Luke 11:1-4

Instruction about Prayer

1 It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples."

2 And He said to them, "¹When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.

3 'Give us ²each day our daily bread.

4 'And forgive us our sins, For we ourselves also forgive everyone who ³is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.' "

Cross References

• 1. Luke 11:2-4: {Matthew 6:9-13}
• 2. Acts 17:11
• 3. Luke 13:4 mg

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "He"
• [b] Later mss add phrases from Matt 6:9-13 to make the two passages closely similar
• [c] Or "bread for the coming day" or "needful bread"