complete verse (Titus 1:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of Titus 1:2:

  • Uma: “to the point that we get good life forever, like he promised us. For before he created the world, he promised that he would give us good life–and God, he does not lie.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “I was also chosen to teach them so that they would expect/hope-for life without end. That life God formerly promised in old times when the world had not yet been created and God does not lie.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for you Titus, I write to you. You are like my true son, for your faith in the Lord is also like my faith in Him. May God and our Savior Jesus Christ show you kindness, and may they give you a peaceful situation. I am Paul, the servant of God and the apostle, which is to say, sent-one of Jesus Christ. The reason He sent me is so that I might draw tight the faith of people who are chosen by God, and that I might also draw tight their understanding of the true doctrine which is what we (incl.) believe. An additional reason why He sent me is so that they might understand that they can expect life without end. Long ago before anything was created, God said that He would give us (incl.) this life, and we (incl.) know that it is not possible for Him not to fulfill what He says. And now this is the time for Him to make known this life by means of the Good News. And as for this news, God our Savior entrusted it to me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “I do these-things so that there will be that-which-they-are-expecting which is life that is forever. God who absolutely never lies, he promised this life before the world was created.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And they would comprehend that because of their believing and submitting to this Good News, life which is without ending can really be theirs. For as for this, it was really promised already by God before he created the world. And as for God, he really doesn’t lie.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “And the people are to know that there will be given to us the new life which is forever. Even before the world was made, God already had decided that he would give us the new life. And God does not lie.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
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