Matthew 6:11 (GNV)

Passage

Giue vs this day our dayly bread.

Nearby Context

Matthew 6:9 After this maner therefore pray ye, Our father which art in heauen, halowed be thy name.

Matthew 6:10 Thy Kingdome come. Thy will be done euen in earth, as it is in heauen.

Matthew 6:11 Giue vs this day our dayly bread.

Matthew 6:12 And forgiue vs our dettes, as we also forgiue our detters.

Matthew 6:13 And leade vs not into tentation, but deliuer vs from euill: for thine is the kingdome, and the power, and the glorie for euer. Amen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "giue", "dayly", and "bread". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "giue" and "dayly", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Thy Kingdome come Thy will be done..." into verse 12's "And forgiue vs our dettes as we...", so "giue" and "dayly" 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 "giue" and "dayly" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.