complete verse (Romans 2:25)

Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 2:25:

  • Uma: “We Jews say that our custom of circumcision according to the Lord’s Law is valuable/useful. And there really is value in our being circumcised, as long as we really follow the Lord’s Law. But if we disobey the Lord’s Law, there is no value at all to our being circumcised.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “We (incl.) Yahudi, we (incl.) are hep commanded to be circumcised making (it) a sign that we (incl.) are a tribe/nation chosen by God and/so-that we (incl.) belong to him. When/if you (pl.) follow the law, circumcision is good. But when/if you (pl.) do not follow the law, circumcision is of no value.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for you Jews, you think mistakenly that there is great value in your being circumcized. And there really is value in being circumcised if we thoroughly obey the Law. However, if we do not thoroughly obey the Law, we are just like those people who aren’t Jews who have never been circumcised.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There is admittedly a use/benefit in us Jews having-gotten-circumcised provided that we obey God’s law, but if we don’t obey it, it is useless, because we are like Gentiles who are not God’s people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the person who is born a Jew, it is good if they do all that is said in the law followed by the Jews. But if they do not do all said in the law, then it is of no value that they were born as Jews.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
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