The Lord's Prayer has been translated and updated throughout the history of the English language. Here are examples which show the major developments:
Translations of Matthew 6:9b–13 The text of the Matthean Lord's Prayer in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible ultimately derives from first Old English translations. Not considering the doxology, only five words of the KJV are later borrowings directly from the Latin Vulgate (these being debts, debtors, temptation, deliver, and amen). Early English translations such as the Wycliffe and the Old English, however, were themselves translations of the Latin Vulgate.
Old English
c. AD 940, Lindesfarne Gospels
AD 995, West SaxonThe Gothic and Anglo-Saxon gospels in parallel columns with the versions of Wycliffe and Tyndale
Middle English
14th Century, PauesPaues A 14th Century Biblical Version (1904) apud
Amen.
AD 1389 Wycliffe
Amen.
Early Modern English
AD 1526 Tyndale
1534 Tyndale in the English Hexapla
Amen.
AD 1611 King James VersionKing James Bible Online
Amen.
Modern English
AD 1901 American Standard VersionBiblegateway ASV
AD 1989 New Revised Standard VersionBiblegateway NRSV
Other liturgical sources
AD 1549 Anglican BCPThe First Book of Common Prayer
Amen.
AD 1662 Anglican BCPThe Order of the Administration of the Lord's Supper
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 trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: [For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.] Amen.
1759 Ordo administrandi sacramentaRichard Challoner, Ordo administrandi sacramenta 1759;
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Amen.
AD 1772 Anglican BCPThe Book of Common Prayer, 1772
Our Father, which art in heaven; Hallowed by 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 trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: [For thine is the kingdom, :and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.] Amen.
Baltimore Catechism 1885
Amen.
The 1892 U.S. BCP
[For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.] Amen.
AD 1928 Anglican BCPForms of Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
AD 1988 ELLC
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. [For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for ever.] Amen.
AD 2000 Church of England Common Worship
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for ever. Amen.
AD 2011 Catholic Roman Missal
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Other versions 1768 Benjamin Franklin
Heavenly Father, May all revere thee, And become thy dutiful Children and faithful Subjects. May thy Laws be obeyed on Earth as perfectly as they are in Heaven. Provide for us this Day as thou has hitherto daily done. Forgive us our Trespasses, and enable us likewise to forgive those that offend us. Keep us out of Temptation, and deliver us from Evil.
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