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History of the Lord's Prayer in English

The Lord's Prayer has been translated and updated throughout the history of the English language. Here are examples which show the major developments: The text of the Matthean Lord's Prayer in the King James Version (KJV

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The Lord's Prayer has been translated and updated throughout the history of the English language. Here are examples which show the major developments:

Translations of Matthew 6:9b–13

The text of the Matthean Lord's Prayer in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible ultimately derives from first Old English translations. Not considering the doxology, only five words of the KJV are later borrowings directly from the Latin Vulgate (these being debts, debtors, temptation, deliver, and amen). Early English translations such as the Wycliffe and the Old English, however, were themselves translations of the Latin Vulgate.

Old English

:c. AD 940, Lindesfarne Gospels : : : : : : : : : : : :AD 995, West Saxon : : : : : : : : : : : :- :- :

Middle English

:14th Century, Paues : : : : : : : : : : : :- :- :Amen. :AD 1389 Wycliffe : : : : : : : : : : : :- :- :Amen.

Early Modern English

:AD 1526 Tyndale : :Amen. :AD 1611 King James Version : : : : : : : : : : : : :Amen.

Modern English

:AD 1901 American Standard Version : : : : : : : : : : :AD 1989 New Revised Standard Version : : : : : : : : : :

Other liturgical sources

:AD 1549 Anglican BCP : : : : : : : : : : :- :- :Amen. :AD 1662 Anglican BCP :Our Father, which art in heaven, :Hallowed be thy Name. :Thy kingdom come. :Thy will be done, :in earth as it is in heaven. :Give us this day our daily bread. :And forgive us our trespasses, :As we forgive them that trespass against us. :And lead us not into temptation; :But deliver us from evil: : For thine is the kingdom, the power, :and the glory, for ever and ever. :Amen. :1759 Ordo administrandi sacramenta :Our Father who art in heaven, :hallowed be thy name. :Thy kingdom come. :Thy will be done :on earth as it is in heaven. :Give us this day our daily bread, :and forgive us our trespasses, :as we forgive them that trespass against us, :and lead us not into temptation, :but deliver us from evil. :- :- :Amen. :AD 1772 Anglican BCP :Our Father, which art in heaven; :Hallowed by thy Name. :Thy kingdom come. :Thy will be done in earth, :As it is in heaven. :Give us this day our daily bread. :And forgive us our trespasses, :As we forgive them that trespass against us. :And lead us not into temptation; :But deliver us from evil: : For thine is the kingdom, :and the power, :and the glory, for ever and ever. :Amen. :Baltimore Catechism 1885 : : : : : : : : : : :- :- :Amen. :The 1892 U.S.

BCP : : : : : : : : : : : For thine is the kingdom, and the power, :and the glory, for ever and ever. :Amen. :AD 1928 Anglican BCP :Our Father, who art in heaven, :Hallowed be thy Name. :Thy kingdom come. :Thy will be done, :On earth as it is in heaven. :Give us this day our daily bread. :And forgive us our trespasses, :As we forgive those who trespass against us. :And lead us not into temptation, :But deliver us from evil. :For thine is the kingdom, and the power, :and the glory, for ever and ever. :Amen. :AD 1988 ELLC :Our Father in heaven, :hallowed be your name, :your kingdom come, :your will be done, :on earth as in heaven. :Give us today our daily bread. :Forgive us our sins :as we forgive those who sin against us. :Save us from the time of trial :and deliver us from evil. : For the kingdom, the power, :and the glory are yours now and for ever. :Amen. :AD 2000 Church of England Common Worship :Our Father in heaven, :hallowed be your name, :your kingdom come, :your will be done, :on earth as in heaven. :Give us today our daily bread. :Forgive us our sins :as we forgive those who sin against us. :Lead us not into temptation :but deliver us from evil. :For the kingdom, the power, :and the glory are yours :now and for ever. :Amen. :AD 2011 Catholic Roman Missal :Our Father who art in heaven, :hallowed be thy name; :thy kingdom come; :thy will be done :on earth as it is in heaven. :Give us this day our daily bread, :and forgive us our trespasses, :as we forgive those who trespass against us; :and lead us not into temptation, :but deliver us from evil.

Other versions

:1768 Benjamin Franklin :Heavenly Father, :May all revere thee, :And become thy dutiful Children and faithful Subjects. :May thy Laws be obeyed on Earth as perfectly as they are in Heaven. :Provide for us this Day as thou has hitherto daily done. :Forgive us our Trespasses, and enable us likewise to forgive those that offend us. :Keep us out of Temptation, and deliver us from Evil.

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