ἐλθάτω ἡ βασιλεία σου. Note the loss in the A.V. of the emphasis given by the position of ἁγιασθήτω—ἐλθάτω—γενηθήτω. See note ch. Matthew 3:2. Lightfoot (Hor. Heb.) quotes an axiom from the Jewish Schools, ‘that prayer wherein there is not mention of the Kingdom of God is not prayer.’

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Old Testament