Matthew 6:13
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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The final petition and concluding praise of the Lord's Prayer. After requests for provision and forgiveness, the prayer asks for protection and ends by ascribing all glory to God.
What Does Matthew 6:13 Mean?
This closing line of the model prayer teaches us to ask God to keep us from temptation, to deliver us from evil, and then to give Him all the praise. Having asked for daily bread and forgiveness, the prayer now seeks protection -- a recognition that the path of faith faces real spiritual danger and that we need God's help to stand.
"Lead us not into temptation" is a humble plea to be spared from situations that would test us beyond our strength, and to be kept from yielding when trials come. It expresses a wise distrust of our own resolve and a deep reliance on God's guidance. "But deliver us from evil" asks for rescue from the grip of all that is wicked. Together these requests acknowledge that we cannot navigate life's dangers alone. The prayer then rises into praise: "For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever." This closing doxology grounds every petition in confidence -- we ask because the kingdom, the power, and the glory all belong to God. He is fully able to provide, forgive, and protect. The word "Amen" affirms it all, meaning "so be it" or "truly." The prayer that began by honoring God's name now ends by exalting Him, framing all our needs within the certainty of His sovereign goodness and everlasting reign.
In the Original Language
The Greek peirasmos, "temptation," can mean testing or trial. "Deliver," rhyomai, means to rescue or draw out of danger. The closing doxa, "glory," exalts God in the prayer's final praise.
Cross References
“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:13
“And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
- 2 Timothy 4:18
“Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.”
- 1 Chronicles 29:11
Application
Daily ask God to guard you from temptation and rescue you from evil, then rest in praise, trusting that the kingdom, power, and glory belong forever to Him.