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我们祈求神“救我们脱离凶恶”（参太 6:13，KJV），是求神救我们脱离恶的权势。有些英语版本把它说成保护我们脱离“那恶者”——也就是撒但，或者魔鬼。

当然“恶”或“恶者”都试图搅扰我们。正如以弗所书指出的，地上的黑暗权势和灵界的邪恶势力都联合起来抵挡我们。

圣经另一处经文也警告说，我们的“仇敌魔鬼，如同吼叫的狮子，遍地游行，寻找可吞吃的人”。（参彼前 5:8）我们活在一个充满了凶险仇敌的世界。

然而，我们也应该对潜伏在我们心中的罪恶感到惧怕，贪婪，淫欲，嫉妒，骄傲，欺骗等等如影随形。

面对我们的仇敌和我们内心深处的罪恶，我们不禁向神呼求：“救我们脱离凶恶！”

我们可以相信，神必帮助我们。靠着祂的圣灵，我们就能“在祂的大能”中变得刚强，并且穿戴属灵的全副军装，站立得稳，满有信心地在今世服侍神。

With the request "Deliver us from evil" (Matthew 6:13, KJV), we implore God to keep us safe from the powers of evil. Some of our English translations describe this also as protection from "the evil one"—that is, Satan, or the devil.

Certainly "evil" and "the evil one" both threaten to undo us. As the book of Ephesians points out, the dark forces on earth and the evil powers in the spiritual realms are lined up against us.

In another passage, the Bible also warns that our "enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour" (1 Peter 5:8). We live in a world filled with terrifying enemies.

We should be just as horrified, though, by the evil that lurks in our own hearts, twisting us with greed, lust, envy, pride, deceit, and more.

In the face of our adversaries and of the sinfulness deep in our hearts, we can't help crying out to God, "Deliver us from evil!"

And we can trust in God to help. By his Holy Spirit, we can be strong "in his mighty power" and be equipped with the spiritual battle gear we need to stand firm and to serve God with confidence.