Which prayer does Jesus teach his disciples in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke?

Jesus teaches the Lord’s Prayer in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. In Matthew, it appears within the Sermon on the Mount, while Luke presents it after a disciple asks Jesus to teach them to pray.

The prayer begins with an address to “Our Father” and includes petitions concerning God’s name, kingdom, daily bread, forgiveness, and protection from temptation. Matthew and Luke preserve different versions, so Christian traditions use wording that can vary by translation and denomination.

The prayer became one of the most widely recited texts in Christianity. “Lord’s Prayer” is the common English name, while the Latin tradition calls it the Pater Noster, meaning “Our Father.” It should not be confused with the Shema, a central Jewish declaration, or the Magnificat, Mary’s prayer in Luke.