Luke 11:1-9

English Standard Version

The Lord's Prayer

11 Now Jesus^[a] was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, ^(A)as John taught his disciples.” ²And he said to them, ^(B)“When you pray, say:

^(C)“Father, ^(D)hallowed be ^(E)your name.
^(F)Your kingdom come.
³^(G)Give us ^(H)each day our daily bread,^[b]
⁴and ^(I)forgive us our sins,
for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And ^(J)lead us not into temptation.”

⁵And he said to them, “Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, ⁶for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; ⁷and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything’? ⁸I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything ^(K)because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence^[c] he will rise and give him whatever he needs. ⁹And I tell you, ^(L)ask, and ^(M)it will be given to you; ^(N)seek, and you will find; ^(O)knock, and it will be opened to you.