An Aramaic word meaning “father” used by Jesus as a name for God (Mark 14:36).
About Abba (LORD)
Aramaic word for “father,” which is applied to God in Mark 14:36; Romans 8:15; and Galatians 4:6. The name expresses a very intimate and inseparable relationship between Christ and the Father, and between believers (as children) and God (as Father).
Key References
“Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
All Scripture References (3)
Mark (1)
“Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”
Romans (1)
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
Galatians (1)
And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”