Passage

A prayer that says our

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

⁹Pray like this: “‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.
¹⁰Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
¹¹Give us today our daily bread.
¹²Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.
¹³Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’

Matthew 6:9–13World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

Jesus teaches a prayer that asks for God's name, kingdom and will before turning to bread, forgiveness and deliverance.

To understand

The requests use shared language: our Father, our bread, our debts. The prayer includes the way those praying forgive others.

A question

How does the repeated plural change who this prayer includes?