Matthew 6:13

“And lead us not into temptation, etc.] Such a petition as this is often to be observed in the prayers of the Jews f415, “ynaybt la, “do not lead me” neither into sin, nor into transgression and iniquity, ˆwysn ydyl alw, “nor into temptation”, or “into the hands of temptation”;” that is, into the power of it, so as to be overcome by it, and sink under it; in which sense the phrase is to be understood here. We are not here taught to pray against temptations at all, or in any sense, for they are sometimes needful and useful; but that they may not have the power over us, and destroy us. There are various sorts of temptations. There are the temptations of God; who may be said to tempt, not by…”

“And lead us not into temptation--He who honestly seeks and has the assurance of, forgiveness for past sin, will strive to avoid committing it for the future. But conscious that "when we would do good evil is present with us," we are taught to offer this sixth petition, which comes naturally close upon the preceding, and flows, indeed, instinctively from it in the hearts of all earnest Christians. There is some difficulty in the form of the petition, as it is certain that God does bring His people--as He did Abraham, and Christ Himself--into circumstances both fitted and designed to try them, or test the strength of their faith. Some meet this by regarding the petition as simply an humble…”

“This passage contains the Lord’s prayer, a composition unequalled for comprehensiveness and for beauty. It is supposed that some of these petitions were taken from those in common use among the Jews. Indeed some of them are still to be found in Jewish writings, but they did not exist in this beautiful combination. This prayer is given as a “model.” It is designed to express the “manner” in which we are to pray, evidently not the precise words or petitions which we are to use. The substance of the prayer is recorded by Luke, Luke 11:2-4. In Luke, however, it varies from the form given in Matthew, showing that he intended not to prescribe this as a form of prayer to be used always, but to…”

“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil - Whenever we are tempted, O thou that helpest our infirmities, suffer us not to enter into temptation; to be overcome or suffer loss thereby; but make a way for us to escape, so that we may be more than conquerors, through thy love, over sin and all the consequences of it. Now the principal desire of a Christian's heart being the glory of God, Mat 6:9-10 and all he wants for himself or his brethren being the daily bread of soul and body, (or the support of life, animal and spiritual,) pardon of sin, and deliverance from the power of it and of the devil, Mat 6:11-13 there is nothing beside that a Christian can wish for; therefore this…”

“6:13 And don’t let us yield to temptation: Just as Jesus was tested (4:1-11), temptation will test the disciple’s character. Jesus urges prayer for God’s enabling to stand the test (see 26:41; Ps 141:4). • from the evil one: Or from evil. The alternate reading refers to sin in general; the NLT reading refers to Satan, the tempter (see Jas 1:13). • The doxology appended to some manuscripts was added later (probably based on 1 Chr 29:11-13) to tailor the prayer to the liturgy.”

“lead: Mat 26:41; Gen 22:1; Deu 8:2, Deu 8:16; Pro 30:8; Luke 22:31-46; Co1 10:13; Co2 12:7-9; Heb 11:36; Pe1 5:8; Pe2 2:9; Rev 2:10, Rev 3:10 deliver: Ch1 4:10; Psa 121:7, Psa 121:8; Jer 15:21; Joh 17:15; Gal 1:4; Th1 1:10; Ti2 4:17, Ti2 4:18; Heb 2:14, Heb 2:15; Jo1 3:8, Jo1 5:18, Jo1 5:19; Rev 7:14-17, Rev 21:4 thine: Mat 6:10; Exo 15:18; Ch1 29:11; Psa 10:16, Psa 47:2, Psa 47:7, Psa 145:10-13; Dan 4:25, Dan 4:34, Dan 4:35, Dan 7:18; Ti1 1:17, Ti1 6:15-17; Rev 5:13, Rev 19:1 Amen: Mat 28:20; Num 5:22; Deu 27:15-26; Kg1 1:36; Ch1 16:36; Psa 41:13, Psa 72:19; Psa 89:52, Psa 106:48; Jer 28:6; Co1 14:16; Co2 1:20; Rev 1:18, Rev 3:14, Rev 19:4 Matthew 6:14”