Matthew 6:9 (DRB)

Passage

Thus therefore shall you pray: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Nearby Context

Matthew 6:7 And when you are praying, speak not much, as the heathens. For they think that in their much speaking they may be heard.

Matthew 6:8 Be not you therefore like to them for your Father knoweth what is needful for you, before you ask him.

Matthew 6:9 Thus therefore shall you pray: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Matthew 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Matthew 6:11 Give us this day our supersubstantial bread.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thus", "therefore", "shall", "pray", "father", "heaven", "hallowed", and "name". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thus" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Be not you therefore like to them..." into verse 10's "Thy kingdom come Thy will be done...", so "thus" and "therefore" 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 "thus" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.