Editing Lord's Prayer (section)

===Seventh Petition===
{{redirect|Deliver us from evil||Deliver Us from Evil (disambiguation){{!}}Deliver Us from Evil}}
{{Blockquote | But deliver<ref>{{Bibleverse|Exodus|12:13}}</ref> us from evil:<ref name="auto"/>}}
{{see also|Matthew 6:13}}
Translations and scholars are divided over whether the final word here refers to "[[evil]]" in general or "the evil one" (the [[devil]]) in particular. In the original Greek, as well as in the Latin translation, the word could be either of neuter (evil in general) or masculine (the evil one) gender. Matthew's version of the prayer appears in the [[Sermon on the Mount]], in earlier parts of which the term is used to refer to general evil. Later parts of Matthew refer to the devil when discussing similar issues. However, the devil is never referred to as ''the evil one'' in any known Aramaic sources. While [[John Calvin]] accepted the vagueness of the term's meaning, he considered that there is little real difference between the two interpretations, and that therefore the question is of no real consequence. Similar phrases are found in John 17:15<ref>{{Bibleverse|John|17:15}}</ref> and Thessalonians 3:3.<ref>{{Bibleverse|2Thess|3:3||2&nbsp;Thessalonians&nbsp;3:3}}</ref>{{sfn|Clontz|Clontz|2008|p=452}}