complete verse (John 8:37)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:37:

  • Uma: «I know that you are the descendants of Abraham. But there are some of you who want to kill me, because you do not take-in-heart my words.» (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: «I know that you are the descendants of Ibrahim. But you want to kill me because you are not accepting my teaching.» (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: «I know that you are the descendants of Abraham, but in spite of that, you want to kill me because my teaching to you does not fit into your breath.» (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: «‘Now I know granted that you are Abraham’s descendants, but here you are wanting to kill-me, because you reject/dislike what I am telling you.» (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: «I am well aware that you are indeed descendants of Abraham. But even though it’s like that, because you refuse-to-listen and don’t take seriously this teaching of mine, you are persevering to get me killed.» (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: «I know that you are descendants of Abraham. But you want to kill me because you do not look favorably on what I say.» (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
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