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NASB | Matthew 6:13 '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.]' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 6:13 '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.]' [Luke 11:2-4] |
Bible Question: I've been studying the Lords prayer , intently, for 13 years and I'm finally up to "lead us not into temptation", help me with "lead us not". |
Bible Answer: thaylon Where it says in Mathew 6:13 the words "lead us not into tempatation" there are three ways to translate the Greek word that means tempation. In Acts 20:19 Paul uses the same Greek word as "trials" - in effect saying how he served the Lord and endured "trials", the same word as "temptation". Then there is Hebrwes 3:8 - Israel provoked God in the time of their "trials". The most interesting though it James 1:2, and 1:12 - some bibles say that "consider it all joy when you encounter various "trials". And then "blessed is the man who persevers under trial". Other Bibles say "consider it all joy when you encounter various "temptations"", and then "blessed is a man who persevers in "temptation". The word "temptation" in Mathew 6:13 can actually be "trials", or "proving", according to the Strong's Concordance. That would render this verse "and do not lead us into "testing, or trials, or prooving", but deliver us from evil. Remember that God is capable of temtpting no one as He has absolutely no guile, no deceit? Then this verse can't be talking about God "leading, or not leading into tempatation", only the devil leads anyone "into temptation". This part of the prayer is about asking God not to lead us into trials and testings and proovings. According to other parts of the NT we will be led into testing and prooving and through trials and it will be for our good, to improve our character. But Jesus is plainly telling us to ask not to be led by God into these things, but to deliver us from evil. We get tested and tried by evil circumstances that are allowed by God to happen to us, and these are places where we can stand or fall in the faith. What Jesus is asking is of wisdom, to ask not to be led to places where we might fail the test of faith by God. Another thing to note is that this is part of the body of the prayer - The prayer as a model starts with worship of God, then moves to asking for His kingdom to come, which is praying in accordance with His will, then the prayer moves to things we need. Notice the simplicity of the needs, the need for daily food, the need to forgive and thereby be forgiven, and then a plea not to be led to place where our faith will stumble. Then the end where there is more worship. I admire what you are doing, you are obviously taking years to prayer through one portion of scripture and living it out. How many of us really do that? Scripture should be prayed through and lived out, not just studied for fun. blessings abound, bowler |
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