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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."
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1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."
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2 And He said to them, "When you pray, say : 'Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
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2 He said to them, "When you pray, say: " 'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.
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3 'Give us each day our daily bread.
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3 Give us each day our daily bread.
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4 'And forgive us our sins, For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.' "
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4 Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation. ' "
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5 Then He said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves ;
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5 Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
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6 for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him';
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6 because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him.'
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7 and from inside he answers and says, 'Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children and I are in bed ; I cannot get up and give you anything.'
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7 "Then the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.'
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8 "I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
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8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man's boldness he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
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9 "So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find ; knock, and it will be opened to you.
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9 "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
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10 "For everyone who asks, receives ; and he who seeks, finds ; and to him who knocks, it will be opened.
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10 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
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