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The Lord's Prayer KJV

The prayer Jesus gave when the disciples asked to be taught, in the words of Matthew 6:9-13.

Also called Our Father Which Art in Heaven · How to Pray · The Model Prayer

The prayer, line by line

  1. Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Matthew 6:9
  2. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10
  3. Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11
  4. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Matthew 6:12
  5. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: Matthew 6:13
  6. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. Matthew 6:13

Luke 11:2-4 records a shorter version, given on a different occasion when a disciple asked to be taught to pray. The closing line — 'For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory' — is in the King James text of Matthew and is absent from Luke.

The Lord's Prayer in scripture — 12 verses, quoted in full

Each verse is quoted in full — tap a reference to read it in context, see cross references, and study the original words.

Matthew 6:5 · KJV

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Matthew 6:6 · KJV

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Matthew 6:7-8 · KJV

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

Matthew 6:9 · KJV

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Matthew 6:10 · KJV

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Matthew 6:11 · KJV

Give us this day our daily bread.

Matthew 6:12 · KJV

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

Matthew 6:13 · KJV

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Matthew 6:14-15 · KJV

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Luke 11:1 · KJV

And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

Luke 11:2 · KJV

And he said unto them, 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.

Romans 8:26 · KJV

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

Common questions

What is the Lord's Prayer?

It is the prayer Jesus taught his disciples, given in Matthew 6:9-13: 'Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.'

Where is the Lord's Prayer in the Bible?

Matthew 6:9-13, inside the Sermon on the Mount, with a shorter version in Luke 11:2-4.

Is it 'debts' or 'trespasses'?

The King James text of Matthew 6:12 says debts. Trespasses comes from the wording of the Book of Common Prayer, which many churches say aloud, and it echoes Matthew 6:14-15 where Jesus explains the line using that word.

Why do some versions leave off 'for thine is the kingdom'?

The line stands in the King James text of Matthew 6:13. It is absent from several of the oldest surviving manuscripts, which is why some modern translations footnote it rather than print it.

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