Lukas 11:2

11:2 So he said to them, “When you pray, ¹  say:

Father, ²  may your name be honored; ³ 

may your kingdom come. ⁴ 

Lukas 10:17

10:17 Then ⁵  the seventy-two ⁶  returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to ⁷  us in your name!” ⁸ 

[11:2]  ¹ sn When you pray. What follows, although traditionally known as the Lord’s prayer, is really the disciples’ prayer. It represents how they are to approach God, by acknowledging his uniqueness and their need for his provision and protection.

[11:2]  ² tc Most mss, including later majority (A C D W Θ Ψ 070 ˹³ 33^vid Ï it), add ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς (Jhmwn Jo en toi" oujranoi", “our [Father] in heaven”) here. This makes the prayer begin like the version in Matt 6:9. The shorter version is read by Ì⁷⁵ א B (L: + ἡμῶν) 1 700 pc as well as some versions and fathers. Given this more weighty external evidence, combined with the scribal tendency to harmonize Gospel parallels, the shorter reading is preferred.

[11:2]  sn God is addressed in terms of intimacy (Father). The original Semitic term here was probably Abba. The term is a little unusual in a personal prayer, especially as it lacks qualification. It is not the exact equivalent of “Daddy” (as is sometimes popularly suggested), but it does suggest a close, familial relationship.

[11:2]  ³ tn Grk “hallowed be your name.”

[11:2]  ⁴ tc Most mss (א A C D W Θ Ψ 070 ˹³ 33^vid Ï it) read at the end of the verse “may your will be done on earth as [it is] in heaven,” making this version parallel to Matt 6:10. The shorter reading is found, however, in weighty mss (Ì⁷⁵ B L pc), and cannot be easily explained as arising from the longer reading.

[11:2]  sn Your kingdom come represents the hope for the full manifestation of God’s promised rule.

[10:17]  ⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[10:17]  ⁶ tc See the tc note on the number “seventy-two” in Luke 10:1.

[10:17]  ⁷ tn Or “the demons obey”; see L&N 36.18.

[10:17]  ⁸ tn The prepositional phrase “in your name” indicates the sphere of authority for the messengers’ work of exorcism.