6:11

Give us this day our daily bread: This clause is a request to God to provide the food that we need for one day.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

⌊We pray that you will⌋ give us today the food that we need.
-or-
Today, ⌊please⌋ give us the food we need for this day.

our daily bread: The phrase our daily bread means “the food we need for today.” The word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as bread is the generic term for food.

In many languages the staple food, such as rice or cassava, has become the generic word for food. In some languages it is more natural to use a verb.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

Give us something to eat today

-or-

Give us our food for today. (Contemporary English Version)

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