Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. | Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. | Give us this day our supersubstantial bread. | And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. | And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil.
And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.
et dimitte nobis debita nostra, sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris.
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And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. Amen.
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo. Amen.
Texts taken from the more authentic Douay-Rheims version of the Bible, which was translated to English using the Latin Vulgate and the original Hebrew and Greek texts.
DOUAY-RHEIMS
GREEK TEXT
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You therefore shall pray in this manner:
Οὕτως οὖν προσεύχεσθε ὑμεῖς·
Our Father who art in heaven,
Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς,
hallowed be thy name.
ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου,
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Thy kingdom come.
ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου,
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
γενηθήτωτὸ θέλημά σου, ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶἐπὶ γῆς.
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Give us this day our supersubstantial bread.
Τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸςἡμῖν σήμερον·
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And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.
Texts taken from the more authentic Douay-Rheims version of the Bible, which uses the Latin Vulgate and the original Hebrew and Greek texts.
NOTE: If the word "supersubstantial" seems out of place, it's because it is only used twice in the new testament Greek, both times in the context of the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:11 and Luke 11:3). It is a combination of two Greek words: a preposition (ἐπι) with several meanings including on, upon, over, above, super... and a noun (οὐσία) meaning substance, essence, matter, gist, nature, being, etc.
In the greater context of Our Lord's teachings and of His overall mission culminating in a fundamental transformation of the Jewish Paschal sacrifice into His own passion and sacrifice, He is referring to the same "manna" or "bread from heaven" (John 6:31) for which He began to prepare His disciples at the time of the prior year's Paschal sacrifice (John 6:4). As the true manna, the living bread from heaven (John 6:51), He is Spirit and life (John 6:63). He is God Himself, above all matter and nature. He is our "supersubstantial" bread that we may eat and live forever (John 6:58), words used only one other time in the Bible... also in the context of eating (Genesis 3:22).
To learn more about Jesus' transformation of the Jewish Paschal Feast and its connection to Jesus' Last Supper and Passion, see Scott Hahn's "The Fourth Cup" and Brant Pitre's "Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist".
