What Does Maranatha Mean?
Maranatha is one of the oldest prayers in the Christian faith.
It appears once in the Bible – 1 Corinthians 16:22 – and, it is Aramaic, the language Jesus spoke. It translates as "Come, Lord" or "Our Lord, come." A prayer and a declaration at the same time. The early church used it as a greeting, a watchword, a reminder of what they were waiting for.
Two thousand years later it still carries the same weight.
There is something striking about a word that has been on the lips of believers since the first century. Before denominations, before church buildings, before theology became systematic – there was this. A simple cry. Come. We are waiting. We have not forgotten.
Worn on a crewneck or a tee, MARANATHA is not a statement for the crowd. It is a personal declaration. A word that most people will not recognise, but that every believer will feel the moment they read it.
Come, Lord.