The Model Prayer

“Therefore, you should pray like this:(A)

Our Father in heaven,
Your name be honored as holy.(B)
10 Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.(C)
11 Give us today our daily bread.[a]
12 And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.(D)
13 And do not bring us into[b] temptation,(E)
but deliver us from the evil one.[c](F)
[For Yours is the kingdom and the power
and the glory forever. Amen.][d]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:11 Or our necessary bread, or our bread for tomorrow
  2. Matthew 6:13 Or do not cause us to come into
  3. Matthew 6:13 Or from evil
  4. Matthew 6:13 Other mss omit bracketed text

“This, then, is how you should pray:

“‘Our Father(A) in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom(B) come,
your will be done,(C)
    on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.(D)
12 And forgive us our debts,
    as we also have forgiven our debtors.(E)
13 And lead us not into temptation,[a](F)
    but deliver us from the evil one.[b](G)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:13 The Greek for temptation can also mean testing.
  2. Matthew 6:13 Or from evil; some late manuscripts one, / for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

He said to them, “Whenever you pray, say:(A)

Father,[a](B)
Your name(C) be honored as holy.(D)
Your kingdom come.[b](E)
Give us each day our daily bread.[c](F)
And forgive us our sins,(G)
for we ourselves also forgive everyone
in debt to us.[d](H)
And do not bring us into temptation.”[e](I)

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 11:2 Other mss read Our Father in heaven
  2. Luke 11:2 Other mss add Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven
  3. Luke 11:3 Or our bread for tomorrow
  4. Luke 11:4 Or everyone who wrongs us
  5. Luke 11:4 Other mss add But deliver us from the evil one

He said to them, “When you pray, say:

“‘Father,[a]
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom(A) come.[b]
Give us each day our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins,
    for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.[c](B)
And lead us not into temptation.[d]’”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 11:2 Some manuscripts Our Father in heaven
  2. Luke 11:2 Some manuscripts come. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
  3. Luke 11:4 Greek everyone who is indebted to us
  4. Luke 11:4 Some manuscripts temptation, but deliver us from the evil one