OET interlinear LUKE 11:2

11:2a

So Jesus told them: Verse 11:2a introduces Jesus’ response to the disciple’s request in 11:1. The BSB connects these verses with the word So. You should connect these verses in a way that is natural in your language.

When you pray, say: The phrase When you pray, say indicates that Jesus would give the disciples a model prayer that they could use. This prayer is an example that shows the kinds of things Jesus’ disciples should pray about.

11:2b–4c

Several English versions print each request in this prayer on a different line. For example:

^2aFather,

hallowed be your name,

^2cyour kingdom come.

³Give us each day our daily bread.

^4aForgive us our sins,

^4bfor we also forgive everyone who sins against us.

^4cAnd lead us not into temptation.

When you prepare the book of Luke for printing and publishing, you will have to decide how to format this prayer.

11:2b

Father: There is a textual issue here: (1) Some Greek manuscripts have “Father.” (2) Other manuscripts have “Our Father the one who is in heaven.” It is recommended that you follow option (1). This option has the earliest manuscript support and is followed by most English versions. The Greek NT regards this text as virtually certain. Also, there is no reason why scribes would have omitted the phrase “the one who is in heaven” if it had been original. The longer text of option (2) is the same text as Matthew 6:9. The KJV follows option (2). If a major language version in your area follows option (2), you may want to put that option in a footnote. For more information, see Swanson, p. 200; Greek NT UBS 4 ^th ed., p. 247; Metzger, p. 154; Marshall, p. 456; TRT, pp. 225–26; and Blight 2007a, pp. 491–92. Here Jesus addressed God as Father. If it is not clear that Jesus was referring to God, you may need to make it explicit. For example:

Father God

In some languages, it may be more natural to supply a pronoun here. For example:

Our ^(excl) Father

hallowed be Your name: The Greek clause that the BSB translates as hallowed be Your name is a prayer. It is a prayer that God would cause his name to be recognized or honored as holy. In some languages it may be natural to express this in the form of a request. For example:

may your holy name be honored (GNT)

we pray/ask that your name be recognized as holy

hallowed be: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as hallowed comes from the same Greek word as “holy.” It means “make or cause something to be holy.” (See the note on “holy is his name” in 1:49b for more information on translating “holy” in this context.)

This verb is passive. The text does not specify who should make God’s name holy. This action involves both God and people. God makes his name holy by revealing to people that he is holy. He is completely perfect and sinless and is worthy of awe. People make God’s name holy by honoring or treating him as the holy God who deserves their worship and obedience.

If possible, translate this clause in a way that both God and people can be understood as the ones who make God’s name holy. Some ways to do this are:

• Use a passive verb, as in the previous two examples.

• Use an active verb. For example:

  cause people to recognize that your name is holy

  reveal to everyone that you are holy so that they will recognize you as the only God

  help us to honor your name (CEV)

If you need to specify that either God or people are the ones who make God’s name holy, it is recommended that you specify people. For example:

we pray that all people would honor/respect your holy name

may all people recognize that you are holy

Your name: In Jewish thinking, a person’s name represented the person himself. When people honored someone’s name, it was the same as honoring him. If this would not be understood in your language, it may be necessary to translate the meaning of name directly. For example:

may you be honored as the holy God

may people treat you with the respect you deserve as God

we ask that you will cause men to say, “You are holy”

11:2c

Your kingdom come: There is a textual issue here. (1) Some Greek manuscripts have “may your kingdom come.” (2) Other manuscripts have “may your kingdom come, may your will come to pass as in heaven also upon the earth.” It is recommended that you follow option (1). This option has the earliest manuscript support and is followed by most English versions. Also, there is no reason why scribes would have omitted the phrase “may your will come to pass as in heaven also upon the earth” if it were original. The longer text of option (2) is the same text as Matthew 6:10. The KJV follows option (2). If a major language version in your area follows option (2), you may want to put that option in a footnote. For more information, see Swanson, p. 201; Greek NT UBS 4 ^th ed., p. 247–48; Metzger, p. 156; Marshall, p. 458; TRT, pp. 225–26; and Blight 2007a, pp. 491–92. The clause that the BSB translates as Your kingdom come has a similar structure to the previous clause. It expresses a desire or prayer that God’s kingdom will come.

Most scholars agree that this prayer refers to more than one aspect of God’s kingdom/rule. This is a prayer that:

1. God will truly rule now in the lives of his people;

2. God’s rule will be extended over more and more people;

3. God’s rule will be established in the future over all the earth.

If possible, you should translate in a way that allows for all these meanings. Some ways to translate this clause are:

May you rule everyone/everywhere

We pray that you will rule over all people

May the time begin/arrive for you to rule as king

Cause your kingdom/chieftaincy to be established

Luke 11:2c is the same as the first clause of Matthew 6:10. See the note on 9:2 for a discussion of God’s kingdom. See also kingdom of God in the Glossary.