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What does Matthew 6:13 mean?
"Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’"
— Matthew 6:13 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.
Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’
“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
“Moreover when you fast, don’t be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.
Explanation
Matthew 6:13 is the closing petition of the Lord's Prayer, the model prayer Jesus gave his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount. In plain language, it asks God for two related things: to keep the one praying out of situations that would lead to sin or spiritual ruin, and to actively rescue them from evil, or from the evil one—Satan himself. The final line, "For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever, Amen," is a doxology, a brief statement of praise that closes the prayer by returning focus to God's greatness rather than human need.
The context is Matthew 6, part of the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus is teaching his followers how to pray in contrast to the empty repetition and public showmanship he criticizes in verses 5-8. Matthew, writing primarily to a Jewish-Christian audience, presents Jesus as the authoritative teacher clarifying what genuine relationship with God looks like. The prayer moves from praise of God's name and kingdom, to daily provision, to forgiveness, and finally to protection—covering worship, need, relationship, and spiritual safety in a compact, memorable form meant for regular use, not as a rigid formula but as a pattern.
Theologically, this petition acknowledges human vulnerability. It does not suggest God tempts people to sin—James 1:13 makes clear God does not do that—but rather asks God to guide believers away from trials or circumstances that could overwhelm their faith, and to protect them from the schemes of the devil. It re
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