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Luke 11

Luke 11:4

The Lord’s Prayer · Luke 11:1–4
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Translations

Modern
And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
Traditional
And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
Literal
And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
Latin
Et dimitte nobis peccata nostra, siquidem et ipsi dimittimus omni debenti nobis. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem.

Original

Greek
English
And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”

Notes

Luke 11:4

And lead us not into temptation: This phrase is difficult in Greek. God does not tempt his people (James 1:13). But testing is part of Christian growth (James 1:2–4), so this raises a question: Should believers pray to avoid testing?

The phrase probably means “protect us when we face temptation.”

Luke 11:2–4

When you pray, say: The "Lord's Prayer" was the way Jesus wanted his disciples to pray.

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Parallels

Matthew 6:5–15

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Debt Forgiveness Jesus Christ Jesus Christ, Teachings of John the Baptist Lord’s Prayer, the Luke, Gospel of

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