complete verse (Matthew 19:25)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 19:25:

  • Uma: “When the disciples heard those words of Yesus, they were very surprised, they said: ‘Oh, if it is like that, who can [emphatic] receive good life forever!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When his disciples heard this, they wondered very much and they said, ‘If it is like that, who can then go to heaven?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the disciples heard this, they were very surprised, and they said, ‘If it’s not possible for a rich man, then it isn’t possible for anybody to come to own life forever.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When his disciples heard that, they were extremely surprised and they said, ‘If that’s how-it-is then, who perhaps can be saved?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The disciples were really amazed when they heard that. Therefore they enquired, saying, ‘Well if it’s like that, that it’s hard for the rich who have great means to be saved, well whoever can be saved? Isn’t it so that nobody can?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Upon hearing the word which Jesus spoke, the learners were fearful in their minds. They said: ‘It seems, then, that no person can have his soul saved,’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)