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Matthew 6:9-15 GW (9) "This is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, let your name be kept holy. (10) Let your kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is done in heaven. (11) Give us our daily bread today. (12) Forgive us as we forgive others. (13) Don't allow us to be tempted. Instead, rescue us from the evil one. (14) "If you forgive the failures of others, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. (15) But if you don't forgive others, your Father will not forgive your failures.

Matthew 6:9-15 GNB (9) This, then, is how you should pray: 'Our Father in heaven: May your holy name be honored; (10) may your Kingdom come; may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. (11) Give us today the food we need. (12) Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us. (13) Do not bring us to hard testing, but keep us safe from the Evil One.' (14) "If you forgive others the wrongs they have done to you, your Father in heaven will also forgive you. (15) But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive the wrongs you have done.

Matthew 6:9-15 MKJV (9) Therefore pray in this way: Our Father, who is in Heaven, Hallowed be Your name. (10) Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. (11) Give us this day our daily bread; (12) and forgive us our debts as we also forgive our debtors. (13) And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil. For Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. (14) For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; (15) but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Matthew 6:9-15 ALT (9) "Therefore, _you*_, be praying like this: 'Our Father, the [One] in the heavens, let Your name be regarded as holy. (10) 'Let Your kingdom come; let Your will be done, as in heaven, [so] also on the earth. (11) 'Give us today the bread sufficient for the day. (12) 'And forgive us our debts [fig., sins], in the same way as we also forgive our debtors [fig., the ones having sinned against us]. (13) 'And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil [or, from the evil [one]]. Because Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory into the ages [fig., forever]! So be it [Gr. amen]!' (14) "For, if you forgive the people their transgressions, your Father, the [One] in the heavens, will also forgive you,p (15) but if you do not forgive the people their transgressions, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions.

Matthew 6:9-15 NWT . . .YOU must pray, then, this way: "'Our Father in the heavens, let your name be sanctified. 10 Let your kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also upon earth. 11 Give us today our bread for this day; 12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the wicked one.’ 14 “For if YOU forgive men their trespasses, YOUR heavenly Father will also forgive YOU; 15 whereas if YOU do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will YOUR Father forgive YOUR trespasses.

Matthew 6:9-15 BBE (9) Let this then be your prayer: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. (10) Let your kingdom come. Let your pleasure be done, as in heaven, so on earth. (11) Give us this day bread for our needs. (12) And make us free of our debts, as we have made those free who are in debt to us. (13) And let us not be put to the test, but keep us safe from the Evil One. (14) For if you let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will have forgiveness from your Father in heaven. (15) But if you do not let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will not have forgiveness from your Father for your sins.

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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