complete verse (Matthew 6:26)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 6:26:

  • Uma: «Think of birds who fly going and coming. They do not farm, they do not harvest, they do not have granaries. But even so, your Father in heaven gives them food anyway. Yet in the sight of God you are more important than birds [lit., your lives surpass the lives of birds], and God will take more care of you than he takes care of birds.» (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: «Look at the birds flying about. They do not plant or harvest and they do not store (things) but God feeds them. And-what’s-more you, you are much more valuable than the birds.» (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: «Think about the birds that fly around. They don’t plant seed; they don’t harvest. They don’t also put things in storehouses. But in spite of that God in heaven acts supernaturally to provide them food. And of course you people are much more precious to him than birds.» (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: «Think about the birds that are flying above. They do not plant and harvest, nor do they have granaries for storing-up what they will eat, but (reassurance particle) they do not suffer-hunger, because our Father in heaven is giving them what they will eat. You are far-away more valuable than birds, is it not so?» (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: «For just think about (lit. walk your mind over) birds. Isn’t it so that they don’t plant-crops, or harvest, or store in silos? But they don’t starve, because they are being fed by your Father who is in heaven. Well, aren’t you greater than these birds?» (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: «You see that the birds flying above do not make fields, and they do not harvest and store. Yet your Father in heaven is the one who gives the birds what they eat. How much more will God care for you, because you are more valuable than the birds.» (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
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