Aramaic origin and the early church)

By The Context Bible team on June 15, 2026

"Maranatha" is one of the oldest Christian prayers — preserved in Aramaic at the end of 1 Corinthians. Whether it means "Our Lord, come!" or "Our Lord has come," the word is a window into the earliest Christian worship.
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