complete verse (Matthew 24:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:2:

  • Uma: “Yesus said to them: ‘Do you see all this? So that you know: there will not be one stone left in place. All of it will be destroyed.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa said to them, ‘Yes, look at it, for I truly tell you, there is a day in the future when there will be no stone left on top of the other, but all will be scattered.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to them, ‘Look at all of this, because I tell you that the stones they used to build this here, in the future there will not be even one sitting on top of another, because all of this will be scattered.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus said, ‘You see all these beautiful things, isn’t it so? But this that I tell you is true that in-the-future they will all be scattered, because not even one stone will remain in its place.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But he said, ‘Those buildings that you are looking at, they will all be destroyed. Think about this, the day will come when no stone/rock will be left on the rock it is stacked-on. All will be caused to collapse.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to them: ‘You see how the church is here. But I tell you something true. Concerning this church here, there will come the day it will be razed by the people. It will be flattened, there won’t be any sign of the church left.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)