Deliver Us From Evil
Deliver Us From Evil: Commentary
"But, deliver us from evil," is the final of the Lord's prayer's seven petitions (the first three address God, the second four are prayers related to our needs and concerns.) The third supplication is for our heavenly Father's protection. When Jesus was tempted by Satan, he declared: - In times of difficulty, Jesus acknowledges the Lord as his source of deliverance. Similarly, we ought to rely on God when evil comes knocking.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
But deliver us from evil] APOTOUPONHROU, from the wicked one. Satan is expressly termed OPONHROS, the wicked one. Mt 13:19, 38, compare with Mr 4:15; Lu 8:12. This epithet of Satan originates from PONOS, labour, sorrow, misery, because of the drudgery which is found in the route of sin, the grief that follows the commission of it, and the misery which is necessitated upon it, and in which it ends. It is said in the MISHNA, Tit. Beracoth, that Rabbi Judah was wont to pray thus:
"Let it be thy good pleasure to deliver us from impudent men, and from impudence: from an evil man and an evil chance; from an evil affection, an evil companion, and an evil neighbour: from Satan the destroyer, from a hard judgement, and a hard adversary." See Lightfoot. Deliver us] RUSAIHMAS-a very expressive word-break our chains, and untie our bands-snatch, pluck us from the evil, and its tragic consequence. Source: Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible
Matthew Henry's Commentary
Positively: But deliver us from evil; apo tou ponerou—from the evil one, the devil, the tempter; "keep us, that we may either avoid being assaulted by him or be overcome by those assaults:" Or from the evil thing, sin, the worst of evils; an evil, the only evil; that evil thing which God despises and which Satan tempts and destroys men with. Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on the Bible, Volume V (Matthew to John)
Albert Barne's Commentary
Deliver us from the forces of evil. The original text includes the article—deliver us from THE evil—that is, the evil one, or Satan, as has been suggested. He is also referred to elsewhere as the evil one, Mt 13:19, 1Jn 2:13, 14, 3:12. Deliver us from his might, from his traps, from his tricks, and from his temptations. He is said to be the major source of evil, and to be free of him is to be safe. Alternatively, it could imply deliver us from the manifold evils and trials that plague us, from the weighty and oppressive disasters into which we are perpetually prone to fall. Barnes' Notes on the New Testament.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
But, deliver us from evil] APOTOUPONHROU, the evil one. Satan is specifically referred to as OPONHROS, the wicked one. Mt 13:19, 38; Mr 4:15; Lu 8:12. This name of Satan derives from PONOS, labour, grief, and misery, in reference to the drudgery inherent in the path of sin, the sadness that accompany its commission, and the suffering that results from it. According to the MISHNA, Tit. Beracoth, Rabbi Judah was accustomed to pray in this manner: "Let it be thy good pleasure to deliver us from impudent men and impudence: from an evil man and an evil chance; from an evil affection, an evil companion, and an evil neighbour: from Satan the destroyer, from a hard judgement and a hard adversary." Consult Lightfoot. [Return us] RUSAIHMAS—a very expressive word—snatch, pluck us from the bad and its terrible outcome. Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary
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