The Model Prayer

11 He was praying(A) in a certain place, and when He finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.”(B)

He said to them, “Whenever you pray, say:(C)

Father,[a](D)
Your name(E) be honored as holy.(F)
Your kingdom come.[b](G)
Give us each day our daily bread.[c](H)
And forgive us our sins,(I)
for we ourselves also forgive everyone
in debt to us.[d](J)
And do not bring us into temptation.”[e](K)

Keep Asking, Searching, Knocking

He also said to them: “Suppose one of you[f] has a friend and goes to him at midnight and says to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 11:2 Other mss read Our Father in heaven
  2. Luke 11:2 Other mss add Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven
  3. Luke 11:3 Or our bread for tomorrow
  4. Luke 11:4 Or everyone who wrongs us
  5. Luke 11:4 Other mss add But deliver us from the evil one
  6. Luke 11:5 Lit Who of you

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