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Amen. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/6.htm">New King James Version</a> And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.’ <a href="/nasb/matthew/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/matthew/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.]’ <a href="/lsb/matthew/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’] <a href="/amp/matthew/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.]’ <a href="/csb/matthew/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. <a href="/asv/matthew/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. <a href="/cev/matthew/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Keep us from being tempted and protect us from evil. <a href="/erv/matthew/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. <a href="/gwt/matthew/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Don't allow us to be tempted. Instead, rescue us from the evil one. <a href="/gnt/matthew/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> Do not bring us to hard testing, but keep us safe from the Evil One.' <a href="/isv/matthew/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> And never bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.' <a href="/net/matthew/6.htm">NET Bible</a> And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. <a href="/nheb/matthew/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.' <a href="/wbt/matthew/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/matthew/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and bring us not into temptation, but rescue us from the Evil one.'<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/matthew/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’ <a href="/web/matthew/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And may You not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil [one], because Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory—for all ages. Amen. <a href="/blb/matthew/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.' <a href="/ylt/matthew/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And mayest Thou not lead us to temptation, but deliver us from the evil, because Thine is the reign, and the power, and the glory -- to the ages. Amen. <a href="/slt/matthew/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And thou shouldst not lead us into temptation, but deliver thou us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. Amen. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And lead us not into temptation. But free us from evil. Amen. <a href="/nabre/matthew/6.htm">New American Bible</a> and do not subject us to the final test, but deliver us from the evil one. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And do not let us enter into temptation, but deliver us from error. Because thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory for ever and ever. Amen. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And lead us not to temptation but deliver us from evil, for yours is the Kingdom and the power and the glory, for the eternity of eternities.'<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the Evil One. <a href="/godbey/matthew/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen! <a href="/mace/matthew/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and let us not be left under temptation, but deliver us from the evil one." <a href="/wey/matthew/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and bring us not into temptation, but rescue us from the Evil one.' <a href="/worrell/matthew/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>And bring us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one.'<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil <Fr>one:<FR> for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for ever. Amen."<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/6-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=1322" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/6.htm">The Lord's Prayer</a> …12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/1533.htm" title="1533: eisenenkēs (V-ASA-2S) -- To lead into, bring in, announce. From eis and phero; to carry inward.">lead</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmas (PPro-A1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">us</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">not</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/3986.htm" title="3986: peirasmon (N-AMS) -- From peirazo; a putting to proof (of good), experience (of evil), solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity.">temptation,</a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: Alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">but</a> <a href="/greek/4506.htm" title="4506: rhysai (V-AMM-2S) -- To rescue, deliver (from danger or destruction). ">deliver</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmas (PPro-A1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">us</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4190.htm" title="4190: ponērou (Adj-GNS) -- Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful. ">evil one.’</a> 14For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/luke/11-4.htm">Luke 11:4</a> And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’” <a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">1 Corinthians 10:13</a> 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. <a href="/james/1-13.htm">James 1:13-14</a> When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone. / But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. <a href="/2_peter/2-9.htm">2 Peter 2:9</a> 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. <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:3</a> But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. <a href="/john/17-15.htm">John 17:15</a> I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one. <a href="/ephesians/6-13.htm">Ephesians 6:13</a> Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand. <a href="/2_timothy/4-18.htm">2 Timothy 4:18</a> And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. <a href="/romans/16-20.htm">Romans 16:20</a> The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. <a href="/1_john/5-18.htm">1 John 5:18</a> 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. <a href="/psalms/141-4.htm">Psalm 141:4</a> Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies. <a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a> Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. <a href="/psalms/121-7.htm">Psalm 121:7</a> The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul. <a href="/psalms/91-3.htm">Psalm 91:3-7</a> Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague. / He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart. / You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, ... <a href="/proverbs/3-26.htm">Proverbs 3:26</a> for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For your is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.lead.<a href="/matthew/26-41.htm">Matthew 26:41</a> Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.<a href="/genesis/22-1.htm">Genesis 22:1</a> And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.<a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2,16</a> And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no… deliver.<a href="/1_chronicles/4-10.htm">1 Chronicles 4:10</a> And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.<a href="/psalms/121-7.htm">Psalm 121:7,8</a> The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul… <a href="/jeremiah/15-21.htm">Jeremiah 15:21</a> And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.thine.<a href="/matthew/6-10.htm">Matthew 6:10</a> Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.<a href="/exodus/15-18.htm">Exodus 15:18</a> The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.<a href="/1_chronicles/29-11.htm">1 Chronicles 29:11</a> Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.Amen.<a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a> Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.<a href="/numbers/5-22.htm">Numbers 5:22</a> And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.<a href="/deuteronomy/27-15.htm">Deuteronomy 27:15</a> Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. 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In biblical context, "temptation" refers to trials or tests that can lead to sin. <a href="/james/1-13.htm">James 1:13</a> clarifies that God does not tempt anyone to do evil, suggesting that this plea is for God to guide us away from situations where we might fall. The Israelites' journey in the wilderness (Exodus 16-17) serves as a historical example of God testing His people, highlighting the importance of reliance on God for strength and guidance. The phrase also reflects the human condition post-Fall, where sin entered the world through Adam and Eve's temptation (Genesis 3).but deliver us from the evil one. This part of the prayer requests protection from Satan, the "evil one," who is often depicted as the adversary in Scripture (<a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a>). The term "deliver" implies a rescue or salvation, which is a central theme throughout the Bible, culminating in Jesus Christ's redemptive work on the cross. The phrase echoes the deliverance of Israel from Egypt (Exodus 14), symbolizing God's power to save His people from bondage. In the New Testament, Jesus' victory over Satan's temptations in the wilderness (<a href="/matthew/4.htm">Matthew 4:1-11</a>) serves as a type of His ultimate victory over evil, offering believers assurance of protection and deliverance through faith in Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of the Sermon on the Mount, where this verse is found. Jesus is teaching His disciples how to pray. 2. <a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a> The immediate audience of Jesus' teaching, representing all believers who seek to follow Christ's teachings. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_evil_one.htm">The Evil One</a> Refers to Satan, the adversary of God and His people, who seeks to lead believers into sin and away from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_temptation.htm">Understanding Temptation</a> Recognize that temptation itself is not sin, but yielding to it is. Pray for strength to resist and discernment to avoid situations that lead to sin. <a href="/topical/g/god's_guidance.htm">God's Guidance</a> Trust in God's guidance to lead you away from situations where you might be tempted. Seek His wisdom in daily decisions. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a> Acknowledge the reality of spiritual warfare and the presence of the evil one. Equip yourself with prayer and Scripture to stand firm. <a href="/topical/d/deliverance_and_protection.htm">Deliverance and Protection</a> Regularly pray for deliverance from evil influences and protection from the schemes of the devil. <a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a> Cultivate a heart of dependence on God, recognizing that victory over temptation and evil comes through His power, not our own strength.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 6</a> <a href="/q/is_the_kingdom,_power,_glory_thine.htm">Is the Kingdom, Power, and Glory Thine forever?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'deliver_us_from_evil'_mean.htm">What does "deliver us from evil" mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_slippery_slope_of_sin.htm">What does 'deliver us from evil' mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_order_of_melchizedek.htm">What is the meaning of the Lord's Prayer?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) Lead us not into temptation.--The Greek word includes the two thoughts which are represented in English by "trials," i.e., sufferings which test or try, and "temptations," allurements on the side of pleasure which tend to lead us into evil. Of these the former is the dominant meaning in the language of the New Testament, and is that of which we must think here. (Comp. <a href="/matthew/26-41.htm" title="Watch and pray, that you enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.">Matthew 26:41</a>.) We are taught not to think of the temptation in which lust meets opportunity as that into which God leads us (<a href="/context/james/1-13.htm" title="Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempts he any man:">James 1:13-14</a>); there is therefore something that shocks us in the thought of asking Him not to lead us into it. But trials of another kind, persecution, spiritual conflicts, agony of body or of spirit, these may come to us as a test or as a discipline. Should we shrink from these? An ideal stoicism, a perfected faith, would say, "No, let us accept them, and leave the issue in our Father's hands." But those who are conscious of their weakness cannot shake off the thought that they might fail in the conflict, and the cry of that conscious weakness is therefore, "Lead us not into such trials," even as our Lord prayed, "If it be possible, let this cup pass away from me" (<a href="/matthew/26-39.htm" title="And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as you will.">Matthew 26:39</a>). And the answer to the prayer may come either directly in actual exemption from the trial, or in "the way to escape" (<a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm" title="There has no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.">1Corinthians 10:13</a>), or in strength to bear it. It is hardly possible to read the prayer without thinking of the recent experience of "temptation" through which our Lord had passed. The memory of that trial in all its terrible aspects was still present with Him, and in His tender love for His disciples He bade them pray that they might not be led into anything so awful.Deliver us from evil.--The Greek may grammatically be either neuter or masculine, "evil" in the abstract, or the "evil one" as equivalent to the "devil." The whole weight of the usage of New Testament language is in favour of the latter meaning. In our Lord's own teaching we have the "evil one" in <a href="/matthew/13-19.htm" title="When any one hears the word of the kingdom, and understands it not, then comes the wicked one, and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.">Matthew 13:19</a>; <a href="/matthew/13-38.htm" title="The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;">Matthew 13:38</a>; <a href="/john/17-15.htm" title="I pray not that you should take them out of the world, but that you should keep them from the evil.">John 17:15</a> (probably); in St. Paul's (<a href="/ephesians/6-16.htm" title="Above all, taking the shield of faith, with which you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.">Ephesians 6:16</a>; <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-3.htm" title="But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and keep you from evil.">2Thessalonians 3:3</a>), in St. John's (<a href="/context/1_john/2-13.htm" title="I write to you, fathers, because you have known him that is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, little children, because you have known the Father.">1John 2:13-14</a>; <a href="/1_john/3-12.htm" title="Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And why slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.">1John 3:12</a>; <a href="/context/1_john/5-18.htm" title="We know that whoever is born of God sins not; but he that is begotten of God keeps himself, and that wicked one touches him not.">1John 5:18-19</a>) this is obviously the only possible interpretation. <a href="/romans/12-9.htm" title="Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; hold to that which is good.">Romans 12:9</a>, and possibly <a href="/john/17-15.htm" title="I pray not that you should take them out of the world, but that you should keep them from the evil.">John 17:15</a>, are the only instances of the other. Added to this, there is the thought just adverted to, which leads us to connect our Lord's words with His own experience. The prayer against temptation would not have been complete without reference to the Tempter whose presence was felt in it. We may lawfully pray to be spared the trial. If it comes, there is yet room for the prayer, "Deliver us from the power of him who is our enemy and Thine." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Luke omits the second half. And lead us not (καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς); and bring us not (Revised Version), for εἰσφέρω thinks rather of the issue (cf. <a href="/luke/5-18.htm">Luke 5:18, 19</a>: 12:11) than of the personal guidance. This first clause is a prayer against being brought into the fulness and awfulness of temptation (cf. <a href="/matthew/26-41.htm">Matthew 26:41</a>; parallel passage's: <a href="/mark/14-38.htm">Mark 14:38</a>; <a href="/luke/22-46.htm">Luke 22:46</a>). As such it cannot, indeed, always be granted, since in exceptional cases this may be part of the permission given to the prince of this world. So it was in our Lord's case (cf. <a href="/matthew/26-41.htm">Matthew 26:41</a>, and context). The words are a cry issuing from a deep sense of our personal weakness against the powers of evil. Into temptation; i.e. spiritual. External trials, e.g. persecution, may be included, but only in so far as they are the occasion of real temptation to the soul. But. Do not bring us into the full force of temptation, but, instead, rescue us now and at any other time from the attack of the evil one (vide infra). Thus this clause is more than a merely positive form of the preceding. It is a prayer against even the slightest attacks of the enemy when they are made. Deliver us (ῤῦσαι ἡμὰς). The thought is not merely preserve (σώζειν τηρεῖν) or even guard (φρουρεῖν, φυλάσσειν) from possible or impending danger, but "rescue" from it when it confronts us. From. If we may press the contrast to <a href="/colossians/1-13.htm">Colossians 1:13</a> (ἐρύσατο... ἐκ), ἀπὸ suggests that the child of God is no longer actually in the power (<a href="/1_john/5-19.htm">1 John 5:19</a>) of the evil one. but has been already delivered thence. The peril is, as it were, something outside him (compare, however, Chase, loc. cit.). Evil. So also the Revised Version margin; but the evil one (Revised Version). In itself τοῦ πονηροῦ might, of course, be either neuter or masculine, but in view of (a) <a href="/matthew/13-19.htm">Matthew 13:19</a>, (b) the many passages in the New Testament where the expression is either certainly or probably masculine; e.g. <a href="/1_john/2-13.htm">1 John 2:13, 14</a>; <a href="/1_john/5-18.htm">1 John 5:18, 19</a>; <a href="/john/17-15.htm">John 17:15</a>; <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:3</a>; (c) the many allusions to the masculine reference of this petition shown by Bishop Lightfoot ('Revision,' etc., edit. 1891) and Mr. Chase (lot. cit.) to exist in early Christian literature - there seems little doubt that the Revised Version is right. Chase (loc. cit.) shows that the primary notion of both πονηρός, and its Hebrew equivalent רע, is not malignity (Trench), but worthless ness, essential badness. For thine is the kingdom, etc. Omitted in the Revised Ver sion on overwhelming authority (e.g. א, B, D, Z, Old Latin, Memphitic, "all Greek commentators on the Lord's Prayer except Chrysostom and his followers," Westcott and Hort, 'App., q.v.). In the 'Didache,' §§ 8, 9, 10, however, we find our doxology with very little other variation than the omission of "the kingdom," this itself being explained in the two latter sections by the immediately preceding mention of the kingdom. Similar omissions of one or more of the three terms, "kingdom, power, glory," are found in the Old Syriac, an "African" text of the Old Latin, and the Thebaic. "It was probably derived ultimately from <a href="/1_chronicles/29-11.htm">1 Chronicles 29:11</a> (Hebrews), but, it may be, through the medium of some contemporary Jewish usage: the people's response to prayers in the temple is said to have been 'Blessed be the name of the glory of his kingdom for ever and ever'" (Westcott and Hort, loc. cit.). Indeed, it was so usual for doxologies of one kind or another to be added by the Jews to prayers, that, though we cannot for one moment accept the words here as genuine, we must consider it very doubtful in the Lord's Prayer was ever used in Jewish circles without a doxology, or that our Lord, as Man, ever intended it to be so used (cf. further, Taylor, 'Lectures,' p. 64). At all events, the feeling of the Christian Church in using the doxology is fully justified by its contents; for it places us more emphatically than ever in a right relation to God. By our praise to him it induces in us the remembrance that it is to God's kingdom that we belong, having him for King and Source of law; that it is by God's power that we live on earth and stand freed from Satan's grasp; that it is for the furtherance of God's glory that all has been done for us, all wrought in us, all these petitions are now made and all our hopes and aims are directed. Hereafter, as Bengel says. the whole prayer will be doxology: "Hallowed be the Name of our God. His kingdom has come; his will is done. He has forgiven us our sins. He has brought our temptation to an end; He has delivered us from the evil one. His is the kingdom and the power and the glory for ever. Amen." <a href="/commentaries/matthew/6-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>And Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. lead εἰσενέγκῃς (eisenenkēs) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1533.htm">Strong's 1533: </a> To lead into, bring in, announce. From eis and phero; to carry inward. us ἡμᾶς (hēmas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. not μὴ (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. into εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. temptation, πειρασμόν (peirasmon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3986.htm">Strong's 3986: </a> From peirazo; a putting to proof (of good), experience (of evil), solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity. but Ἀλλὰ (Alla) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. deliver ῥῦσαι (rhysai) Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4506.htm">Strong's 4506: </a> To rescue, deliver (from danger or destruction). us ἡμᾶς (hēmas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. evil [one].’ πονηροῦ (ponērou) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4190.htm">Strong's 4190: </a> Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/6-13.htm">Matthew 6:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/6-13.htm">Matthew 6:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/6-13.htm">Matthew 6:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/6-13.htm">Matthew 6:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/6-13.htm">Matthew 6:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/6-13.htm">Matthew 6:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/6-13.htm">Matthew 6:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/6-13.htm">Matthew 6:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/6-13.htm">Matthew 6:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/6-13.htm">Matthew 6:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/6-13.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 6:13 Bring us not into temptation but deliver (Matt. 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