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   The Lords Prayer in Matthew 6 and Luke 11

     Prior to Jesus teaching on prayer

     Luke 10 (NIV)

     Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two
     After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. He told them,          “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. Go! I am sending you out l         ike lambs among wolves. ⁴ Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.

     “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you.            Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.

     “When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you. Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to             you.’ But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, ‘Even the dust of your town we wipe from our feet as a warning to you.      Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God has come near.’ I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

     Matthew 6 (NIV)

     “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

     “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I      tell you, they have received their reward in full. ³ But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your          giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

     “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell           you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father,          who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

 “This, then, is how you should pray:
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. ¹⁵ But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
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(KJV) 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.

(KJ21) Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name.
Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on 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.

(ASV) Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

(AMP) Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come, Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we have forgiven our debtors
And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.
Amen.

(BRG) 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.

(CEB) Our Father who is in heaven, uphold the holiness of your name.
Bring in your kingdom so that your will is done on earth as it’s done in heaven.
Give us the bread we need for today.
Forgive us for the ways we have wronged you,
just as we also forgive those who have wronged us.
And don’t lead us into temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.

(CJB) Our Father in heaven!
May your Name be kept holy.
May your Kingdom come, your will be done on earth as in heaven.
Give us the food we need today.
Forgive us what we have done wrong,
as we too have forgiven those who have wronged us.
And do not lead us into hard testing,
but keep us safe from the Evil One.
For kingship, power and glory are yours forever.

(EXB)Our Father in heaven,
may your name always be kept holy [^ Hallowed be your name].
May your kingdom come and what you want [Your will] be done, here on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us ·the food we need for each day [^ today our daily bread].
Forgive us for our ·sins [^ debts],
just as we have forgiven ·those who sinned against us [our debtors; ^ sin is pictured as a debt owed].
And ·do not cause us to be tempted [lead us not into temptation; or do not put us to the test],
but ·save [rescue; deliver] us from ·the Evil One [or evil].’
The kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours forever. Amen.

(GW) Our Father in heaven,
let your name be kept holy.
Let your kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is done in heaven.
Give us our daily bread today.
Forgive us as we forgive others.
Don’t allow us to be tempted. Instead, rescue us from the evil one.

(ICB) Our Father in heaven,
we pray that your name will always be kept holy.
We pray that your kingdom will come. We pray that what you want will be done,here on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us the food we need for each day.
Forgive the sins we have done, just as we have forgiven those who did wrong to us.
And do not cause us to be tested; but save us from the Evil One.’
The kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours forever. Amen.

(PHILLIPS)Our Heavenly Father, may your name be honoured;
May your kingdom come, and your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day the bread we need,
Forgive us what we owe to you, as we have also forgiven those who owe anything to us.
Keep us clear of temptation, and save us from evil’.

(JUB) Our Father who art in the heavens, 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 set us free from our debts, as we set free our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,
for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

(MSG) Our Father in heaven, Reveal who you are.
Set the world right; Do what’s best as above, so below.
Keep us alive with three square meals.
Keep us forgiven with you and forgiving others.
Keep us safe from ourselves and the Devil.
You’re in charge!
You can do anything you want!
You’re ablaze in beauty!
    Yes. Yes. Yes

Comments

"Our Father in heaven" -- We need to always acknowledge first and foremost who we are talking to. He (God) is our heavenly Father. We address Him with respect just as we should address our earthly father with respect. He is the only true God who created all things in this universe, including ourselves. He loves us and we need to show our love for Him.

"Hallowed be your name" -- We must see Him as being holy, sanctified, consecrated; worthy of praise, honor and glory!

"Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven" - Here Jesus instructs us, every Christian/believer,  to  follow God's will. We are to spread the world of Jesus across the earth so that everyone may have the opportunity to accept Jesus as the Son of God and savior and to grow God's kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. It is stated in the bible that every nation must hear of Jesus before the end of time.

"Give us today our daily bread" -- We should ask our Father each day to provide for our needs, just as He promised in His Holy Word. His Word says that we don't have, because we don't ask. Of course, we must first know God through His Son, our personal Lord and Savior. If we don't know Christ, God won't acknowledge this request for daily provision.

"Forgive us our debts" (or transgressions) as we also have forgiven our debtors (transgressors)" -- This speaks about forgiveness among our associates, neighbors, friends, family and loved ones. Any and all persons in our lives that we come in contact with in social or business situations are included as well. If we can't forgive others, how can we expect our heavenly Father to forgive us?

"Lead us not into temptation" -- We need to ask our heavenly Father to help us recognize every evil thing, every temptation before us. We need help to stay focused on our Father and see the evil that we might fall into, for what it is really is, a trap set by Satan to bring us down to his level.

"But deliver us from the evil one" -- Help us, dear Father, to steer clear of that liar and deceiver. Let us see clearly the path that you want each of us to walk. By the power of the Holy Spirit that dwells within us, may we never stray from your will and way...

"For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever". Here we acknowledge the Father's kingdom and our final eternal home.  

On the kingdom

By Rowan Williams

The idea of the Kingdom coming was very near the centre of Jesus' teaching.
The Kingdom is not a place or a system; it's just a state of affairs when God is in charge. It's the kingship of God if you like. It's the etate in which God really is acknowledged to be directing and giving meaning to everything.

So we pray "God's Kingdom come", meaning let the world be transparent to God, let God's will and purpose and God's nature show through in every state of affairs, because that's what it is for God to be King.

By Danny Kohn

The Kingdom of God exists on Earth when God’s will is done (His Kingdom comes to Earth). By making this statement, we acknowledge a belief that God’s Will will someday rule the Earth, and that Earth will be as Heaven. We are also vowing to carry out God’s will in our own lives on this Earth, thus bringing about Heaven on Earth in our own lives and the people and things we touch. We can also look at this statement as a petition to God. We are asking God to bring His will to Earth so that we may experience and share Heaven on Earth.

A. B. Simpson – The Life of Prayer – circa 1890, © 2007 Bridge-Logos

What We are All Praying and Waiting For

Thy kingdom come teaches us that we are to pray for the establishment of God s kingdom more than for our own temporal or even spiritual needs. This implies that the real remedy for all that needs prayer is the restoration of the kingdom of God. The true cause of all human trouble is that humanity is out of the divine order and the world is in rebellion against its sovereign God. Not until God s kingdom is reestablished in every heart and in all the world can the blessings that prayer desires be realized.

Here are the 7 key pieces of revelation in a numbered, bolded format so you can have all of them right at the top of this article.
1. Direct your prayers to God the Father
2. Remember that God’s Kingdom is above all and is God's will
3. Remember to stay in the perfect will of God for your life
4. Ask God to keep you supplied with the tools needed to be good disciples in this life
5. Forgive all those who will trespass against you
6. Ask God to help keep you out of temptation and deliver you from evil if you do fall into it
7. Remember that God’s Kingdom, Power, and Glory will be the only One that will last forever