lead us not
Prayer's protective request
Lead us not is the opening of a plea from the Lord's Prayer: lead us not into temptation.
The phrase asks God not to guide one toward situations that would test moral resolve.
In casual use, it often appears as ironic self-commentary when someone faces an appealing but unwise choice: Lead us not into temptation—but those donuts look amazing.
- Our FatherPrayer Jesus taught disciples
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- prayerAddress to deity
- Lord's PrayerCentral Christian devotional text
- deliverTransport to recipient
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- Scripture PhrasesJohn 3:16, Lord's Prayer, Our Father, Ten Commandments, Beatitudes
- Sacred Phrasesamen, hallelujah, alleluia, praise God, glory be