complete verse (Matthew 15:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:8:

  • Uma: “God says: ‘Those people just honor me in their lips, their hearts are far from Me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘These people, they honor me with their mouths but in their liver they do not follow me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘These people, says God, they say that they respect me, but there is no belief that has entered into their breath.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘These people, they worship me with their words, but their thoughts/minds are far from me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘The serving and worshipping of me by these people is only superficial (lit. on the beak), there being no truth to their holding dear of me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “‘These people, when they speak, really seem to respect me. But it is not true that with their hearts they worship me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
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