Lord's Prayer in Greek
This is the Lord's Prayer as Matthew records it in Greek — the language the New Testament was written in. You'll find the Greek text, a transliteration, help with pronunciation, and a faithful English meaning. We also show both endings: the older manuscripts close at "deliver us from evil," while the wording many know from the King James adds "For thine is the kingdom."
Working with a passage of your own? Koine Greek translator translates Koine Greek both ways.
Prayer in Koine Greek
Matthew 6:9b-13
Transliteration
How to say it
What it means in English
Father of us, the one in the heavens; may your name be made holy. May your kingdom come. May your will come to be, as in heaven also upon earth. Give us today our epiousios bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us into testing, but rescue us from evil.
The familiar wording (Literal public-domain-style rendering of Matthew 6:9b-13):
Our Father in heaven, may your name be hallowed. May your kingdom come; may your will be done, as in heaven and on earth. Give us today our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors. Do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Other wordings you may see
Byzantine / KJV doxology ending
The Byzantine/Majority and Textus Receptus tradition includes the doxology familiar from the KJV: 'For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.' Westcott-Hort ends at 'deliver us from evil.'
A few things worth knowing
- This page leads with the Westcott-Hort 1881 critical text, which ends at 'deliver us from evil' and omits the doxology.
- The Byzantine and Textus Receptus tradition includes the doxology. It is shown separately because many readers know the KJV wording and expect to see it.
- Westcott-Hort has ἐλθάτω in Matthew 6:10 and ἀφήκαμεν in Matthew 6:12; many liturgical or Byzantine forms read ἐλθέτω and ἀφίεμεν.
The doxology question
The line 'For thine is the kingdom...' is the main text-tradition issue readers notice. Critical Greek editions usually omit it from Matthew 6:13, while Byzantine, Textus Receptus, and many liturgical forms include it. Showing both prevents the common impression that one familiar tradition has simply been forgotten.
What epiousion means
The word ἐπιούσιον in 'daily bread' is rare and difficult. 'Daily' is the traditional English rendering, but the Greek word has generated translations such as 'for the coming day' or, in Latin Matthew, supersubstantialem.
Where this text comes from
We use Westcott-Hort 1881 Greek New Testament, Matthew 6:9b-13, a public-domain edition, so the wording here is stable and free to read, copy, and share. You can check the source for yourself.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How do you say the Lord's Prayer in Greek?
- The opening is Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, transliterated Pater hemon ho en tois ouranois, meaning 'Our Father who is in the heavens.'
- Why is 'For thine is the kingdom' missing from some Greek texts?
- It is absent from the main text of many critical editions, including Westcott-Hort, but present in the Byzantine and Textus Receptus traditions. The page shows both forms.
- What does epiousion mean in the Greek Lord's Prayer?
- It modifies 'bread' and is traditionally rendered 'daily.' Because it is rare, interpreters have also discussed meanings such as 'needed for the day' or 'for the coming day.'