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.
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Gill's Exposition
And lead us not into temptation,.... Such a petition as this is often to be observed in the prayers of the Jews (a),
, "do not lead me" neither into sin, nor into transgression and iniquity, , "nor…
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.…
When Christ had condemned what was amiss, he directs to do better; for his are reproofs of instruction. Because we know not what to pray for as we ought, he here helps our infirmities, by putting…
Cambridge Bible
lead us not into temptation The statement of James, Jas 1:2, "Count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations," is not really contradictory. The Christian character is strengthened and purified…
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