complete verse (Matthew 23:39)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:39:

  • Uma: “I say to you, you will not see me any more, until the time comes when you say: ‘Praise him who comes bringing the name of the Lord God.!’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “I tell you that you will really not see me again as long as the day has not come when you say, ‘Let us praise the one sent by God.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For I tell you, that you will not see me again until that time in the future when you will be able to say, ‘Praise the one who comes sent by the Lord.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because I say to you that you will not again see-me until the future day when you will say, ‘May this coming one whom God has sent be praised/honored.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For what I will say to you really is true, that after I have left this world, you won’t see me any more until the day comes when you will say, ‘Praiseworthy is he whom God has sent.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “I tell you that you will no longer see me until there comes the day that you say, ‘God bless the messenger He appointed’ you will say.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

For the Old Testament quote, see Psalm 118:26.

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