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May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. <a href="/esv/matthew/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. <a href="/bsb/matthew/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. <a href="/blb/matthew/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Your kingdom come. Your will be done as in heaven, so also upon earth. <a href="/kjv/matthew/6.htm">King James Bible</a> Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/6.htm">New King James Version</a> Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. <a href="/nasb/matthew/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. <a href="/lsb/matthew/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. <a href="/amp/matthew/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘Your kingdom come, Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. <a href="/csb/matthew/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. <a href="/asv/matthew/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. <a href="/cev/matthew/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Come and set up your kingdom, so that everyone on earth will obey you, as you are obeyed in heaven. <a href="/erv/matthew/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. <a href="/gwt/matthew/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Let your kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is done in heaven. <a href="/gnt/matthew/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> may your Kingdom come; may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. <a href="/isv/matthew/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> May your kingdom come. May your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. <a href="/msb/matthew/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. <a href="/net/matthew/6.htm">NET Bible</a> may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. <a href="/nheb/matthew/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. <a href="/wbt/matthew/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. <a href="/wey/matthew/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> let Thy kingdom come; let Thy will be done, as in Heaven so on earth; <a href="/web/matthew/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Your kingdom come, Your will come to pass, as in Heaven also on the earth. <a href="/blb/matthew/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Your kingdom come. Your will be done as in heaven, so also upon earth. <a href="/ylt/matthew/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Thy reign come: Thy will come to pass, as in heaven also on the earth. <a href="/slt/matthew/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Let thy kingdom come. Let thy will be as in heaven also upon the earth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> May your kingdom come. May your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth. <a href="/nabre/matthew/6.htm">New American Bible</a> your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven so on earth. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Let your Kingdom come, let your will be done also in the earth, just as it is in Heaven.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is done in heaven. <a href="/godbey/matthew/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>let thy kingdom come: let thy will be done, as in heaven, even so upon earth:<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. <a href="/mace/matthew/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. <a href="/wey/matthew/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> let Thy kingdom come; let Thy will be done, as in Heaven so on earth; <a href="/worrell/matthew/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done, as in Heaven, so on earth.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>"Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done, as in heaven <Fr>so<FR> also upon earth;<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/6-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=1307" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/6.htm">The Lord's Prayer</a> …9So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. 10<a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">Your</a> <a href="/greek/932.htm" title="932: basileia (N-NFS) -- From basileus; properly, royalty, i.e. rule, or a realm.">kingdom</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: Elthetō (V-AMA-3S) -- To come, go. ">come,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">Your</a> <a href="/greek/2307.htm" title="2307: thelēma (N-NNS) -- An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination.">will</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: Genēthētō (V-AMP-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">be done,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/1093.htm" title="1093: gēs (N-GFS) -- Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.">earth</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: Hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">as it is</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranō (N-DMS) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">heaven.</a> 11Give us this day our daily bread.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/luke/11-2.htm">Luke 11:2</a> So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. <a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44</a> In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever. <a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Revelation 11:15</a> Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.” <a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Isaiah 9:7</a> Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. <a href="/psalms/103-19.htm">Psalm 103:19</a> The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all. <a href="/revelation/21-1.htm">Revelation 21:1-4</a> Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. / I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. / And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. ... <a href="/isaiah/11-9.htm">Isaiah 11:9</a> They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water. <a href="/zechariah/14-9.htm">Zechariah 14:9</a> On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone. <a href="/romans/14-17.htm">Romans 14:17</a> For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-24.htm">1 Corinthians 15:24-28</a> Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power. / For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. / The last enemy to be destroyed is death. ... <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-4</a> In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. / And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. / Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war. <a href="/philippians/2-10.htm">Philippians 2:10-11</a> that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, / and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. <a href="/hebrews/12-28.htm">Hebrews 12:28</a> Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. <a href="/psalms/22-28.htm">Psalm 22:28</a> For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations. <a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17-25</a> For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. / But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight. / I will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people. The sounds of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Your kingdom come, Your will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.Thy kingdom.<a href="/matthew/3-2.htm">Matthew 3:2</a> And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.<a href="/matthew/4-17.htm">Matthew 4:17</a> From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.<a href="/matthew/16-28.htm">Matthew 16:28</a> Verily 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.Thy will.<a href="/matthew/7-21.htm">Matthew 7:21</a> Not 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.<a href="/matthew/12-50.htm">Matthew 12:50</a> For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.<a href="/matthew/26-42.htm">Matthew 26:42</a> He 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.as.<a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Nehemiah 9:6</a> Thou, 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.<a href="/psalms/103-19.htm">Psalm 103:19-21</a> The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all… <a href="/daniel/4-35.htm">Daniel 4:35</a> And 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?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/5-35.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/matthew/6-9.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/matthew/5-20.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/matthew/6-5.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/matthew/5-20.htm">Reign</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/matthew/6-14.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/matthew/6-13.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/matthew/8-2.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/matthew/6-13.htm">Reign</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 6</div>1. <a href="/matthew/6-1.htm">Giving to the Needy</a> 5. <a href="/matthew/6-5.htm">The Lord's Prayer</a> 16. <a href="/matthew/6-16.htm">Proper Fasting</a> 19. <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Store up Treasures in Heaven</a> 25. <a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Do Not Worry</a> 33. <a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">but seek God's kingdom.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Your kingdom come This phrase is a petition for the establishment of God's reign on earth. The concept of God's kingdom is central to Jesus' teachings, reflecting the hope for a future where God's rule is fully realized. In the Old Testament, the kingdom of God is often associated with the reign of the Messiah, as seen in prophecies like <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a> and <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a>. Jesus' ministry is seen as the inauguration of this kingdom, as He declares in <a href="/matthew/4-17.htm">Matthew 4:17</a>, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." The kingdom is both a present reality and a future hope, as believers anticipate the second coming of Christ when God's kingdom will be fully established.Your will be done This phrase emphasizes submission to God's sovereign plan and purpose. It reflects the attitude of Jesus Himself, who in the Garden of Gethsemane prayed, "Not as I will, but as You will" (<a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Matthew 26:39</a>). The will of God is a recurring theme throughout Scripture, highlighting the importance of aligning one's desires and actions with God's purposes. <a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a> encourages believers to be transformed by the renewing of their minds to discern God's will. This petition acknowledges God's ultimate authority and the believer's trust in His perfect plan.on earth as it is in heaven This phrase expresses the desire for God's perfect will, which is already realized in heaven, to be manifested on earth. In heaven, God's will is executed perfectly and without resistance, as seen in the worship and obedience of angels (<a href="/revelation/5-11.htm">Revelation 5:11-12</a>). The prayer seeks the alignment of earthly realities with heavenly truths, a theme echoed in <a href="/colossians/3-2.htm">Colossians 3:2</a>, which urges believers to set their minds on things above. This reflects the hope for a restored creation, as described in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1-4</a>, where God's presence will dwell with humanity, and His will shall be fully accomplished.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this prayer, teaching His disciples how to pray. Jesus is central to the Christian faith as the Son of God and the Savior. 2. <a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a> The immediate audience of Jesus' teaching. They were followers of Jesus, learning from Him to spread His message. 3. <a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a> The dwelling place of God, representing the perfect realm where God's will is fully realized. 4. <a href="/topical/e/earth.htm">Earth</a> The physical world where humans live, often contrasted with heaven in terms of the realization of God's will. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_kingdom_of_god.htm">The Kingdom of God</a> A central theme in Jesus' teaching, referring to God's sovereign rule and reign, both in the present spiritual sense and the future physical sense.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_kingdom.htm">Understanding God's Kingdom</a> The Kingdom of God is both a present reality and a future hope. Believers are called to live under God's rule now, anticipating its full realization. <a href="/topical/a/aligning_with_god's_will.htm">Aligning with God's Will</a> Praying for God's will to be done involves a commitment to seek and follow His guidance in our daily lives, aligning our desires with His purposes. <a href="/topical/h/heavenly_perspective.htm">Heavenly Perspective</a> As believers, we are called to bring a piece of heaven to earth by living out God's principles, reflecting His love, justice, and mercy in our interactions. <a href="/topical/a/active_participation.htm">Active Participation</a> This prayer is not passive; it calls for active participation in God's mission, working towards justice, peace, and righteousness in our communities. <a href="/topical/h/hope_and_assurance.htm">Hope and Assurance</a> The prayer assures believers of God's ultimate plan and purpose, providing hope that His kingdom will come in its fullness, bringing restoration and peace.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 6</a> <a href="/q/is_your_will_done_on_earth_as_in_heaven.htm">Is your will being done on earth as in heaven?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_central_tenet_of_thelema.htm">What is the central tenet of Thelema?</a> <a href="/q/when_will_thy_kingdom_come.htm">When will Thy Kingdom come?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_a_godly_father.htm">When will Thy Kingdom come?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) Thy kingdom come.--Historically, the prayer had its origin in the Messianic expectations embodied in the picture of the ideal king in <a href="/context/isaiah/11-1.htm" title="And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:">Isaiah 11:1-6</a>; <a href="/context/isaiah/42-1.htm" title="Behold my servant, whom I uphold; my elect, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit on him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.">Isaiah 42:1-7</a>, <a href="/daniel/7-14.htm" title="And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.">Daniel 7:14</a>. It had long been familiar to all who looked for the consolation of Israel. Now the kingdom of God, that in which He manifests His sovereignty more than in the material world or in the common course of history, had been proclaimed as nigh at hand. The Teacher of the prayer knew Himself to be the Head of that kingdom. But it was not, like the kingdoms of the world, one that rested on the despotism of might, but on the acknowledgment of righteousness. It was therefore ever growing to a completeness, which it has never yet reached. Its advance to that completeness might be retarded by man's self-will, and hastened by man's fulfilment of its conditions. And therefore we pray that it may "come" in its fulness, that all created beings may bring their wills into harmony with God's will. So tar as that prayer comes from the heart and not from the lips only, it is in part self-fulfilling, in part it works according to the law by which God answers prayers that are in harmony with His own will; and in so far as the kingdom, though in one sense it has come, and is in the midst of us, and within us, is yet far from the goal towards which it moves, ever coming and yet to come, the prayer is one that never becomes obsolete, and may be the utterance of the saints in glory no less than of toilers and sufferers upon earth.Thy will be done.--The prayer has often been, even in the lips of Christians, hardly more than the "acceptance of the inevitable." Like the Stoic, we have submitted to a destiny; like the Moslem, we have been resigned to a decree. But as it came from the lips of the Son of Man, it was surely far more than this. We pray that the will of God may be done because we believe it to be perfectly loving and righteous. It is the will that desires our sanctification (<a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm" title="For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that you should abstain from fornication:">1Thessalonians 4:3</a>), that does not will that any should perish. The real difficulty in the prayer is, that it lands us, as before. in a mystery which we cannot solve. It assumes that even the will of God is in part dependent on our wills, that it will not be done unless we so pray. The question, "Who hath resisted this will? Does it not ever fulfil itself?" forces itself on our thoughts. And the answer is found, as before, in accepting the seeming paradox of prayer. In one sense the will of God, which is also the eternal law, must fulfil itself; but it is one thing for that law to work in subduing all things to itself, another for it to bring all created wills into harmony with itself. And in really praying for this we, as before, in part fulfil the prayer.As it is in heaven.--The thought is true of the order of the visible heaven, where law reigns supreme, with no "variableness or shadow of turning." But seeing that the obedience contemplated is that of the will, it is better, perhaps, to think of the words as pointing to the unseen hosts of heaven, the ministering angels, and the spirits of just men made perfect. That all wills on earth should be brought into the same entire conformity with the divine will as theirs, is what we are taught to pray for.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - Thy kingdom come. Let there come the full establishment of thy realm. The prayer passes from the personal acceptance in the heart of God's revelation of himself to the consequent result. The clause has a much wider meaning than the development and spread of the Church, or even the personal return of Christ at the second advent. It speaks of that which shall be the issue of both this and that, the final and perfect establishment of God's realm, in which all men will do him willing service, and all habits and customs, individual and social, will be such as he approves of (vide Introduction, p. 25.). Dr. C. Taylor ('Sayings,' etc., Exc. 5.) points out that the coming of the kingdom and the sanctifying of the Name are brought together in <a href="/zechariah/14-9.htm">Zechariah 14:9</a>; Weiss, ' Life,' 2:349, with many others, says that our Lord probably adapted the frequent Jewish prayer for the coming of the kingdom of Messiah. Thy will be done. Let thy will come into complete existence (γενηθήτω; cf. "Let there be light," <a href="/genesis/1-3.htm">Genesis 1:3</a>, LXX.). The thought is not merely God's will realized in this or that action, whether performed or endured by us (cf. <a href="/matthew/26-42.htm">Matthew 26:42</a>; <a href="/acts/21-14.htm">Acts 21:14</a>), but God's will as a whole coming into full being. God's will is always in ideal until it is accomplished in act. The connexion of the clause with what has gone before is therefore this - the acceptance of God's manifestation of himself leads to the establishment of his realm, and this to the realization of his will, which until then is only ideal (cf. <a href="/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18</a>, note, end). If this be all the meaning of the words, they express, in fact, only the ultimate result of the consummation prayed for in the preceding clause (hence this portion of the prayer was in itself complete without our present words; cf. <a href="/luke/11-2.htm">Luke 11:2</a>); but since it is so far a distinct thought that it would not immediately suggest itself, it has a worthy place in the fuller form of the prayer. Possibly, however, more may be intended. The full establishment of the kingdom may be only a part of his loving will, which may, for all we know, have countless other things in view. The highest prayer that we can make in the furtherance of God's cause is that his gracious purpose, his will (whatever it may include) may be fully brought about. In earth, as it is in heaven; as in heaven, so on earth (Revised Version). Probably the words are to be joined to only the immediately preceding clause. In heaven God's will is already realized; not yet on earth, where sin has entered. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/6-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. kingdom βασιλεία (basileia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_932.htm">Strong's 932: </a> From basileus; properly, royalty, i.e. rule, or a realm. come, Ἐλθέτω (Elthetō) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. Your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. will θέλημά (thelēma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2307.htm">Strong's 2307: </a> An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination. be done, Γενηθήτω (Genēthētō) Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. earth γῆς (gēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1093.htm">Strong's 1093: </a> Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. as [it is] Ὡς (Hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. heaven. οὐρανῷ (ouranō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/6-10.htm">Matthew 6:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/6-10.htm">Matthew 6:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/6-10.htm">Matthew 6:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/6-10.htm">Matthew 6:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/6-10.htm">Matthew 6:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/6-10.htm">Matthew 6:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/6-10.htm">Matthew 6:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/6-10.htm">Matthew 6:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/6-10.htm">Matthew 6:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/6-10.htm">Matthew 6:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/6-10.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 6:10 Let your Kingdom come (Matt. 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