Matthew 6:9–10
In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus teaches us to ask that the kingdom come and God's will be done
Study it word by word9So you pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be sanctified;
10may your kingdom come; may your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth.
In its context
7And when praying, do not babble like the Gentiles, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
8So do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
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11Give us today our daily bread;
12and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors;
Its words in the original
- προσεύχεσθεproseuchesthe· pray
Pray: speak with God.
- ΠάτερPater· father, Father
Father; also ancestor.
- οὐρανοῖςouranois· heaven, sky
Heaven: the sky and, above all, the place of God. "The heavens" is sometimes a respectful way of saying "God".
- ἁγιασθήτωhagiasthētō· sanctify, make holy
Sanctify: treat as holy, set apart for God. "Hallowed be your name": may your name be recognized as holy.
- ὄνομάonoma· name
Name. In the Bible, a name stands for the person himself.
- ἐλθέτωelthetō· come, go
Come, arrive; go.
- βασιλείαbasileia· kingdom
Kingdom: the reign of a king and the place where he reigns. "The kingdom of heaven" is the reign of God.
- γενηθήτωgenēthētō· become, happen
Become, happen, come about; be born.
- θέλημάthelēma· will
Will: what someone wants and decides.
- γῆςgēs· earth, land
Earth: the ground, a country, or the whole world.