Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:10)

Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:10). From the Christian Bible.

King James Version (1611) 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 debts,as we forgive our debtors.And lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil:For thine is the kingdom,and the power, and the glory,for ever, Amen.

Although Matthew 6:12 uses the term debts, most older English versions of the Lord’s Prayer use the term trespasses, while ecumenical versions often use the term sins. The last choice may be due to Luke 11:4, which uses the word sins, while the former may be due to Matthew 6:14 (immediately after the text of the prayer), where Jesus speaks of trespasses. Although the Latin form that was traditionally used in Western Europe has debita (debts), most English-speaking Christians (except Scottish Presbyterians and some others of the Dutch Reformed tradition) use trespasses.