His commentaries on the scriptures are intended as a devotional guide to the Bible, rather than as a critical study. His 'New Testament Notes' are invaluable in helping to understand difficult passages of scripture. Barnes frequently references the original Greek to reveal the meaning of the text. His extensive commentary on the New Testament, at around pages long, is one of the longest works on the bible ever written by one person.
Toggle navigation. When Jesus was tempted by Satan, he declared:- 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. Source: Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible. Source: Barnes' New Testament Notes. Click here for more commentary on the Lord's Prayer.
Father, keep me strong and focused on you! Until we arrive in Heaven, we will be tainted by sin and evil. Praying "deliver us from evil" is a plea for protection from evil and victory over sin - not a request to be rescued from the very presence of evil.
That will have to wait until Heaven 1 Corinthians Learn More about the Lord's Prayer! What do you think? God , the Father, sent His only Son to satisfy that judgment for those who believe in Him. Jesus , the creator and eternal Son of God, who lived a sinless life, loves us so much that He died for our sins, taking the punishment that we deserve, was buried , and rose from the dead according to the Bible. The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible translates the original Greek of Matthew not as "deliver us from evil" but as "rescue us from the evil one.
The New Testament differs from the Hebrew Bible by attributing the evil done by "evildoers" to the evil power of Satan. In the Jewish scriptures Satan plays the role of prosecutor in the heavenly court of God, a role that is not evil but is part of the divine system of justice. In the New Testament, however, Satan is the source of resistance to the reign of Christ.
In the gospels of Luke and John the betrayal of Jesus by one of his own disciples is explained by stating, "Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot. Christian teaching rejects any simple condemnation of evildoers and confronts the harsh fact that evil is also done by those who claim to be righteous and to be doing the will of God.
But he acknowledges that not all he does is good. Certainly, we know from our personal experience as well as from history that good intentions do not necessarily prevent evil results, and that may be all that Paul meant. Or, he might have meant that even good persons with good intentions also consciously choose, at times, to do evil by putting their own self-interest above the interests and good of others.
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