Matthew 6:7-13

7 “When you pray, don’t babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again.

8 Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!

9 Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

10 May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us today the food we need,

12 and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us.

13 And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.

Footnotes

• [a] Or Give us today our food for the day; or Give us today our food for tomorrow.
• [b] Or And keep us from being tested.
• [c] Or from evil. Some manuscripts add For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.