“Do not bring us
To the time
Of trial!”
καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν.
Luke indicated that Jesus said that the Father should not lead us or bring us (καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς) to the time of trial, probation, testing, or temptation (εἰς πειρασμόν). Once again there is a later Byzantine text that says that we should be delivered from the evil one. Matthew, chapter 6:12-13 was slightly different. Jesus said that we should ask the Father not to lead us into temptation or be tested in a trial (καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν). Finally, we should ask the Father to rescue or deliver us from painful evil or the evil one (ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ). Luke simply talked about a time of trial, or a testing time. There was nothing about being delivered from evil in Luke, except in the later Byzantine text. Luke did not have the other later addition about the kingdom and glory of God, even in a later Byzantine text. Do you like to be tested?
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