Luke 11:4

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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
forgive	ἄφες aphes	G863	an intensive form of · verb — second aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular
us	ἡμῖν hēmîn	G2254	to (or for
our	ἡμῶν hēmōn	G2257	of (or from) us
sins	ἁμαρτίας hamartias	G266	a sin (properly abstract) · noun — accusative plural feminine
for	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
we	ἀφίομεν aphiomen	G863	an intensive form of · verb — present active indicative, 1st person plural
also	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
forgive	ἀφίημι aphíēmi	G863	an intensive form of
every	παντὶ panti	G3956	all · adjective — dative singular masculine
one that	αὐτοὶ autoi	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — nominative plural masculine
is indebted	ὀφείλοντι opheilonti	G3784	to owe (pecuniarily) · verb — present active participle, dative singular masculine
to us	ἡμῖν hēmîn	G2254	to (or for
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
lead	εἰσενέγκῃς eisenegkēs	G1533	to carry inward (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular
us	ἡμᾶς hēmâs	G2248	us
not	μὴ mē	G3361	(adverb) not · particle — negative
into	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
temptation	πειρασμόν peirasmon	G3986	a putting to proof (by experiment (of good) · noun — accusative singular masculine
but	ἀλλὰ alla	G235	properly · conjunction
deliver	ῥῦσαι rhusai	G4506	compare G4511 (ῥύσις)) · verb — aorist middle deponent imperative, 2nd person singular
us	ἡμᾶς hēmâs	G2248	us
from	ἀπὸ apo	G575	"off · preposition
evil	πονηροῦ.¶ ponērou	G4190	hurtful · adjective — genitive singular masculine

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Cross-references

Matthew 6:12-15 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Matthew 26:41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Isaiah 43:25-26 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
Matthew 18:35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Colossians 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
2 Timothy 4:18 And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen…
James 2:13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 11:1-13

Prayer is one of the great laws of natural religion. That man is a brute, is a monster, that never prays, that never gives glory to his Maker, nor feels his favour, nor owns his dependence upon him. One great design therefore of Christianity is to assist us in prayer, to enforce the duty upon us, to instruct us in it, and encourage us to expect advantage by it. Now here, I. We find Christ himself praying in a certain place, probably where he used to pray, Luk 11:1. As God, he was prayed to; as man, he prayed; and, though he was a Son, yet learned he this obedience. This evangelist has taken particular notice of Christ's praying often, more than any other of the evangelists: when he was bapti…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 11:3

day by day, &c.--an extension of the petition in Matthew for "this day's" supply, to every successive day's necessities. The closing doxology, wanting here, is wanting also in all the best and most ancient copies of Matthew's Gospel. Perhaps our Lord purposely left that part open: and as the grand Jewish doxologies were ever resounding, and passed immediately and naturally, in all their hallowed familiarity into the Christian Church, probably this prayer was never used in the Christian assemblies but in its present form, as we find it in Matthew, while in Luke it has been allowed to stand as originally uttered.

Adam Clarke on Luke 11:4

Lead us not into temptation, etc. - Dr. Lightfoot believes that this petition is intended against the visible apparitions of the devil, and his actual obsessions; he thinks that the meaning is too much softened by our translation. Deliver us from evil, is certainly a very inadequate rendering of ῥυσαι ἡμας απο του πονηρου; literally, Deliver us from the wicked one.

John Gill on Luke 11:4

And forgive us our sins,.... Beza's most ancient copy reads "debts", as in See Gill on Matthew 6:12; and which best agrees with the phrase "indebted", after mentioned: for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; See Gill on Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:13. The doxology there used, and the word "Amen", are here omitted. Some of the petitions in this prayer are not delivered in the very same words as they are in Matthew. The three first petitions are word for word the same; for though the third petition is different in our translation, it is the same in the original. The fourth and fifth vary: in Matthew the fourth is, "give us t…

The Church Fathers

(Orat. Dom. Serm. 5.) Having taught us to take confidence through good works, He next teaches us to implore the remission of our offences, for it follows, And forgive us our sins.
— Gregory of Nyssa ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

For He wishes, if I may so speak, to make God the imitator of the patience which men practise, that the kindness which they have shown to their fellowservants, they should in like manner seek to receive in equal balance from God, who recompenses to each man justly, and knows how to have mercy upon all men.
— Cyril of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(in Orat. Dom.) Or, the Lord commands us to pray, Lead us not into temptation, let us not have experience of lustful and self-induced temptations. But James teaches those who contend only for the truth, not to be unnerved by involuntary and troublesome temptations, saying, My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations. (James 1:2.)
— Maximus the Confessor ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Lords Prayer — the prayer which Jesus taught his disciples. (Matthew 6:9-13; Luke 11:2-4) “In this prayer our Lord shows his disciples how an infinite variety of wants and requests can be compressed into a few…
Forgiveness · OF ENEMIES — OF ENEMIES
Lord’s Prayer · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Pardon · Pray for: For yourselves — Pray for: For yourselves
Sin · We should pray to God: To forgive our — We should pray to God: To forgive our
Temptation · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 11:4

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 11:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 11:3

Adam Clarke on Luke 11:4

John Gill on Luke 11:4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 11:4

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 11:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 11:3

Adam Clarke on Luke 11:4

John Gill on Luke 11:4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 11:1-4

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 11:4