• Pope Francis has said the Roman Catholic Church should adopt a better translation of the phrase “lead us not into temptation” in the “Our Father”, the best known prayer in Christianity.

    “That is not a good translation” the pope said in a television interview on Wednesday night.

    Pope Francis said the Catholic Church in France had decided to use the phrase “do not let us fall into temptation” as an alternative and indicated that it or something similar should be applied worldwide.

    The prayer, also called “The Lord’s Prayer,” is part of Christian liturgical culture and memorized from childhood by hundreds of millions of Catholics.

    It is a translation from the Latin vulgate, which was translated from ancient Greek, which was in turn translated from Aramaic, the language spoken by Jesus.

    Liturgical translations are usually done by local Churches in coordination with the Vatican.

    THE LORD'S PRAYER

    Roman Catholic Church

    Our Father who art in heaven

    Hallowed be thy name

    Thy kingdom come

    Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven

    Give us this day our daily bread

    And forgive us our trespasses

    As we forgive those who trespass against us

    And lead us not into temptation

    But deliver us from evil

    Protestants also add the following conclusion:

    For thine is the kingdom

    And the power

    And the glory

    Forever