Luke 11:1-5

Jesus’ Teaching on Prayer

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.”

2 He said to them, “When you pray, say: “ ‘Father, ^[a] hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.^[b]

3 Give us each day our daily bread.

4 Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. ^[c] And lead us not into temptation. ^[d] ’ ”

5 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread;

Cross References

• 1. S Luke 3:21
• 2. S John 13:13
• 3. S Matthew 3:2
• 4. Matthew 18:35; Mark 11:25
• 5. Matthew 26:41; James 1:13

Footnotes

• [a] Some manuscripts "Our Father in heaven"
• [b] Some manuscripts "come. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."
• [c] Greek "everyone who is indebted to us"
• [d] Some manuscripts "temptation, but deliver us from the evil one"