Thy kingdom come. This is the great subject of the first period of the Lord's ministry. See App-119, also App-112, App-113, and App-114, and the Structure on pp. 1304, 1305, and 1315.
kingdom. See App-112.
come. It was then being proclaimed, but was afterward rejected, and is now in abeyance. See App-112, App-113, App-114 and the Structure on pp. 1304, 1305, and 1315.
kingdom. See App-112.
come. It was then being proclaimed, but was afterward rejected, and is now in abeyance. See App-112, App-113, App-114. Hence this same petition is now correct, not the usual prayers for the "increase" or "extension" of it.
will. desire. Greek. thelo. See App-102.
be done. be brought to pass, come to pass, be accomplished. Greek. ginomai. Compare Matthew 26:42.
in. upon. Greek. epi. App-104.
earth. the earth. Greek. ge. App-129. All the texts (App-94.) omit the article.
heaven. Here it is sing, because it is in contrast with earth. Had it been sing in Matthew 6:9, it would have implied that our Father was in heaven, but not on earth. In the Greek the two clauses are reversed: "as in heaven [so] upon earth also".