Luke 11:2 Meaning and Explanation
“And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus teaches the disciples to pray to the Father -- hallowing his name, asking for his kingdom to come and his will to be done on earth as in heaven.
What Does Luke 11:2 Mean?
Jesus answers the disciple's request with a model prayer, given here in briefer form than in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:9-13). He offers it not as a private custom but as a pattern for them all: when ye pray, say.
The first word sets everything: Father. Jesus invites his disciples to address God with the intimacy he himself uses. Then the opening requests are about God before they are about us -- his name honored as holy, his kingdom arriving, his will done on earth as it already is in heaven. Prayer begins by wanting what God wants, and the heart that prays this way is being tuned before it ever asks for bread.
Luke 11:2 in the Original Language
hagiazo (ἁγιάζω), 'hallowed' -- to treat as holy, to honor as set apart.
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What does Luke 11:2 mean?
Jesus teaches the disciples to pray to the Father -- hallowing his name, asking for his kingdom to come and his will to be done on earth as in heaven.