Luke 11:4

Luke 11:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation. ’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And forgive us our sins, For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one.”

Context of Luke 11:4

2So he said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, may your name be honored; may your kingdom come. 3Give us each day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And do not lead us into temptation.” 5Then he said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, 6because a friend of mine has stopped here while on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’

Luke 11:4 word by word

καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν· καὶ γὰρ αὐτοὶ ἀφίομεν παντὶ ὀφείλοντι ἡμῖν· καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• forgiveἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: forgiveG863
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• weἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: forgiveG863
• everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• one thatαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• is indebtedὀφείλωopheilō opheileō · to oweG3784
• leadεἰσφέρωeispherō · to bring inG1533
• notμήmē · notG3361
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• temptationπειρασμόςpeirasmos · temptation/testing: temptationG3986
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• deliverῥύομαιrhuomai · to rescueG4506
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• evilπονηρόςponēros · evil/badG4190

Cross-references for Luke 11:4

• 1 Kings 8:34then listen from heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors.
• Psalms 25:11For the sake of your reputation, O Lord, forgive my sin, because it is great.
• Psalms 32:1How blessed is the one whose rebellious acts are forgiven, whose sin is pardoned!
• Psalms 51:1Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!
• Psalms 130:3If you, O Lord, were to keep track of sins, O Lord, who could stand before you?
• Isaiah 43:25I, I am the one who blots out your rebellious deeds for my sake; your sins I do not remember.
• Daniel 9:19O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, pay attention, and act! Don’t delay, for your own sake, O my God! For your city and your people are called by your name.”
• Hosea 14:2Return to the Lord and repent! Say to him: “Completely forgive our iniquity; accept our penitential prayer, that we may offer the praise of our lips as sacrificial bulls.
• Matthew 6:12and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors.
• 1 John 1:8If we say we do not bear the guilt of sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
• Matthew 6:14“For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
• Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to little children.
• Matthew 18:35So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if each of you does not forgive your brother from your heart.”
• Ephesians 4:31You must put away every kind of bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and evil, slanderous talk.
• Colossians 3:13bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others.
• James 2:13For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.

Commentaries on Luke 11:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Lead us not into temptation, etc. - Dr. Lightfoot believes that this petition is intended against the visible apparitions of the devil, and his actual obsessions; he thinks that the meaning is too much softened by our translation. Deliver us from evil, is certainly a very inadequate rendering of ̔ ̔ ; literally, Deliver us from the wicked one.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2-4Verses 2-4 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 6:9-13. Luke 11:4 For we also forgive … - This is somewhat different from the expression in Matthew, though the sense is the same. The idea is, that unless we forgive others, God will not forgive us; and unless we come to him “really” forgiving all others, we cannot expect pardon. It does not mean that by forgiving others we “deserve” forgiveness ourselves, or “merit it,” but that this is a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4And lead us not into temptation: This phrase is difficult in Greek. God does not tempt his people (James 1:13). But testing is part of Christian growth (James 1:2–4), so this raises a question: Should believers pray to avoid testing? The phrase probably means “protect us when we face temptation.”Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-42-4. (See on Mt 6:9-13).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 11:4

• Forgiveness
• Jesus, the Christ
• Prayer
• Temptation

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Commentaries on Luke 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings