Bible Strands
Luke 11:3
Give us each day our daily bread.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus instructs his disciples on the structure of prayer, positioning this petition for physical sustenance immediately after the commands to hallow God’s name and see His kingdom come.
The words — The Greek term ἐπιούσιον (epiousion) modifies ἄρτον (arton) and literally denotes the bread needed for the present day.
The thread — This exact petition appears in Matthew 6:11, while the surrounding passages of Matthew 6:34 and Proverbs 30:8 frame the request within a broader pattern of rejecting future anxiety and demanding only sufficient provision.
Why it lands — The text commands believers to ask God specifically for the physical nourishment required for the current day, establishing daily dependence as the baseline for prayer.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Give us day by day our daily bread.
Cross-references
- Matthew 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
- Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.
- Proverbs 30:8 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
- Exodus 16:15 When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.
- Isaiah 33:16 he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
- John 6:27 Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”