Matthew 6:11 (LSB)

Passage

Give us this day our daily bread.

Nearby Context

Matthew 6:9 “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.

Matthew 6:10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.

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

Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

Matthew 6:13 And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’]

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Your kingdom come Your will be done..." into verse 12's "And forgive us our debts as we...", so "give" and "daily" 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 "give" and "daily" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.