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Contemporary English Version

Luke 11:2

So Jesus told them, "Pray in this way: ‘Father, help us to honor your name. Come and set up your kingdom.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (a Spirit);   God;   Jesus, the Christ;   Lord's Prayer;   Obedience;   Prayer;   Resignation;   Will;   Scofield Reference Index - Bible Prayers;   Miracles;   Thompson Chain Reference - Ask;   Christ;   Church;   Family;   Heaven;   Importunity;   Lord's;   Prayer;   Secret Prayer;   United Prayer;   Unwise Prayers;   Wicked, the;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Prayer, Public;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Fatherhood of God;   God, Names of;   King, Christ as;   Kingdom of God;   Lord's Prayer, the;   Prayer;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Lord's Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abba;   Christ, Christology;   God;   Lord's Prayer, the;   Luke, Gospel of;   Prayer;   Sanctification;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Children (Sons) of God;   God;   Hallow;   Lord's Prayer;   Matthew, Gospel According to;   Sanctification, Sanctify;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abba (2);   Attributes of Christ;   Children of God, Sons of God;   Consecrate, Consecration (2);   Discourse;   Doctrines;   Hallowed;   Holiness Purity;   Holy Spirit (2);   John the Baptist;   Lord's Prayer (I);   Lord's Prayer (Ii);   Luke, Gospel According to;   Name (2);   Sanctify, Sanctification;   Sermon on the Mount;   Winter ;   1910 New Catholic Dictionary - father, our;   lord's prayer;   noster, pater;   our father;   pater noster;   prayer, lord's;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Lord (2);   Smith Bible Dictionary - Lord's Prayer,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Discrepancies, Biblical;   Hallow;   Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   Lord's Prayer, the;   Prayer;   Prayers of Jesus;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Christianity in Its Relation to Judaism;   Devotional Literature;   Jesus of Nazareth;   Lord's Prayer, the;   New Testament;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for November 13;   Every Day Light - Devotion for March 15;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He said to them, “Whenever you pray, say,
King James Version (1611)
And hee said vnto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heauen, Halowed be thy Name, Thy kingdome come, Thy will be done as in heauen, so in earth.
King 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.
English Standard Version
And he said to them, "When you pray, say: "Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come.
New American Standard Bible
And He said to them, "When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
New Century Version
Jesus said to them, "When you pray, say: ‘Father, may your name always be kept holy. May your kingdom come.
Amplified Bible
He said to them, "When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And He said to them, "When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
Legacy Standard Bible
And He said to them, "When you pray, say:‘Father, hallowed be Your name.Your kingdom come.
Berean Standard Bible
So Jesus told them, "When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
Complete Jewish Bible
He said to them, "When you pray, say: ‘Father, May your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come.
Darby Translation
And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Father, thy name be hallowed; thy kingdom come;
Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus said to the followers, "This is how you should pray: ‘Father, we pray that your name will always be kept holy. We pray that your kingdom will come.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he said vnto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father, which art in heauen, halowed be thy Name: Thy kingdome come: Let thy will be done, euen in earth, as it is in heauen:
George Lamsa Translation
Jesus said to them, When you pray, say like this, Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Let thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
Good News Translation
Jesus said to them, "When you pray, say this: ‘Father: May your holy name be honored; may your Kingdom come.
Lexham English Bible
And he said to them, "When you pray, say, "Father, may your name be treated as holy. May your kingdom come.
Literal Translation
And He said to them: When you pray, say, Our Father who is in Heaven, hallowed be Your name, let Your kingdom come, let Your will be done on earth as it also is in Heaven.
American Standard Version
And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Father, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to them, When you say your prayers, say, Father, may your name be kept holy and your kingdom come.
Hebrew Names Version
He said to them, "When you pray, say, 'Our Father in heaven, May your name be kept holy. May your kingdom come. May your desire be done on Eretz, as it is in heaven.
International Standard Version
So he told them, "Whenever you pray you are to say,Matthew 6:9;">[xr] 'Father,Our Father in heaven">[fn] may your name be kept holy. May your kingdom come.kingdom come. May your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven">[fn]
Etheridge Translation
Jeshu said to them, When you pray, thus be saying, Our Father who (art) in the heavens, be sanctified thy name. Come thy kingdom. Be done thy will as in the heavens also upon earth.
Murdock Translation
Jesus said to them: When ye pray, thus speak ye: Our Father who art in heaven, hallow be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy pleasure be done, as in heaven, so on earth;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he said vnto them, When ye pray, say: O our father which art in heauen, halowed be thy name, thy kyngdome come, thy wyll be fulfylled, euen in earth also, as it is in heauen.
English Revised Version
And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Father, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.
World English Bible
He said to them, "When you pray, say, 'Our Father in heaven, May your name be kept holy. May your kingdom come. May your desire be done on Earth, as it is in heaven.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come: Thy will be done as in heaven, so on earth.
Weymouth's New Testament
So He said to them, "When you pray, say, `Father may Thy name be kept holy; let Thy Kingdom come;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to hem, Whanne ye preien, seie ye, Fadir, halewid be thi name. Thi kyngdom come to.
Update Bible Version
And he said to them, When you pray, say, Father, Hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
New English Translation
So he said to them, "When you pray, say: Father, may your name be honored; may your kingdom come.
New King James Version
So He said to them, "When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven, [fn] Hallowed be Your name.Your kingdom come. [fn] Your will be doneOn earth as it is in heaven.
New Living Translation
Jesus said, "This is how you should pray: "Father, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come soon.
New Life Bible
Jesus said to them, "When you pray, say, ‘Our Father in heaven, Your name is holy. May Your holy nation come. *What You want done, may it be done on earth as it is in heaven.
New Revised Standard
He said to them, "When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he said unto them - Whensoever ye are praying, say - Father! Hallowed be thy name, Come may thy kingdom,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to them: When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.
Revised Standard Version
And he said to them, "When you pray, say: "Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he sayd vnto the: When ye praye saye: O oure father which arte in heave halowed be thy name. Thy kyngdome come. Thy will be fulfilled even in erth as it is in heaven.
Young's Literal Translation
And he said to them, `When ye may pray, say ye: Our Father who art in the heavens; hallowed be Thy name: Thy reign come; Thy will come to pass, as in heaven also on earth;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He sayde vnto the: Whan ye praye, saye: O oure father which art in heauen, halowed be thy name. Thy kyngdome come. Thy wil be fulfilled vpon earth, as it is in heauen.
Mace New Testament (1729)
he said therefore to them, when ye pray, say, "our father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. thy kingdom come. thy will be done, on earth, as in heaven.
THE MESSAGE
So he said, "When you pray, say, Father, Reveal who you are. Set the world right. Keep us alive with three square meals. Keep us forgiven with you and forgiving others. Keep us safe from ourselves and the Devil."
Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus said, "This is how you should pray, 'Dad, there is no name like yours.

Contextual Overview

1 When Jesus had finished praying, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his followers to pray." 2 So Jesus told them, "Pray in this way: ‘Father, help us to honor your name. Come and set up your kingdom. 3 Give us each day the food we need. 4 Forgive our sins, as we forgive everyone who has done wrong to us. And keep us from being tempted.'" 5 Then Jesus went on to say: Suppose one of you goes to a friend in the middle of the night and says, "Let me borrow three loaves of bread. 6 A friend of mine has dropped in, and I don't have a thing for him to eat." 7 And suppose your friend answers, "Don't bother me! The door is bolted, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you something." 8 He may not get up and give you the bread, just because you are his friend. But he will get up and give you as much as you need, simply because you are not ashamed to keep on asking. 9 So I tell you to ask and you will receive, search and you will find, knock and the door will be opened for you. 10 Everyone who asks will receive, everyone who searches will find, and the door will be opened for everyone who knocks.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

When: Ecclesiastes 5:2, Hosea 14:2, Matthew 6:6-8

Our: Isaiah 63:16, Matthew 6:9-15, Romans 1:7, Romans 8:15, 1 Corinthians 1:3, 2 Corinthians 1:2, Galatians 1:4, Ephesians 1:2, Philippians 1:2, Philippians 4:20, Colossians 1:2, 1 Thessalonians 1:1, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13, 2 Thessalonians 1:1, 2 Thessalonians 1:2, 2 Thessalonians 2:16

which: 2 Chronicles 20:6, Psalms 11:4, Ecclesiastes 5:2, Daniel 2:28, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 10:32

Hallowed: Leviticus 10:3, Leviticus 22:23, 1 Kings 8:43, 2 Kings 19:19, Psalms 57:11, Psalms 72:18, Psalms 72:19, Psalms 108:5, Ezekiel 36:23, Habakkuk 2:14, Revelation 15:4

Thy kingdom: Luke 10:9-11, Isaiah 2:2-5, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 7:18, Daniel 7:27, Revelation 11:15, Revelation 19:6, Revelation 20:4

Thy will: Psalms 103:20, Isaiah 6:2, Isaiah 6:3, Matthew 6:10

Reciprocal: Leviticus 22:32 - I will Psalms 33:14 - General Luke 11:13 - heavenly Luke 15:18 - Father Acts 21:14 - The will Galatians 4:6 - crying Revelation 12:10 - the kingdom

Cross-References

Genesis 13:11
So Lot chose the whole Jordan Valley for himself, and as he started toward the east, he and Abram separated.
Genesis 14:1
About this time, King Amraphel of Babylonia, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Chedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim
Isaiah 11:11
When that day comes, the Lord will again reach out his mighty arm and bring home his people who have survived in Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Ethiopia, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the land along the coast.
Daniel 1:2
The Lord let Nebuchadnezzar capture Jehoiakim and take away some of the things used in God's temple. And when the king returned to Babylonia, he put these things in the temple of his own god.
Zechariah 5:11
"To Babylonia," he answered, "where they will build a house for the basket and set it down inside."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said unto them,.... That is Jesus, as the Syriac and Persic versions express, who directed his speech to all the disciples; for though but one of them addressed him, it was in the name of the rest: and besides, the instructions Christ was about to give concerned them all, even those that heard them before, and those that had not:

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; the last petition is left out in the Vulgate Latin;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 6:9-13.

Luke 11:4

For we also forgive ... - This is somewhat different from the expression in Matthew, though the sense is the same. The idea is, that unless we forgive others, God will not forgive us; and unless we come to him “really” forgiving all others, we cannot expect pardon. It does not mean that by forgiving others we “deserve” forgiveness ourselves, or “merit it,” but that this is a disposition or state of mind without which God cannot consistently pardon us.

Every one that is indebted to us - Every one that has “injured” us. This does not refer to pecuniary transactions, but to offences similar to those which “we” have committed against God, and for which we ask forgiveness. Besides the variations in the “expressions” in this prayer, Luke has omitted the doxology, or close, altogether; and this shows that Jesus did nor intend that we should always use just this “form,” but that it was a general direction how to pray; or, rather, that we were to pray for these “things,” though not always using the same words.


 
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