Matthew 6:13

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Jesus concludes a prayer model for his disciples, positioned between direct instructions on mutual forgiveness in Matthew 6:12 and Matthew 6:14.

The words — The petition centers on εἰσενέγκῃς (eisenegkēs, "may you lead") paired with πειρασμόν (peirasmon, "temptation"), followed by ῥῦσαι (rhusai, "deliver") from the evil one.

The thread — This request aligns with the warning in Matthew 26:41 to pray against entering into temptation and with Jesus' intercession in John 17:15 for believers to be kept from the evil one.

Why it lands — The text commands readers to explicitly ask God to prevent them from being led into testing and to rescue them from the evil one's power.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
Matthew 26:41 “Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
John 17:15 I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.
Revelation 7:14 “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
Matthew 6:10 Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Revelation 19:1 After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
Jeremiah 15:21 I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless.”
2 Peter 2:9 if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
1 John 5:18 We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.