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Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Matthew 6:10 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
  • BSB Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
  • NKJV Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.
  • NASB ‘Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
  • NLT May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

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Quick answer

We pray for God's kingdom to come and his will to be done on earth as in heaven. Prayer aligns our hearts with God's reign and purposes.

Overview

These petitions long for the full coming of God's kingdom—his saving rule already inaugurated in Christ and yet to be consummated. To pray that his will be done 'as in heaven, so on earth' is to submit to and yearn for the perfect obedience that heaven already renders. Such prayer trains the disciple to desire God's purposes above personal preference and looks forward to the renewal of all things.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 40

  • Heb 10:36For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
  • Matt 26:42He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
  • Matt 12:50For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
  • John 4:34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
  • 1 Th 5:18In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
  • John 6:40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
  • Rom 12:2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
  • Col 1:9For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
  • Ps 40:8I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
  • Eph 6:6Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
  • Matt 7:21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
  • 1 Pet 2:15For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
  • Ps 103:19–21The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
  • Dan 7:27And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
  • Matt 3:2And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
  • 1 Th 4:3For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
  • Heb 13:21Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
  • John 7:17If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
  • Luke 22:42Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
  • Rev 19:6And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
  • Dan 2:44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
  • Acts 21:14And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
  • Dan 4:35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
  • Acts 13:22And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
  • Mark 3:35For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
  • Matt 16:28Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
  • Matt 4:17From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
  • Rev 12:10And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
  • 1 Pet 4:2That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
  • Dan 7:13I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
  • Neh 9:6Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
  • Luke 19:38Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
  • Rev 11:15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
  • Heb 10:7Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
  • Mark 11:10Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
  • Col 1:13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
  • Rev 20:4And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
  • Ps 2:6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
  • Zech 9:9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
  • Luke 19:11And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.

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Christ at the center

Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — son of David, son of Abraham — the new Moses and true Israel in whom every prophecy reaches 'that it might be fulfilled.'

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