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Luke 11:4

What does Luke 11:4 mean?

A plain-English look at Luke 11:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Luke 11:4 means

Here, Jesus teaches His disciples to seek God's forgiveness for their sins, recognizing their own moral failings. Crucially, this plea is directly linked to their willingness to forgive others who have wronged them, highlighting the reciprocal nature of divine and human forgiveness. The final request is for deliverance from temptation, acknowledging human weakness and the need for God's protection from spiritual testing and evil influences.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And forgive us our sins; for we ourselves also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And forgive us our sins; for we ourselves also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

May we have forgiveness for our sins, as we make free all those who are in debt to us. And let us not be put to the test.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and forgive us our sins, for also we ourselves forgive every one indebted to us; and mayest Thou not bring us into temptation; but do Thou deliver us from the evil.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and remit us our sins, for we also remit to every one indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation.

Context

This verse concludes the model prayer Jesus gave His disciples, building on the request for daily sustenance. It moves into the spiritual necessities of forgiveness and protection from evil. This marks the end of the direct instruction on *how* to pray, transitioning into further teaching on persistence in prayer in the verses immediately following.

v.3Give us day by day our daily bread.

v.4This passage

v.5And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Kings 8:34

    then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.

  • Psalms 25:11

    For thy name’s sake, O Jehovah, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.

  • 2 Corinthians 12:7

    And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch.

  • Isaiah 43:25

    I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake; and I will not remember thy sins.

  • Ephesians 4:31

    Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:

  • Psalms 25:18

    Consider mine affliction and my travail; And forgive all my sins.

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