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Luke 11:1–3

Teaching about Prayer

Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

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,*

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Luke 11:1–3 — The New International Version (NIV)

One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

He said to them, When you pray, say:

“ ‘Father,

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come.

Give us each day our daily bread.

Luke 11:1–3 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” And he said to them, When you pray, say:

Father, hallowed be your name.

Your kingdom come.

Give us each day our daily bread,

Luke 11:1–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. 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.

Luke 11:1–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.”

So He said to them, When you pray, say:

Our Father in heaven,

Hallowed be Your name.

Your kingdom come.

Your will be done

On earth as it is in heaven.

Give us day by day our daily bread.

Luke 11:1–3 — New Century Version (NCV)

One time Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his followers said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray as John taught his followers.”

Jesus said to them, When you pray, say:

Father, may your name always be kept holy.

May your kingdom come.

Give us the food we need for each day.

Luke 11:1–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Father, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Give us day by day our daily bread.

Luke 11:1–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And it came to pass as he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples. And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Father, thy name be hallowed; thy kingdom come; give us our needed bread for each day;

Luke 11:1–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Once Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he stopped praying, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray as John taught his disciples.” 

Jesus told them, “When you pray, say this: 

Father, 

let your name be kept holy. 

Let your kingdom come. 

Give us our bread day by day. 

Luke 11:1–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

He was praying in a certain place, and when He finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.”

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.

Luke 11:1–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, When you pray, say:

Father, hallowed be your name.

Your kingdom come.

Give us each day our daily bread.

Luke 11:1–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And it happened that while he was in a certain place praying, when he stopped a certain one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.” 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.

Luke 11:1–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples spoke to him. “Lord,” he said, “teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

Jesus said to them, “When you pray, this is what you should say.

“ ‘Father,

may your name be honored.

May your kingdom come.

Give us each day our daily bread.

Luke 11:1–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.”

And He said to them, When you pray, say:

Father, hallowed be Your name.

Your kingdom come.

Give us each day our daily bread.


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