Matthew 6:10 (DBY)

Passage

let thy kingdom come, let thy will be done as in heaven so upon the earth;

Nearby Context

Matthew 6:8 Be not ye therefore like them, for your Father knows of what things ye have need before ye beg [anything] of him.

Matthew 6:9 Thus therefore pray *ye*: Our Father who art in the heavens, let thy name be sanctified,

Matthew 6:10 let thy kingdom come, let thy will be done as in heaven so upon the earth;

Matthew 6:11 give us to-day our needed bread,

Matthew 6:12 and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "kingdom", "come", "done", "heaven", "upon", and "earth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "kingdom" and "come", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Thus therefore pray ye Our Father who..." into verse 11's "give us to-day our needed bread...", so "kingdom" and "come" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "kingdom" and "come" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.