Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 8:9:
- Uma: “But you, relatives, you no longer follow the evil desires of your heart. You follow the will of the Spirit of God, if indeed the Spirit of God indeed dwells in your hearts. But as for people in whose hearts the Spirit of Kristus is not, they are not Kristus’ portion.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But you (pl.), you no longer obey/follow the wishes of your greedy-desire. That is what you follow/obey the wishes of God’s Spirit if it is indeed true that he is there already dwelling in your (pl.) liver. Whoever does not have God’s Spirit (lit. is not the there-place of God’s Spirit), the one sent by Almasi, he does not belong to Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for us (incl.) by contrast, we are no longer controlled by the evil desires of our bodies, for if the Holy Spirit lives here in us (incl.) we are controlled by the Holy Spirit. But if there’s a person who does not have the Holy Spirit sent by Christ, he is not the subject of Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But as for you, since the Holy Spirit remains in you, he is the one you are obeying, not your human minds. Remember that the person in whom the Holy Spirit is not staying, he is not Cristo’s person.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But concerning us who have separated from the evil, it is the Holy Spirit who shows us the road of how we should live. Because Christ has sent the Holy Spirit to talk with all those who believe in Him. The people who do not walk with the Holy Spirit are the people who do not believe in Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
