Luke 11:2

2 And he said to them, ¹“When you pray, say: ²“Father, ³hallowed be ⁴your name. ⁵Your kingdom come.

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 Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples. ”

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

3 Give us each day our daily bread,

4 and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead 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,

Cross References

• 1. 11:2 For ver. 2-4, [Matt. 6:9-13]
• 2. 11:2 John 20:17; 1 Pet. 1:17
• 3. 11:2 Isa. 29:23; [ch. 1:49; 1 Pet. 3:15]
• 4. 11:2 John 17:6
• 5. 11:2 [Matt. 3:2; 4:17]