The Meaning of Matthew 6:10 Explained

Matthew 6:10

KJV: Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

YLT: 'Thy reign come: Thy will come to pass, as in heaven also on the earth.

Darby: let thy kingdom come, let thy will be done as in heaven so upon the earth;

ASV: Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be done  in  earth,  as  [it is] in  heaven. 

What does Matthew 6:10 Mean?

Study Notes

kingdom come
vs. Matthew 11:27-30 ; Luke 1:31-33 ; 1 Corinthians 15:24 .

Context Summary

Matthew 6:9-18 - How To Pray And How To Fast
This might more fitly be termed the "disciples' prayer." As we tread its stately aisles, we cannot but think of the myriads who have stood on the same pavement, and have found, in every age, that these seven brief petitions express sufficiently their deepest and holiest longings. Old men and little children, Roman Catholics and Protestants, the servant and his master, east and west, stand together in this noble temple not made with hands.
Prayer should be direct, simple and earnest. It must be reverent, hallowing the Name; and unselfish, employing, we, us, and our,-not "I," "me," "mine." It must breathe the filial spirit which cries, "Abba, Father." It must be conceived in love and breathe forgiveness and trust for the supply of all the hunger of our nature. When God forgives, He forth-gives; that is, He casts out of His hand and mind and memory every trace of our sin. We may claim that God should repair as well as forgive; but we must be willing to deal with all others as God has dealt with us. [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 6

1  Giving to the Needy
5  The Lord's Prayer
16  Proper Fasting
19  Store up Treasures in Heaven
25  Do Not Worry
33  but seek God's kingdom

What do the individual words in Matthew 6:10 mean?

Come the kingdom of You be done the will as in heaven [so] also upon earth
Ἐλθέτω βασιλεία σου Γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά Ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς

Ἐλθέτω  Come 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ἔρχομαι  
Sense: to come.
βασιλεία  kingdom 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Singular
Root: βασιλεία  
Sense: royal power, kingship, dominion, rule.
σου  of  You 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Root: σύ  
Sense: you.
Γενηθήτω  be  done 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Passive, 3rd Person Singular
Root: γίνομαι  
Sense: to become, i.
οὐρανῷ  heaven 
Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Singular
Root: οὐρανός  
Sense: the vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it.
καὶ  [so]  also 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: καί  
Sense: and, also, even, indeed, but.
ἐπὶ  upon 
Parse: Preposition
Root: ἐπί  
Sense: upon, on, at, by, before.
γῆς  earth 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular
Root: γῆ  
Sense: arable land.