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First and foremost, the phrase ' lead us not' is a construction seen in poetry, not in prose. In the language of conventional prose, the Verse would be constructed as :

" Do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil."

In case 'but' is substituted with : 'and', the construction would read as :
Do not lead us into temptation and deliver us from evil one.

But that could end up being interpreted as ' Do not..' applying to both pieces of supplication. The usage of ' but' steers clear of such a misinterpretation that could result from ambiguous construction.

First and foremost, the phrase ' lead us not' is a construction seen in poetry, not in prose. In the language of conventional prose, the Verse would be constructed as :

" Do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil."

In case 'but' is substituted with : 'and', the construction would read as :
Do not lead us into temptation and deliver us from evil one.

But that could end up being interpreted as ' Do not..' applying to both pieces of supplication. The usage of ' but' steers clear of such a misinterpretation that could result from ambiguous construction.

First and foremost, the phrase ' lead us not' is a construction seen in poetry, not in prose. In the language of conventional prose, the Verse would be constructed as :

" Do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil."

In case 'but' is substituted with : 'and', the construction would read as :
Do not lead us into temptation and deliver us from evil .

But that could end up being interpreted as ' Do not..' applying to both pieces of supplication. The usage of ' but' steers clear of such a misinterpretation that could result from ambiguous construction.

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Kadalikatt Joseph Sibichan
Kadalikatt Joseph Sibichan
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First and foremost, the phrase ' lead us not' is a construction seen in poetry, not in prose. In the language of conventional prose, the Verse would be constructed as :

" Do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil."

In case 'but' is substituted with : 'and', the construction would read as :
Do not lead us into temptation and deliver us from evil one.

But that could end up being interpreted as ' Do not..' applying to both pieces of supplication. The usage of ' but' steers clear of such a misinterpretation that could result from ambiguous construction.