Luke 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

Luke 15:19

15:19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me⁵ like one of your hired workers.”’

Luke 17:19

17:19 Then⁶ he said to the man,⁷ “Get up and go your way. Your faith has made you well.”⁸

Luke 21:28

21:28 But when these things⁹ begin to happen, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption¹⁰ is drawing near.”

¹sn 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.

²tc Most mss, including later majority (A C D W Θ Ψ 070 Ë¹³ 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.

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.

³tn Grk “hallowed be your name.”

⁴tc Most mss (א A C D W Θ Ψ 070 Ë¹³ 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.

sn Your kingdom come represents the hope for the full manifestation of God’s promised rule.

⁵tn Or “make me.” Here is a sign of total humility.

⁶tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁷tn Grk “to him”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸tn Or “has delivered you”; Grk “has saved you.” The remark about faith suggests the benefit of trusting in Jesus’ ability to deliver. Apparently the Samaritan benefited from the healing in a way the other nine did not.

⁹sn These things are all the events of vv. 8-27. Disciples represent the righteous here. The events surrounding the fall of the nation are a down payment on a fuller judgment to come on all humanity. The presence of one guarantees the other.

¹⁰sn With Jesus’ return comes the manifestation of judgment and final salvation (redemption).