Here’s Pope Francis’ big change to the Lord's Prayer

[jmyrlefuller]

https://nypost.com/2019/06/05/heres-pope-francis-big-change-to-the-our-father/

Pope Francis officially approved a change to the most famous prayer in Christianity.

The Catholic leader changed the phrase “lead us not into temptation” to “do not let us fall into temptation,” as mentioned in the gospel of Matthew 6:13, because the original translation implies that God induces temptation. The change, officials said, is closer to the original intent of the prayer.

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[catfish1957]

https://nypost.com/2019/06/05/heres-pope-francis-big-change-to-the-our-father/

Pope Francis officially approved a change to the most famous prayer in Christianity.

The Catholic leader changed the phrase “lead us not into temptation” to “do not let us fall into temptation,” as mentioned in the gospel of Matthew 6:13, because the original translation implies that God induces temptation. The change, officials said, is closer to the original intent of the prayer.

(excerpt)

Glad I am not Catholic.  Can you imagine trying to unlearn the most used prayer on earth.

[rustynail]

 Revelation 22:18-19 says, "For I testify unto everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, and from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book."

[Sanguine]

When I saw the headline I was appropriately outraged.  ...until I read the story.  The change he is making is a good one, IMHO.

[Sanguine]

Revelation 22:18-19 says, "For I testify unto everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, and from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book."

So, we should be reading it in Aramaic, ancient Hebrew and ancient Greek?

[catfish1957]

So, we should be reading it in Aramaic, ancient Hebrew and ancient Greek?

Yep, I bet King James is rotting in hell. 

[Hoodat]

So, we should be reading it in Aramaic, ancient Hebrew and ancient Greek?

Not to mention that the end (i.e. "For thine is the kingdom .  .  .") was added later and is not part of the original prayer.  Besides, the quote from Revelations adresses Biblical prophesy only.

[jmyrlefuller]

Not to mention that the end (i.e. "For thine is the kingdom .  .  .") was added later and is not part of the original prayer.  Besides, the quote from Revelations adresses Biblical prophesy only.

... and specifically the book of Revelation itself. Basically, a copyright threat.

[jmyrlefuller]

because the original translation implies that God induces temptation.

Yet if that's what the text says, and the vast majority of translation efforts either use "lead" or "bring," then changing it to fit the Church's ungrounded thoughts on what God is is, well, a sin.

The only thing that that phrase says is that, as followers of God, we hope not to be led into situations that may tempt us. There will be times where we are led into situations where we are surrounded by temptation, sometimes out of necessity. Jesus Himself was led into temptation, and came out without caving.