complete verse (John 8:24)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:24:

  • Uma: “That is why I say to you, you will die with your sins. Because if you do not believe my words that say who I am, you will definitely really die with your sins.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “That’s why I told you that you will die carrying your sin. Because if you do not believe what I say about myself, you will really die carrying your sin.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason I said to you that you will die without your sins being forgiven is because it is really true if you do not believe that I am the light which illuminates the minds of mankind.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “This is the reason I said a while-ago that you will die with your sins not forgiven, because that is truly what will happen if you don’t believe that I am whom I said.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore this is true which I am saying to you, that you will just die with your sins not forgiven. As long as you don’t acknowledge as true my testimony as to who I really am, of course you will indeed die with your sins not forgiven.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Therefore I tell you that you will die and your sins will not have been atoned for. Because you do not believe what I say about myself, your sins will not have been atoned for.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)