THE LORD'S PRAYER (II)

Passage: Matthew 6:11-15

Key verse: 14

NIV

11 Give us today our daily bread.(A)
12 And forgive us our debts,
    as we also have forgiven our debtors.(B)
13 And lead us not into temptation,[a](C)
    but deliver us from the evil one.[b]’(D)

14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.(E) 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.(F)

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Footnotes
  1. Matthew 6:13 The Greek for temptation can also mean testing.
  2. Matthew 6:13 Or from evil; some late manuscripts one, / for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
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ESV

11 (A)Give us (B)this day our daily bread,[a]
12 and forgive us our debts,
    as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And (C)lead us not into temptation,
    but (D)deliver us from (E)evil.[b]

14 (F)For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, 15 (G)but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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  1. Matthew 6:11 Or our bread for tomorrow
  2. Matthew 6:13 Or the evil one; some manuscripts add For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen
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1. Give us today our daily bread (11)

We depend on God for our basic needs. God knows what we need before we ask, but he wants us to ask him for our daily bread anyway. He wants us to remember that all things come from him. He wants us to be full of thankfulness, not full of complaints. He wants us to come and ask him every day. (See Ex 16:15-31.) He does not want us to be selfish in our asking, so we must pray for 'our' daily bread.

2. Forgive us our debts (12-15)

Our bodies need food to survive; our souls need forgiveness. Forgiveness of sin is God's gracious gift. We were all born with sinful natures. We commit sins intentionally and unintentionally every day. The wages of sin is death. Jesus came and died on the cross to purchase our pardon. If we do not forgive others, there can be no room in our hearts for God's forgiveness. And we need our Good Shepherd to deliver us from the evil one and lead us in paths of righteousness every day.

Prayer: Father, thank you for giving me all I need today. Forgive my sins and deliver me from the evil one.

One Word: Daily bread and forgiveness