Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 17:2:
- Noongar: “Better for him, if people tied one big stone to his neck and they threw him into the sea! Much worse for him if he makes one of these children do wrong!” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “It would be better if a sharpening stone were tied to their necks and they were thrown into the sea, than that they cause-to-fall even one person whose faith is small, until he does sins.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It would be better for him if a big stone would first be hung around his neck and he would be dropped into the sea so that he could not tempt to sin one of these who have a lowly/humble liver and trust in me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If a large grindstone is tied to his neck and he’s thrown into the depths of the sea, that would be better than his punishment if by means of him, even one of these children sins.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It would be better if his neck were-hung-with a heavy rock and-then he were thrown into the ocean than his tempting-to-sin even one of these who are the lowest (i.e., least important) people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It would be better for a person to be weighted with a big milling stone and just thrown in the middle of the deep water. Better than that he cause-to-fall-into-sin a humble-person who believes-in/obeys me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
