Luke 11:2

2 He said to them, "When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name. Your 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 He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."

2 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 indebted to us. And do not bring us to the time of trial."

5 And he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, "Friend, lend me three loaves of bread;

Footnotes

• [a]. Other ancient authorities read [Our Father in heaven]
• [b]. A few ancient authorities read [Your Holy Spirit come upon us and cleanse us.] Other ancient authorities add [Your will be done, on earth as in heaven]