1 Chronicles 29:11

29:11 O Lord, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler of all.

Psalms 22:28

22:28 For the Lord is king

and rules over the nations.

Psalms 45:6

45:6 Your throne, O God, is permanent.

The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice.

Psalms 145:11-13

145:11 They will proclaim the splendor of your kingdom;

they will tell about your power,

145:12 so that mankind might acknowledge your mighty acts,

and the majestic splendor of your kingdom.

145:13 Your kingdom is an eternal kingdom,

and your dominion endures through all generations.

Daniel 2:44

2:44 In the days of those kings the God of heaven will raise up an everlasting kingdom that will not be destroyed and a kingdom that will not be left to another people. It will break in pieces and bring about the demise of all these kingdoms. But it will stand forever.

Matthew 6:10

6:10 may your kingdom come,

may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Luke 11:2

11:2 So he said to them, “When you pray, 10  say:

Father, 11  may your name be honored; 12 

may your kingdom come. 13 


tn The words “and sovereign” are added in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

tn Heb “head.”

tn Heb “for to the Lord [is] dominion.”

sn The king’s throne here symbolizes his rule.

tn Or “forever and ever.”

sn The king’s scepter symbolizes his royal authority.

tn Heb “the sons of man.”

tn Heb “a kingdom of all ages.”

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

10 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 tc Most mss, including later majority (A C D W Θ Ψ 070 Ë13 33vid 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.

12 tn Grk “hallowed be your name.”

13 tc Most mss (א A C D W Θ Ψ 070 Ë13 33vid 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.