Matthew 6:9 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Matthew 6:7 In praying, don’t use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.

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.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Therefore don t be like them for..." into verse 10's "Let your Kingdom come Let your will...", so "pray" and "like" 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 "pray" and "like" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.