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Luke 11:1-4 LITV
(1) And it happened as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, one of His disciples said to Him, Lord teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. (2) And He said to them: When you pray, say, Our Father who is in Heaven, hallowed be Your name, let Your kingdom come, let Your will be done on earth as it also is in Heaven. (3) Give us our needed bread day by day; (4) and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil.

Luke 11:1-4 CEV
(1) When Jesus had finished praying, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his followers to pray." (2) So Jesus told them, "Pray in this way: 'Father, help us to honor your name. Come and set up your kingdom. (3) Give us each day the food we need. (4) Forgive our sins, as we forgive everyone who has done wrong to us. And keep us from being tempted.' "

Luke 11:1-4 BBE
(1) And it came about that he was in prayer in a certain place, and when he came to an end, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, will you give us teaching about prayer, as John did to his disciples? (2) And he said to them, When you say your prayers, say, Father, may your name be kept holy and your kingdom come. (3) Give us every day bread for our needs. (4) May we have forgiveness for our sins, as we make free all those who are in debt to us. And let us not be put to the test.

Luke 11:1-4 CEV
(1) When Jesus had finished praying, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his followers to pray." (2) So Jesus told them, "Pray in this way: 'Father, help us to honor your name. Come and set up your kingdom. (3) Give us each day the food we need. (4) Forgive our sins, as we forgive everyone who has done wrong to us. And keep us from being tempted.' "

Luke 11:1-4 NWT
1 Now on the occasion of his being in a certain place praying, when he stopped, a certain one of his disciples said to him: "Lord, teach us how to pray, just as John also taught his disciples." 2 Then he said to them: "Whenever you pray, say, 'Father, let your name be sanctified. Let your kingdom come. 3 Give us our bread for the day according to the day's requirement. 4 And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone that is in debt to us; and do not bring us into temptation.'"

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation