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The Greek that is translated as “became dazzling white” in English is translated in Sa’a with “a specially-coined, but old word for what happened to Jesus at the transfiguration. It means ‘gloriously changed to be bright and shiny and totally unlike anything else at all.’ It is used only for Jesus’ transfiguration, and then, by extension, for what will happen to us at our resurrection. The word is ‘nu’e’ — an awful lot meaning packed into just four letters!”
See also snow (color).
The Greek in 1 John 3:24that is translated as “abide in him, and he in them” in many English versions is translated into Eastern Arrernte as “become one/united with God.”
The Greek in Matthew 5:48 that is translated as “be perfect” in English is rendered in Martu Wangka as “sit correctly.”
See also perfect.
The Greek in Romans 5:4 that is translated as “character” (or “experience”) in English is translated in the following ways:
See also complete verse (Romans 5:4).
The Greek in James 1:12 that is translated in English as “crown of life” is translated in Navajo (Dinė) as “the life-way prize” (source: Nida 1964, p. 238) and in Owa as “the wage of your souls” (source: Carl Gross).
In Chichewa (interconfessional translation) translated as mphotho or “prize (of life)”. Ernst Wendland (1987, p. 120) explains: “A Chewa Chief might wear a special sea shell or bracelet as a sort of badge of office, but these would be magically endowed to give him super-natural protection against his enemies. Because of these underlying associations, such terms would not be appropriate here. Instead the word mphotho ‘prize,’ ‘reward’ (for achievement) has been used.”
See also complete verse (James 1:12) and crown of thorns.
The Greek that is translated in English as “genealogies” is translated in Kwara’ae as “long stories about generations.” (Source: Carl Gross)
In Tabasco Chontal it is “names of inhabitants of a long time ago,” and in Sayula Popoluca “ancient names.” (Source: John Beekman & Harwood Hess in Notes on Translation, March 1963, p. 1ff.)
See also genealogy (Matthew 1:1).
The Greek Romans 3:11 that is often translated in English as “there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks God” is translated in Bilua as “Not anyone is understanding God directly/properly, and worships him straight.”
The Greek in 1 Peter 3:8 that is translated as “humble” or “humble mind” in many English versions is translated into Eastern Arrernte with language that describes the appropriate and correct behavior in kinship relationships.
See also humble / lowly.