complete verse (1 Corinthians 12:22)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 12:22:

  • Uma: “Actually it is the parts of our body that appear weak that we really need.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But that is the truth, the ones one thinks have not much use, also have use because the body is not complete if they are not there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because it cannot be that we do not use those parts of our body that we thought mistakenly we had no use for.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because the parts of the body which we consider to be weaker than the others, they turn-out-to-be the ones we especially need.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But rather this is the truth, those parts that are mistakenly-assumed to have no use, those are what we really need.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But concerning all the parts of our bodies, all are necessary. The parts we think are not needed are parts which are very much needed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 12:22

12:22 On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,

Actually, the body parts that appear to be not important are the ones we (incl.) need very much.
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But this is the truth, there are limbs and organs that we/people think have no use, but we cannot live without them.

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