complete verse (Matthew 5:47)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 5:47:

  • Uma: “If our (incl.) heart is good [kind] only to our (incl.) friends, what is special [lit., what is the excess] about that behavior of ours? Even people who do not know God, their behavior is also like that.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “If you pay attention only to your friends, na, you are not doing anything better than the others. Even the people who do not know God have customs like that.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if you only take notice of your friends, why should you be praised for that? You shouldn’t, because even the people who don’t worship God, they do that.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And if only your friends are the ones you converse-with, what do-you-suppose is your advantage? Even those who don’t know God, they are doing that.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And if the only ones you are-friendly-toward are those who behave-properly-toward you, well what have you done which is more than others? For this is also being done even by those who aren’t God’s people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “If it is your friends you greet, what good thing are you doing then? Because that is also what is done by the people who do not know God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
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