Luke 11 · Verse 2

Luke 11:2

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.
Luke 11:2, King James Version

Luke 11:2 in other translations

BSBSo Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
WEBHe said to them, “When you pray, say, ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
ASVAnd he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Father, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.
YLTAnd he said to them, ‘When ye may pray, say ye: Our Father who art in the heavens; hallowed be Thy name: Thy reign come; Thy will come to pass, as in heaven also on earth;
DARBYAnd he said to them, When ye pray, say, Father, thy name be hallowed; thy kingdom come;
BBEAnd he said to them, When you say your prayers, say, Father, may your name be kept holy and your kingdom come.
WebsterAnd he said to them, When ye pray, say, Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.

What does Luke 11:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 11:2-4
2-4. (See on Mt 6:9-13).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verses 2-4. Mt 6:9; Mt 6:10; Mt 6:11; Mt 6:12; Mt 6:13

Verse 2.

(a) "Our Father" Mt 6:9

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 11:1-4

"Lord, teach us to pray," is a good prayer, and a very needful one, for Jesus Christ only can teach us, by his word and Spirit, how to pray. Lord, teach me what it is to pray; Lord, stir up and quicken me to the duty; Lord, direct me what to pray for; teach me what I should say. Christ taught them a prayer, much the same that he had given before in his sermon upon the mount. There are some differences in the words…

Read the full comment on Luke 11:1-4 →

Luke 11:2 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

εἶπενeipenHe saidG2036
δὲdethenG1161
αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;G846
ὅτανhotanWhenG3752
προσεύχησθε,proseuchēstheyou may pray,G4336
λέγετε·legetedo say:G3004
πάτερpaterFatherG3962
ἡμῶνhēmōnof usG3165
ὁho<the>G3588
ἐνeninG1722
τοῖςtoisto theG3588
οὐρανοις,ouranoisheavensG3772
ἁγιασθήτωhagiasthētōshould be hallowedG37
τὸtotheG3588
ὄνομάonomanameG3686
σου·souof You;G4771
ἐλθέτωelthetōshould comeG2064
ἡhētheG3588
βασιλείαbasileiakingdomG932
σουsouof YouG4771
γενηθήτωgenēthētōshould be [done]G1096
τὸtotheG3588
θέλημάthelēmawillG2307
σουsouof youG4771
ὡςhōsasG5613
ἐνeninG1722
οὐρανῳouranōheavenG3772
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐπὶepiuponG1909
τῆςtēs<the>G3588
γῆς·gēsearth;G1093

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 11:2

  • Matthew 6:6-15

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

  • Ecclesiastes 5:2

    Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

  • Psalms 72:18-19

    Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

  • Revelation 15:4

    Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

  • Psalms 11:4

    The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

  • 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13

    Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you. And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:6

    And said, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?

  • Revelation 20:4

    And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

  • 1 Corinthians 1:3

    Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Thessalonians 1:3

    Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

  • Ephesians 1:2

    Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Psalms 57:11

    Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.

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Context

  • Luke 11:1

    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

    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.

  • Luke 11:3

    Give us day by day our daily bread.

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Luke 11:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y les dijo: Cuando orareis, decid: Padre nuestro que estás en los cielos; sea tu nombre santificado. Venga tu reino. Sea hecha tu voluntad, como en el cielo, así también en la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il leur dit: Quand vous priez, dites: Père, que ton nom soit sanctifié; que ton règne vienne;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er sprach aber zu ihnen: Wenn ihr betet, so sprechet: Vater, geheiligt werde dein Name; dein Reich komme;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ait illis: Cum oratis, dicite: Pater, sanctificetur nomen tuum. Adveniat regnum tuum.