Matthew 6:13 (DBY)

Passage

and lead us not into temptation, but save us from evil.

Nearby Context

Matthew 6:11 give us to-day our needed bread,

Matthew 6:12 and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors,

Matthew 6:13 and lead us not into temptation, but save us from evil.

Matthew 6:14 For if ye forgive men their offences, your heavenly Father also will forgive you [yours],

Matthew 6:15 but if ye do not forgive men their offences, neither will your Father forgive your offences.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lead", "temptation", "save", and "evil". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lead" and "temptation", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "and forgive us our debts as we..." into verse 14's "For if ye forgive men their offences...", so "lead" and "temptation" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lead" and "temptation" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.