complete verse (Acts 19:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 19:6:

  • Uma: “When Paulus placed-hands-on them, the Holy Spirit landed on those people, with the result that they spoke with languages that the Holy Spirit gave them, and they uttered words from God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Paul laid his hands on them. Immediately the Holy Spirit entered them and they spoke already in different languages and they also made-known words of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Paul laid his hands on their heads, and they were inspired by the Holy Spirit, and surprisingly, they were able to talk in languages that they could not understand. And they told what God had caused them to understand.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Pablo laid-hands on them, and the Holy Spirit entered (them). After that they then spoke with different languages while-simultaneously they told what God caused-them -to-say.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When they had been baptized, Pablo prayed for them placing his hands on their head. Well, they were then indwelt by the Espiritu Santo. Proof was, they spoke in various different languages which they hadn’t studied and they told what was put in their minds by God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)