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Luke 11:2–4

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11:2So he said to them, “When you pray,6 say:

Father,7 may your name be honored;8

may your kingdom come.9

11:3Give us each day our daily bread,10

11:4and forgive us our sins,

for we also forgive everyone who sins11 against us.

And do not lead us into temptation.”12

Read in Logos
Luke 11:4: and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.”

Footnotes

  1. 6 When you pray. What follows, although traditionally known as the Lord’s prayer, is really the disciples’ prayer. It represents how they are to approach God, by acknowledging his uniqueness and their need for his provision and protection.
  2. 7 Most , including later majority (A C D W Θ Ψ 070 f13 33vid 𝔐 it), add ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς (hēmōn ho en tois oujranois, “our [Father] in heaven”) here. This makes the prayer begin like the version in Matt 6:9. The shorter version is read by 𝔓75 א B (L: + ἡμῶν) 1 700 as well as some versions and fathers. Given this more weighty external evidence, combined with the scribal tendency to harmonize Gospel parallels, the shorter reading is preferred. God is addressed in terms of intimacy (Father). The original Semitic term here was probably Abba. The term is a little unusual in a personal prayer, especially as it lacks qualification. It is not the exact equivalent of “Daddy” (as is sometimes popularly suggested), but it does suggest a close, familial relationship.
  3. 8 Grk “hallowed be your name.”
  4. 9 Most (א A C D W Θ Ψ 070 f13 33vid 𝔐 it) read at the end of the verse “may your will be done on earth as [it is] in heaven,” making this version parallel to Matt 6:10. The shorter reading is found, however, in weighty (𝔓75 B L ), and cannot be easily explained as arising from the longer reading. Your kingdom come represents the hope for the full manifestation of God’s promised rule.
  5. 10 Or “Give us bread each day for the coming day,” or “Give us each day the bread we need for today.” The term ἐπιούσιος (epiousios) does not occur outside of early Christian literature (other occurrences are in Matt 6:11 and Didache 8:2), so its meaning is difficult to determine. Various suggestions include “daily,” “the coming day,” and “for existence.” See ; L&N 67:183, 206.
  6. 11 Grk “who is indebted to us” (an idiom). The picture of sin as debt is not unusual. As for forgiveness offered and forgiveness given, see 1 Pet 3:7.
  7. 12 Most (א1 A C D W Θ Ψ 070 f13 33 𝔐 it syc,p,h) add “but deliver us from the evil one,” an assimilation to Matt 6:13. The shorter reading has better attestation (𝔓75 א*,2 B L 1 700 vg sa Or). Internally, since the that have the longer reading here display the same tendency throughout the Lord’s Prayer to assimilate the Lukan version to the Matthean version, the shorter reading should be regarded as authentic in Luke. Or “into a time of testing.” The request Do not lead us into temptation is not to suggest that God causes temptation, but is a rhetorical way to ask for his protection from sin.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he said to them, “When you pray, say:

“Father, hallowed be your name.

Your kingdom come.

Give us each day our daily bread,

and forgive us our sins,

for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.

And lead us not into temptation.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He said to them, “When you pray, say:

“ ‘Father,

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come.

Give us each day our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins,

for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.

And lead us not into temptation.’ ”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He said to them, “Whenever you pray, say,

Father,

your name be honored as holy.

Your kingdom come.

Give us each day our daily bread.

And forgive us our sins,

for we ourselves also forgive everyone

in debt to us.

And do not bring us into temptation.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Jesus said, “This is how you should pray:

“Father, may your name be kept holy.

May your Kingdom come soon.

Give us each day the food we need,

and forgive us our sins,

as we forgive those who sin against us.

And don’t let us yield to temptation.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he said to them, “When you pray, say,

“Father,

may your name be treated as holy.

May your kingdom come.

Give us each day our daily bread.

And forgive us our sins,

for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.

And do not lead us into temptation.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say,

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.