Perhaps the Christian will always avoid the near occasion of sin. The original Greek verb is very powerful: it evokes the presence of the evil one who tends to grab hold of us and bite us (cf. Lead Us Not Into Temptation. (e.g. “Lead us not into temptation,” Jesus offered as the sixth petition in his model prayer (Matt. Don’t let me be tempted.Whether Oscar Wilde actually said “I can resist anything but temptation,” I think the sentiment is shared by many. Again I think you are right- except that I suspect we might have a slightly different understanding of that text as well Being among those who must rely on the translations (and interpretations) of others, primarily the magisterium, could not the understanding of “… not into…” be thought of as “… out of…”, or “… away from…?” Thus “…lead us out of (away from) temptation… .” This acknowledges that God allows but does not cause temptation and that we rely on His grace that we may not fall to those temptations. I like this better “And do not let us fall into temptation and deliver us from evil.” I’ll support the new translation.Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:I am Mark Langley. And so we might pray But, if we reflect further on the word temptation (The actual race is the trial or experiment of strength and endurance. Because if you are- I think you are absolutely right to suggest that understanding Syriac Catholic would give you a better translation, as very close to Aramaic….their prayer is essentially ours, but debts translated more as sin….and “let” a better word choice than “lead”, even if older English might have similar meaning in the past. Rather, like Jesus who was tested 40 days in the desert, we are asking for God’s grace to withstand the tests/trials of life. In fact we relish the opportunity to engage in Because they come back every year and are worth discussing!Now among the perennial ideas worth discussing every year stands The Lord’s Prayer is, of course, the perfect prayer. | Irondale, AL 35210 | As a matter of fact, it could be that this is God’s very plan by which he helps souls to gain strength and merit- that is, by allowing for temptations to enter into our paths that, with His grace, we can overcome.“Lead us not into temptation” is an excellent way to express these things.

In some moments it seems to prevail: on some days his presence seems even more evident than God’s mercy.The prayerful are not blind and can clearly see before their eyes this evil that is so cumbersome, and so contradictory to God’s mercy itself. He is here with that strength that he gives us to go forward, and he promises to deliver us from evil.

“fall” is nowhere mentioned in the Greek)The Holy Spirit led Our Lord into the desert for forty days “to be tempted” (in Luke chapter 4 (Saint Gregory clears up any doubt about what spirit it was that led Him saying,“Some doubt what Spirit it was that led Jesus into the desert, for that it is said after, “The Devil took him into the holy city.” But true and without question agreeable to the context is the received opinion, that it was the Holy Spirit; that His own Spirit should lead Him thither where the evil spirit should find Him and try Him.”Yes,it is,as said by the pope and it is clearly written in the Bible in 1 Peter 5:6-9.How can you argue that either “Do not let us fall into temptation” (French Version) or “do not abandon us to temptation” (Italian version) are better translations since the word in question “εἰσφέρω” is simply not translated as “to fall” or “to abandon”For example – look it up yourself…here is what the word means from this online lexicon (εἰσφέρω; 1 aorist ἐισήνεγκα; 2 aorist ἐισηνεγκον; (present passive ἐισφέρομαι; from Homer down); to bring into, in or to;Perhaps you are suggesting that there is an error in the original source (The Greek original)?In verses 8 & 9 it seems Peter is saying we all undergo the temptations of the devil. There is a mysterious evil which is certainly not a work of God but which silently insinuates itself among the folds of history: silent like the serpent that silently delivers poison. In the hour of the final struggle he commands Peter to put his sword back in its sheath; he ensures paradise to the thief; to all the people who were there, unaware of the tragedy that was taking place, he offers a word of peace: “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do” (Lk 23:34).From Jesus’ forgiveness on the cross springs peace; true peace comes from the cross. . The Apostle Peter also says that the evil one, the devil, prowls around us like a roaring lion, to devour us, and we ask God to deliver us.With this twofold plea: “do not abandon us” and “deliver us”, an essential characteristic of Christian prayer emerges. I agree that Matthew 4:1 comes to mind. Here is an interesting interpretation of that passage I assume you did not mean to suggest that you are praying ‘against’ imitating Our Lord when The Spirit led Him to be tempted. Copyright © 2020 Eternal Word Television Network, Inc. Irondale, Alabama. Of course God is not the cause of evil. Amen. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.And lead us not into temptation.

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