Matthew 6:10 (WEB)

Passage

Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.

Nearby Context

Matthew 6:8 Therefore don’t be like them, for your Father knows what things you need, before you ask him.

Matthew 6:9 Pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

Matthew 6:10 Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.

Matthew 6:11 Give us today our daily bread.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "kingdom", "come", "done", "heaven", 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 "Pray like this Our Father in heaven..." into verse 11's "Give us today our daily 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.