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Luke 11:2

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.

KJV

εἶπεν δὲ αὐτοῖς· ὅταν προσεύχησθε, λέγετε· πάτερ, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου· ἐλθάτω ἡ βασιλεία σου·

Greek NT

Et ait illis : Cum oratis, dicite : Pater, sanctificetur nomen tuum. Adveniat regnum tuum.

Vulgate

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Father, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.

ASV

And he said to them: When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βασιλεία
basileia
noun · 162×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
πατήρ
pater
noun · 412×
προσεύχομαι
proseuchomai
verb · 85×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
ἁγιάζω
agiazo
verb · 28×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὄνομα
onoma
noun · 228×
ὅταν
otan
conjunction · 123×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: Πάτερ | WH/Treg/NIV: Πάτερ | RP: + ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοις
  • Πάτερ — SBLGNT
  • Πάτερ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοις — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: σου | WH/Treg/NIV: σου | RP: + Γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου ὡς ἐν οὐρανῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς
  • σου — SBLGNT
  • σου — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + Γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου ὡς ἐν οὐρανῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Themes

Historic Christian voices

9 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§1969The New Law practices the acts of religion: almsgiving, prayer and fasting, directing them to the "Father who sees in secret," in contrast with the desire to "be seen by men."24 Its prayer is the Our Father.25
§2632Christian petition is centered on the desire and search for the Kingdom to come, in keeping with the teaching of Christ.107 There is a hierarchy in these petitions: we pray first for the Kingdom, then for what is necessary to welcome it and cooperate with its coming. This collaboration with the mission of Christ and the Holy Spirit, which is now that of the Church, is the objec…
§2759Jesus "was praying at a certain place, and when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, 'Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.'"1 In response to this request the Lord entrusts to his disciples and to his Church the fundamental Christian prayer. St. Luke presents a brief text of five petitions,2 while St. Matthew gives a more developed version of seven petit…
Our Father who art in heaven. Hallowed be Thy name. God's name is indeed holy in itself; but we pray in this petition that it may be holy also among us. God's name is hallowed whenever the Word of God is taught in its truth and purity, and we, as children of God, also lead holy lives according to it. Help us to this, dear Father in heaven! But whoever teaches and lives otherwis…
34. Therefore it is more pious and more accurate to signify God from the Son and call Him Father, than to name Him from His works only and call Him Unoriginate. For the latter title, as I have said, does nothing more than signify all the works, individually and collectively, which have come to be at the will of God through the Word; but the title Father has its significance and…
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven. This is the comprehensive prayer which our Lord taught His disciples. In saying "Our Father" we acknowledge Him as our Creator, Preserver, and Governor, and ourselves as His children by adoption and grace. In saying "which art in heaven" we lift our hearts above the earth to where He is.
Q. What is this prayer? A. Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 1:3 — Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 1Thess 1:1 — Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus C
  • 1Thess 1:3 — Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
  • 1Thess 3:11 — Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.
  • 2Chr 20:6 — And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withs
  • 2Cor 1:2 — Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 2Thess 1:1 — Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
  • Eccl 5:2 — Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
  • Eph 1:2 — Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Gal 4:6 — And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
  • Hos 14:2 — Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
  • Isa 63:16 — Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.
  • Lev 22:32 — Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you,
  • Luke 10:9 — And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
  • Luke 11:13 — If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
  • Matt 5:16 — Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
  • Matt 5:16 — Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
  • Matt 6:6 — But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
  • Phil 1:2 — Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Phil 4:20 — Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
  • Ps 11:4 — The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
  • Ps 57:11 — Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.
  • Ps 72:18 — Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
  • Rev 11:15 — And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
  • Rev 12:10 — And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused the
  • Rev 15:4 — Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
  • Rev 19:6 — And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
  • Rev 20:4 — And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worship
  • Rom 8:15 — For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
  • Rom 8:15 — For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.