complete verse (Luke 18:26)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:26:

  • Noongar: “All the people listening to Jesus asked, ‘Then who can save his life?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “All the people who heard the words of Yesus were surprised, they said: ‘If thus, who [in the world] can receive eternal life?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When the people heard what Isa said, they said, ‘Na, who can then go to heaven, if it is like that?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the people heard this, they said, ‘If it’s not possible for a rich man, it must not be possible for anybody to come to own life which has no end.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “As for those who heard that, they said, ‘If that indeed is so, who perhaps can be saved?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Those who heard that questioned, saying, ‘Well if it’s like that, that it’s hard for the rich to be saved who have big means, well who in fact can be saved? Isn’t it so that no-one can?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
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