Matthew 6:13
Context6:13 And do not lead us into temptation, 1 but deliver us from the evil one. 2
Matthew 9:4
Context9:4 When Jesus saw their reaction he said, “Why do you respond with evil in your hearts?
Matthew 15:19
Context15:19 For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.
Matthew 22:18
Context22:18 But Jesus realized their evil intentions and said, “Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?
1 tn Or “into a time of testing.”
sn The request do not lead us into temptation is not to suggest God causes temptation, but is a rhetorical way to ask for his protection from sin.
2 tc Most
tn The term πονηροῦ (ponhrou) may be understood as specific and personified, referring to the devil, or possibly as a general reference to evil. It is most likely personified since it is articular (τοῦ πονηροῦ, tou ponhrou). Cf. also “the evildoer” in 5:39, which is the same construction.