Luke 11:2

2 Jesus told them, " When you pray, say: ‘Father, uphold the holiness of your name. Bring in your kingdom.

Luke 11:2 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 11:2

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; (See Gill on Matthew 6:9), (See Gill on Matthew 6:10).

Luke 11:2 In-Context

1 Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."
2 Jesus told them, "When you pray, say: ‘Father, uphold the holiness of your name. Bring in your kingdom.
3 Give us the bread we need for today.
4 Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who has wronged us. And don't lead us into temptation.'"
5 He also said to them, “Imagine that one of you has a friend and you go to that friend in the middle of the night. Imagine saying, ‘Friend, loan me three loaves of bread
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