Lord’s Prayer

Lord’s Prayer has several Myths because of the Latin text used for early English translations, since the KJV was an editing of the Bishop’s Bible which was a translation of the Latin Vulgate text. Tradition has kept much of the Latin influence.

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. 10. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11. Give us this day our daily bread. 12. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13. 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.

Hallowed be Thy name sounds nice, but what does that mean?

Thy kingdom come also leaves us unsure of the meaning. Are we asking God for Him to bring His Kingdom?

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven: are we asking God to do His will on earth?

Give us this day our daily bread is clear, but weak compared to the literal meaning. Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors is clear when we realize that debts are sins, but still far short of the literal translation of the Greek.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

The rest of that verse, the Doxology, was added in the fifth century to the Latin text and to the Byzantine (Roman Catholic) Greek text.

The literal from the Greek is quite different, Matthew 6:9b

‘Our Father, Who is in the heavens: Your name must at once be made holy: 10. Your kingdom must now come: Your will must be done right now, as in heaven also on Earth: 11. You must now give us today the things necessary for our existence: 12. You must right now forgive our sins for us, in the same manner as we have completed forgiving everyone of everything, big and little, against us: 13. And do not lead us into temptation, but You must now rescue us from the evil one.’

This prayer that Y’shua taught is very strong, having us command ourselves to sanctify His name, to bring His Kingdom to earth, and to do His will. Then in our covenant relationship we command God to meet our needs, to forgive our sins, to not lead us into temptation, and to rescue us from the evil one. See Lord’s Prayer in Glossary for the full description of this powerful prayer.