Matthew 6

9 "Pray, then, * 6:9 I.e. as a model or pattern. in this way:

‘Our Father, who is in heaven,

* 6:9 I.e. set apart, keep and treat as holy, revere. Hallowed be Your name. [Luke 11:2-4]

10 ‘*6:10 A plea for God’s kingdom to be inaugurated on earth.Your kingdom come,

Your * 6:10 Including what God wishes to be done by the individual believer—His commands and precepts. will be done

On earth as it is in heaven.

11 ‘Give us this day our * 6:11 I.e. life’s essentials. daily bread.

12 ‘And forgive us our * 6:12 I.e. sins, moral failures. debts, as we have forgiven our debtors [letting go of both the wrong and the resentment].

13 ‘And do not * 6:13 I.e. lead us away from situations where we are vulnerable and have the opportunity to sin. God does not tempt man (see James 1:13) but does allow man to be tested. lead us into temptation, but deliver us from * 6:13 Or the evil one. evil. * 6:13 This clause is not found in early mss. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.]’ [Luke 11:2-4]