Which form of the Lord's Prayer do you know?
"Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as
we forgive our debtors. 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."
done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as
we forgive our debtors. 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."
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our
debts, as we forgive our debtors. 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.
done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our
debts, as we forgive our debtors. 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.
This reading appears in St. Matthew's Gospel. This final phrase highlighted above is called
a doxology, which is a short praise that is added to the end of hymns or psalms.
a doxology, which is a short praise that is added to the end of hymns or psalms.
If this is the form of the Lord's Prayer you know then it is the form found in St. Matthew
6:9-13 of the Authorized Bible. Most all versions of the Lord's Prayer outside of the Bible
are based on the one contained in St. Matthew's Gospel. Two of the other versions used in
this exercise which were taken from the 1662 and 1928 Books of Common Prayer use the
words trespasses instead of debts. The reason for this is found in verses 14 and 15 of St
Matthew the sixth chapter which are the two verses immediately following the Lord's
Prayer in that chapter as provided below:
"For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye
forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." (St Matthew
6:14-15)
We hope you enjoyed this exercise. If you would like to go back to the beginning of this
exercise, "click here." If you would like to see the final selections for the other versions
of the Lord's Prayer used during this task you may select them below:
St Luke's version of the Lord's Prayer
1662 Book of Common Prayer version of the Lord's Prayer
1928 Book of Common Prayer version of the Lord's Prayer
6:9-13 of the Authorized Bible. Most all versions of the Lord's Prayer outside of the Bible
are based on the one contained in St. Matthew's Gospel. Two of the other versions used in
this exercise which were taken from the 1662 and 1928 Books of Common Prayer use the
words trespasses instead of debts. The reason for this is found in verses 14 and 15 of St
Matthew the sixth chapter which are the two verses immediately following the Lord's
Prayer in that chapter as provided below:
"For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye
forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." (St Matthew
6:14-15)
We hope you enjoyed this exercise. If you would like to go back to the beginning of this
exercise, "click here." If you would like to see the final selections for the other versions
of the Lord's Prayer used during this task you may select them below:
St Luke's version of the Lord's Prayer
1662 Book of Common Prayer version of the Lord's Prayer
1928 Book of Common Prayer version of the Lord's Prayer