Luke 11:1-9

The Lord’s Prayer

1 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, ¹as John taught his disciples. ”

2 And he said to them, ²“When you pray, say: ³“Father, ⁴hallowed be ⁵your name. ⁶Your kingdom come.

3 ⁷Give us ⁸each day our daily bread, ^[b]

4 and ⁹forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And ¹⁰lead us not into temptation. ”

5 And 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,

6 for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’;

7 and 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’?

8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything ¹¹because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence^[c] he will rise and give him whatever he needs.

9 And I tell you, ¹²ask, and ¹³it will be given to you; ¹⁴seek, and you will find; ¹⁵knock, and it will be opened to you.