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#26 Bible translations and controversies

Ask NT Wright Anything

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The Importance of Inspiration in a New Testament Translation

Brody in Lynchburg, Virginia says Pope Francis claimed that the sixth petition of the Lord's Prayer and lead us not into temptation is mistranslated. He said a better translation would be something akin to do not let us enter into temptation. How do you render the passage in your own New Testament translation? And what's the theological significance of adopting the Pope's recommended translation? I remember there were a lot of headlines around this when it happened. Most of us know it actually in the King James version.

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