Can The Lord Lead Us Into Temptation?

In the Lord’s Prayer, there is a verse, “Lead us not into temptation”. Since the Bible says that God doesn’t tempt us, but does allow us to undergo temptation, what is the correct interpretation of
this verse?

Q. In the Lord’s Prayer, there is a verse, “Lead us not into temptation”. Since the Bible says that God doesn’t tempt us, but does allow us to undergo temptation, what is the correct interpretation of this verse?

A. The literal translation of the verse is ” Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from The Evil.” I believe the intent of the verse is convey the full extent of our desire for protection. The key is the use of the Greek word “apo” which is translated “from” and denotes time, place, and origin.

In other words we’re praying that not only would God not allow us to walk into a situation where we’d be tempted, but that He would also keep Satan so far from us that we’d never be anywhere near the time, place, or origin of anything he could do to tempt us.

In James 1:13 the Lord’s brother was warning us not to blame God when we’re being tempted into evil, but to understand it’s our own evil desires that are causing us to feel that way. The idea here is for us to understand that we have the ability to say no to temptation, and if we fail to do so, we have no one to blame but ourselves.